Despite many claims to ridicule or mystify global warming, its effects are apparent by both scientific fact and its physical manifestations. New York City, for example, is threatened by rising sea-levels, storm surges, and an increased intensity of hurricanes. With the warming climate it is projected that NYC will experience “7.5-foot floods every 25 years, …

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For all its history, today, Times Square is disregarded as a site only visited by tourists as Vesey writes, “somehow, over time, being a “real” New Yorker” cam to mean ignoring Times Square.” (Vesey 2016) Vesey, in her article entitled Urban Legend: Why Times Square (Still) Matters argues for the importance of Times Square despite …

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