New York Guide: Meatpacking District and Its History
May 17th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Bases, warehouses, garages, shops. As you passed by, you saw meat carcasses hanging from hooks in the open gate, mountains of vegetables/fruits, and seafood. The narrow streets were always filled with trucks that brought and carried all kinds of snow. Many of the city’s restaurants bought fresh food every day, but private citizens could buy imported strawberries, Colombian shrimp – whatever they wanted – without much damage to their purses.
Harlem: History and Sights of Black New York
May 16th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The area of present-day Harlem was once inhabited by Dutch farmers, and until the early 19th-century Dutch cattle were grazed and Dutch cheeses were brewed. Over time, the land gave up all its juices, the Dutch farmers abandoned it, and in place of the pastures the apartment buildings grew, which the owners did not hurry to occupy – the area was still on the outskirts. Soon after, housing prices in Harlem fell and houses were finally found to be owned by black people, not only from other parts of New York but also from southern America and the Caribbean.
Governors Island: Escape From Hustle To History
May 15th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The Governor’s Island is open to visitors only during the warm season. But it is easy to get there and pleasant to walk there. If you haven’t already been, you should visit. For that, go to the Staten Island Marina. The ferry to the Governor’s Island goes to his left. Ten minutes – and you’re away from crazy Manhattan, in silence and surrounded by history.
Theater District in New York: Everything for the Art Lovers
May 14th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The Theater District in New York is the pulsating artery of the city and the hub for entertainment. The neighborhood stretches from West 40th Street to West 54th Street and from West 6th Avenue to the eastern portion of 8th Avenue. Broadway runs right through it and the famous Times Square is part of it. There is no doubt that the vibrant life that is so characteristic of New York originated in this area. In this relatively small area of the city, there are around 36 theaters in close proximity to each other.
Manhattan Hell’s Kitchen: an Amazing Gastronomic Story
May 13th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Can a big city area, which has been one of its criminal centers for almost 200 years, become the seat of a large number of expensive restaurants, theatres, and luxury apartment buildings? If it’s New York, of course. This was the route from 34th Street to 59th Street in Manhattan and 8th Avenue to the Hudson River called Hell’s Kitchen.
South Street Seaport: There Was History
May 12th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The South Street Seaport neighborhood is located in Lower Manhattan, not far from the Brooklyn Bridge and the Financial District. This is where Fulton Street meets the East River. The area is home to some of Manhattan’s oldest buildings from the 19th century.
Hudson Yards: What’s Going to be Built in the New Neighborhood of New York
May 11th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Hudson Yards is Manhattan’s new neighborhood, considered the most ambitious private development project in New York City’s history.
Staten Island: One of the Five Boroughs of New York
May 10th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
From a window in Brooklyn, you can see a very beautiful bridge: Verrazano Narrows Bridge. You can just admire it because it’s a beautiful landscape at different times of the day, but ask the question: where exactly does this bridge lead…
Queens: New York’s Largest Borough
May 9th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Quince covers an area of 460 km2, of which 280 km2 is water. It is the largest of New York’s five districts by area and the second-largest by population. It is located in the eastern part of the city on Long Island. There are a lot of immigrants here – 47.6 percent of the total population. There are 2.3 million people in Queens.
Bronx: New York’s Only Mainland District
May 8th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Every year in New York City the «Bronx Week» is celebrated. This is the only borough of the city that is located on the mainland. The Bronx Week tradition has been celebrated for over 40 years, with the city celebrating its parade, festivals, live music, and many other events.
Brooklyn: an Area With a Rich Past
May 7th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Known in the past as a disadvantaged and impoverished neighborhood, Brooklyn is now the most densely populated district in New York City. If Brooklyn wasn’t today, it might have been one of the top four cities in the United States. The residents of this district therefore often call themselves Brookline, causing ridicule of the residents of the rest of «Big Apple».
American Opera: The History of the Metropolitan Opera
May 6th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The theater started with Wagner’s works. The theater whose building is decorated with Mark Chagall frescoes. It’s a theater with Fedor Shalyapin and Luciano Pavarotti on it. It’s the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
How to Recycle Old Subway Cars in New York
May 5th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
We’re sure you’ve all heard that New York subway cars are being recycled at sea. First, they remove the equipment and all the hazardous materials and liquids, and then the already well-gutted profits are loaded onto a huge barge and shipped to the ocean. By now, New York has drowned more than 2,500 of its old priests. Let us look at their last journey.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
May 4th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The American circus was different from its European brethren. Its creators sought not just to show the audience an acrobatic set, but to full-fledged action with bright flags, loud music. Even the volume of such action was enormous. It left a strong imprint on a future circus in the states, and yet only the equestrian numbers could not exist apart from the carousels, music, sales of cotton candy. They say, «distance changes everything» – it’s about circuses on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
Will New York City Survive the Pandemic?
May 3rd, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
“New York City must end quarantine now. The Governor and the Mayor are destroying this city!” – A recent Twitter by former United States President Donald Trump. Of course, the main reason to criticize the New York City government is in his usual way. Yet the concerns of the former American leader are shared by traditionally critical New Yorkers. The headlines “New York City Is Over” and “New York City Is Dead” are increasingly in the local press and social media.
How Broken Windows Theory Changed New York
May 2nd, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
Crime in New York plummeted to its peak in 1990. The reason for the dramatic improvement of the situation was the application of the «broken window theory» on the urban scale.
Municipal Housing: How Did It All Begin?
May 1st, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
If the Americans, with their love of individual cases that started the big events, were to talk about how the idea of social housing began in the United States, they would surely remember Christmas 1889, when Scribner’s Magazine published an article by journalist Yakov Riis entitled “How the Other Half Lives”. The article on New York City slums, the backside of a prosperous city, has long placed the plight of the poor on the political agenda.
Twenty Facts about «The Great Gatsby»
April 30th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
In «GREAT GATSBY» one main female role and two male roles. Gatsby (Leonardo Dicaprio) is a millionaire who has earned his capital in questionable ways. Yale graduate Nick (Toby Maguire) rents a summer villa next to Gatsby’s mansion, becomes his frequent guest and… witness of an incipient romance between his married cousin Daisy and Gatsby, whom she once rejected.
History of Manhattan: Historical Facts and Personalities
April 29th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
One day in 1524, the Florentine Giovanni Verrazano, who had been equipped…
National Horse Racing Museum USA
April 28th, 2021 by Simone.Andersen
The activities of the National Horse Racing Museum are very diverse: on the one hand, it contains a rich photo library and a library containing information for specialists, and on the other hand, it organizes various activities promoting racing.