Author: Nicole Rojas

Monterey Public Garden–Is it Truly a Public Garden?

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Front View of the public garden. Credit: Nicole Rojas

Monterey Public Garden, located on East 96th Street and between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue, is a very neat, aesthetically pleasing garden placed in between two apartment buildings and in front of an elementary school and playground. The main purpose of a public garden is to encourage all types of people to come in and enjoy the scenery–does Monterey Public Garden succeed in promoting this atmosphere? Barely.

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By the People- For The People

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By the People is a current exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt museum. It presents 60 projects from all the United States which aim to help alleviate the issues of social and economic inequality and disparities that propagate the nation. The exhibit highlights the ingenuity and creativity people have willing to try to find feasible solutions for these issues that plague many low-income cities throughout the nation. All 60 projects highlighted both the issues in the community and the groups of people specifically affected by the issue, which is important to emphasize because not every group receives the same treatment in society and are not affected by a certain topic in the same way.

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