Monthly Archives: April 2017
Response to Willet’s Point
It is understandable that the Bloomberg administration wished to renew Willet’s point. After all, it was dirty and filled with crime. However, to uproot the current business owners only to replace them with new ones only improves the land itself … Continue reading
Zooming Out, Zooming In
Blue Stockings is located at 172 Allen Street on the Lower East Side. Using Social Explorer, I looked into the demographics of the Lower East Side, and specifically, of Census Tract 30.01 where Blue Stockings is located. In the census … Continue reading
Enclaves, Eyesores, and the Willets Point Repair Shop
Because I live in Flushing, I have passed by Willets Point on the 7 train for 14 years. In the beginning, I remember being awed by the change of scenery from the heart of Flushing to Willets Point, and from … Continue reading
Zooming Out, Zooming In: Bayside
Pesso’s Italian Ices serves everyone of all ages and backgrounds in the community of Bayside, Queens. Bayside is known to be a diverse, upper-middle-class neighborhood having an immense number of parks and schools; in other words, it is a typical … Continue reading
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Zooming Out, Zooming In
I chose to concentrate on the area that Parsons Flowers was located in, since I also lived fairly close to it and was curious about who lived in my neighborhood. Although I realized that I already knew what the majority race … Continue reading
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Research Resources
Research Resources Numbers, Stats, Etc: Social Explorer Social explorer allows you to make charts and maps with Census and American Community Survey (5 year) data. Compare years, regions, etc. Accessing Social Explorer through Hunter College will allow you greater functionality … Continue reading
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Your Story, Our Story: Schmaltz Herring
http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/schmaltz-herring
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Zooming Out, Zooming In
Neir’s Tavern (located in Woodhaven, Queens 11421) is within Census Tract 4 of Queens County, which covers Jamaica Ave down to 90th Ave, and Elderts Lane to 80th St. I have checked the follow data within the tract: Population, Age, … Continue reading
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The American Cuisine
Defining the American cuisine has eluded people for decades, and to this day it is very difficult to provide an overarching and comprehensive description of the American cuisine. This is in large part because of a myriad of confounding factors, … Continue reading
Government and Responsibility
I think the government should be held responsible to protect hazardous and dirty occupations. Reading about Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to create a new urban space for Willets Point sounds great at first glance, but it heavily impacts the people there … Continue reading
