New York

Bass Fishing in New York Within the State of New York, there are over 165 species of fish and around 7,800 lakes and ponds just asking to be fished. Bass, one of the most popular species for game fishermen, including the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass are both native to North America and these bass are abundant in the state of New York. These bass can be found in the numerous rivers, lakes and ponds throughout New York. The season for fishing bass in New York is from June to the end…

New York City From a New Yorker’s Point of View: A City Filled with Flaws New York City. The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. These phrases always seem to catch the attention of many people. When New York comes up in a conversation, most people think about well-known locations like Grand Central Station where you can travel to upstate New York or other states near New York, or Times Square where the lights shine the brightest and there are so many different things to do like shopping,…

New York Burning book by Jill Lepore winner of the Bancroft prize, published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2005. Jill Lepore is a professor of history at Harvard University. In this book she reconstructed the events that took place on the spring and summer of 1741 which have been called the New York Slave rebellion of 1741, New York conspiracy 1741 or The Negro Plot of 1741. Jill Lepore research, and reorganized into words the cultural, political context, population eighteen century Manhattan.…

New York City is one of the most exciting places to be born and raised. Having traveled to a few different states and countries, people always show interest when I tell them I’m from New York City. Being a NYC native gives me some bragging rights and I can truly say I am proud to be a New Yorker. One thing that excites me the most about living in NYC is the vast amount of diversity. Walking out in the streets, the sight and smell of diversity excites me. Growing up within a diverse community…

According to data from the American FactFinder, the total number of housing units in New York City is estimated to be close to 3.5 million and 42%, almost half of these residential units, are located in buildings that were built in 1939 or earlier. Furthermore, more than half of the pre-1940 historic buildings are one or two family type houses. The Greening NYC’s historic buildings manual by the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) stated in their report that solid masonry walls such as…

was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I have always loved the city in it’s craziest state, and find that everytime I go there, I am still rendered speechless at the sight of the skyline, the business and noise of Broadway and Central Park west contrasted by the relative quiet of Central Park, and the melting pot of people that so casually yet hurriedly stroll throughout their everyday life. For these reasons, I knew I had to go to a school in New York City, but choosing NYU fell upon…

The absolute beauty of the Internet is the power it has to report on new findings almost instantly. What is even more incredible, is how the Internet allows old versions of news to stay current, for example, the newspaper. The New York Times does a fine job of allowing all different types of articles to be printed, especially since their motto is, “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” The New York Times has such great diversity through the fact that the paper will print articles about Business,…

New York City's Graveyard Shift is an essay about everyday people having night jobs in New York City. The essay talks about some of the people’s experience and thoughts about their night jobs. It is the norm to have a 9 to 5 job in the city, coming home to having the rest of the day to yourself, or going home to cook dinner for your family. For the rest of the city, people are just getting up to prepare themselves for night of labor. My favorite photo from the essay has to be of Villavicencio a…

Known by many nicknames, including the “Empire State” and “The Big Apple” New York City is one of the most important places of the world. Throughout the diverse history New York has been the home of many talented and famous people. New York City has so many cultural attractions and many visitors flock more annually to experience the city. Did you know that the city was originally called New Amsterdam! Also during the 20th century more than 3 million people started immigrating to NYC due to its…

The movie Gangs of New York takes place in New York City (1862-63) and illustrates the life of an immigrant named Amsterdam Vallon. The theme of the movie is that it is difficult to survive in an area of immense poverty without engaging in illicit activity. The movie starts in lower Manhattan in 1846 with an Irish Catholic Immigrant group facing off in a bloody battle natives (traditional Americans) who despise the newcomer. The leaders of each group, Bill Cutting of the Natives and Priest…