Newark Field Project (1) The vast array of flashy shops and trendy restaurants, preceding the Newark Shopping Center, make up the second definite commercial landscape of East Main Street. The second landscape which includes a jamboree of barbershops, pizza kitchens, and flower boutiques begins...

What meaning does art hold in the lives of people? Is it simply available for entertainment, or to display power and prestige? On the other hand, is art the personification of light and happiness in one's life? In "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, Paul sees the world of art as an ...

The most intriguing metropolitan mayoral race occurred May 14, 2002, when incumbent Sharpe James was sought an unprecedented fifth term. However, James would not be vying against the typical candidate. The 66-year-old James was about to face the fight of his political life thanks to freshmen City C...

Billy Bathgate, is a book of a young boy's transition into manhood. It is an amazingly well-written book that intrigued me the entire way through. It starts out in Billy's hometown, the Bronx of New York in the twenties; a time of social unrest and prohibition. The apartment building Billy lives i...

Billy Bathgate is a book about a young boy's transition into manhood. It is an amazingly well-written book that intrigued me the entire way through. It starts in Billy's hometown, the Bronx of New York, in the twenties, a time of social unrest and prohibition. The apartment building Billy lives ...

THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION Written By Al Palmquist with John Stone The Minnesota Connection is a true story written from police records, interviews with ex-prostitutes and pimps, and the personal experiences of Al Palmquist and numerous other officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. The pri...

Throughout my research, I learn a lot about gangs and their lives a gang members life completely changes once they become a member. I will describe gangs in the prison system and focus on one gang that is in the real world and how they are affiliated with the gangs in prison system. New York City'...

BROOKLYN BRIDGE Brooklyn Bridge is in the side of the Hick Street and Old Fulton Street at Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn in America. Art in the Anchorage offers annual public access to one of New York's most spectacular and evocative landmark structures. The Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage, a stunn...

Brightness Falls Jay McInerney's novel Brightness Falls portrays the life of a young middle class couple in pursuit of attaining the American dream in urban America in the 1980's. The novel follows the couple, Russell and Corrine Calloway, as well as their friends in their middle and upp...

William Bratton is not afraid of hard work. He does not back away from a challenge; rather, he embraces it. Perhaps this is why he became so successful in the field of law enforcement. Bratton, who holds a bachelor's degree from Boston State College and is a graduate of the FBI Nationa...

Tom Wolfe's book, The Bonfire of the Vanities, certainly can be seen as a reflection of the attitudes, concerns and events of the latter part of the twentieth century. Tom Wolfe says himself that his aim for this book was to write a "realistic novel that crammed as much as of New York City be...

"America was born in the streets," reads the cover of the Gangs of New York DVD. This "historical" film was undoubtedly one of the most popular films of 2003. To cast Cameron Diaz, and Leonardo DiCaprio together in a ten-time Academy Award nominated film, Martin Scorsese must get credit for bein...

The Evolution of the Flightless Bird "How blessed were we, the Village of Stonington and all of us, to have been able to know and love James Ingram Merrill. To have the icon of American literature living here, acting just like one of us, an ordinary citizen, for forty-plus years, while touch...

The Hidden City (Electricity) The hidden city refers to New York City's complexity. First, the city has so many pipes and electrical wire that they can reach to China. The City gets its electricity from many place and sources. The City lowest coasting source of energy is hydro plants, ...

Growth of NYS Business For a number of reasons, business enterprise in New York grew by leaps and bounds between 1825 and 1860. New York's growth between the years 1825 and 1860 can be attributed to a number of factors. These include but cannot be limited to the construction of ...

Growth of NYS Business May 8, 2000 For a number of reasons, business enterprise in New York grew by leaps and bounds between 1825 and 1860. New York's growth between the years 1825 and 1860 can be attributed to a number of factors. These include but cannot be limited to the construction of the...

POLICE PROFILING During the Civil Rights movement, thousands of blacks were arrested and beaten by police. Toady we face the same problem, police departments gets more and more complaints from black citizens. In New York City in 1999 a street merchant was mistakenly shot to death becau...

In 1820 America was a land of farmers. Barely 5 percent of the people lived in towns or cities. But after that, decade-by-decade, the urban population swelled. By 1870, only 25 cities had a population exceeding 50,000 residents. By 1890 58 cities have populations exceeding 50,000 residents. By 1900...

Juror Three is the last juror to change his vote; nothing anyone says can convince him that there is a "reasonable doubt" in the case. This man was the most stubborn of all. He refused to pay attention to things that were being stated in order save the defendant from death. It was as if the word...

On March 22nd 1861, the New York Times ran an article entitled "STREET RAILWAYS. HOW THEY SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED. Comparative Advantages of the Various Styles of Rail." In the column :CONSULTING THE PUBLIC CONVENINCE. This article stated that the legislature had passed a bill about City...

In The mid 70's a new culture emerged in The South Bronx section of New York City, little did anyone know that it would spread like a wild fire throughout the nation effecting not only the music industry, but Media, Fashion, marketing and advertising, and almost every aspect of modern society....

"Here is not merely a nation, but a teeming nation of nations" said Walt Whitman (Lee). The United States of America, now the most powerful nation in the world, was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, colonized by 1700, freed from British rule in 1776, split in civil war in 1860, ...

English Descriptive Essay September 23, 2002 New York City is the place that I want to visit, revisit, and visit again. Out there on the streets, I feel free. When coming from New Jersey to New York City on the New Jersey Transit tTrain, which is grimy but comfortable, it is an experience u...

Life is a Broadway Show As I awoke from my bed, anxious thoughts and feelings of the day I was about to encounter swarmed throughout my untested mind. I had been working for years on my repertoire as an actress, dancer, and singer and today was my big day. I was to finally make use of all my t...

"Is Violence on Television Acceptable for our Growing Generation?" I. The Beginning Since the beginning of time, there has always been violence. From the death of Abel by his brother Cain in the Bible, to the mighty gladiator stadiums in Rome ruled by Alexander the Great, to the ho...