I have never heard the Bronx described as beautiful before. I mean no offense to anyone from the Bronx but people generally don’t hear very good things about the Bronx. It isn’t exactly how Manhattan is considered beautiful at all. When I read of the description of how the Bronx was before, I guess it has become a lot more beautiful. There was usually a lot of garbage out on the sidewalk and unusable buildings but the area has become much better.

It is nice to hear of the new buildings that are up now given the garbage that was there before. Honestly the buildings aren’t as grand as the ones say in Manhattan. There are skyscrapers but instead retail stores and supermarkets. However, the activities the residents get to enjoy are vastly more important. There is a community garden and a place where old men can play dominos. It isn’t a lot compared to construction in Manhattan but it is a vast improvement from before.

People do give Bloomberg a lot of hate for taking a third semester but according to this article, Bloomberg’s administration has helped out the city very much. I had no idea that such an enormous amount, 8 billion dollars, into public housing. I guess the project that we heard about in the museum trip will bear fruit depending on whose plan is chosen. People can be unsatisfied with their living conditions but when if they think about those who are homeless, their situations are a lot better.

I thought the jab at Obama at his plan was kind of unprofessional though. Honestly, it was a joke I laughed at but the article isn’t about Obama but about the Bronx. It felt unnecessary to me and the author shouldn’t have written it unless this was a critique of his presidency.

The old lady with the 21-year-old son was definitely a touching part of the article. She was living in a homeless shelter with her son for eight years. Now, she is able to live in a home. So other kids wouldn’t need to live without a family, she even took in two children from foster care. It is very sweet to hear because she was saved by the city, she wanted to save children.