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Macaulay Cake Walk

Maria Devikumar, Jemi Jacob, Maridalia Martinez, Swathi Mummini, Irene O’hare, Jane Shaji

We strolled down Columbus Avenue in search of a perfect treat to satisfy our craving. The busy avenue led us to our first attraction, the well known, Magnolia Bakery. As we smelled the sugary goodness, we knew we wanted to explore the sweetness Columbus Avenue had to offer. In a few short steps from Magnolia, we stumbled upon a quaint little coffee shop, with the alluring name of the Sensuous Bean. The smell of coffee from outside drew us in to the tiny shop with more variety of coffee beans than you can imagine. Craving for more coffee, we made our way back to 67th street to find a unique organic coffee spot called Café Saint Honore. Traveling on this sweet journey we learned that we could never go wrong with sugar and organic, and small cafes offer a cozy feel for a better value.
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Food to eat when you’re stuck here…and their property values

Joenard Camarista

Eman Elzeftawy

Lena Pinzon

What did you do? We took pictures of the local cafes and street vendors on Columbus Ave. and 74th St to 63rd St and found their property worth. We then plotted each on a google map and paired them with the respective picture and property worth info.

Why did you choose it? We chose it because we were initially intrigued by what there was to eat around Macaulay since we to events here often. We then were curious of the property worth of these places.

What did you learn? We learned that the property worth around this area was and places to eat. How to use Zillow.com and how to create our own Google maps.

GO TO PINK DOT! There we have an interview with John at his fruit stand on West 63rd St and Columbus


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A Walk Along Broadway


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Jackie Hogan, Camilla Niedzwiedz, Christina Borovilas, Maria Mannarino (Hunter College)

We walked up broadway and columbus and recorded the major landmarks along our way.

We wanted to capture the essence of one of the major avenues of manhattan, Broadway.

We learned so much today from Broadway itself to the technology we utilized to broadcast what we had captured to the world via the internet. We learned how to work with imovie. specifically, we learned how to edit film, cut out audio, and add music in the background. In addition, we learned how to create a google map and add in our film clips to each location we taped.

Entertainment around 67th Street Santiago Mueckay, Alex Schukin, Erik Bazyan, Allen Zhu, Zohaib Qazi

What did you do?
We created an interactive map of the surrounding area of 67th street including points of interest that dealt with the performing arts including the famed Lincoln Center.

Why did you choose it?
The culture of New York City is heavily based in the entertainment industry. Everything from performing arts theaters to the simple movie going culture creates the diverse array of entertainment that surrounds us. We took the time to research and find prominent buildings that represent our love for the arts and entertainment.

What did you learn?
We learned that every individual values his or her entertainment differently. They go to different venues and appreciate different genres of movies, plays, dances, and operas. One thing though that we found in common was each of the respective buildings served the common need of the people: The need to immerse oneself in a fantastical world where the monotony of our lives disappears into the dramatic heights and falls of the entertainment industry.


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Macaulay’s Hotspots for Tourists!


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We explored the wondrous neighborhood of the Upper West Side and provided hotspots of the area because we felt it was vital to the visitors of the Macaulay Campus. We related our personalities and interests with the stores we visited, while learning more about each other. Word.

Bennie Su of Hunter College
Conor Devine of Hunter College
Andrew Gursky of CSI
Catherine Gu of Baruch College
Marcela Villa of City College

67th Street Project

Christina G. on Dipity.

Our group made an interactive time line based on the important events that occurred throughout the Magnolia Bakery’s history in Manhattan. A couple of our group members have walked past the bakery’s locations and wanted to learn more about the store. We learned how to use dipity.com, and research the important events in a business’ history. We also learned about how Magnolia Bakery was a forefront in the cupcake craze and how it is still successful today.

Christopher Toscano, Bianca Cardaci, Kaitlyn Kelly, Oleg Shayko, Christina Gioeli – College of Staten Island