Author Archives: Polina Safovich
Looking Forward, Looking Back
McSorley’s Old Ale House being the first pub to open in New York City has been around for quite a while compared to most businesses, since 1854 to be more specific. It has been passed along multiple generation since its … Continue reading
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Zooming In, Zooming Out
I chose to do more research and insight on the business of McSorley’s Old Ale House and the neighborhood surrounding it. Being the oldest bar still standing in New York City, it’s safe to say it’s been located in the … Continue reading
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Week 9 Reading Response
The degree of government interference with the societal structure of ethnic enclaves continues to be a difficult subject of matter to discuss. You can’t please everyone but you should definitely work to make every citizen happy if not content with … Continue reading
Your Story, Our Story
http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/houdini-s-handcuffs Polina Safovich
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Week 9 Reading Response
Many people would say there isn’t a specific food that could be categorized as “American cuisine” by I would disagree. There’s certain regions in the United States that have so much cultural diversity that the norm seems like the various … Continue reading
Oral History #2
For the second round of interviews, I went to McSorley’s Old Ale House on East 7th street, between 2nd and 3rd avenue. The reason why I was interested in researching this business was because it was the oldest bar in … Continue reading
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Oral History #1
The second storefront business I interviewed was The Museum of the American Gangster. The museum is at 80 St Marks Place in the East Village. The village has always appealed to me as being a very diverse and interesting neighborhood … Continue reading
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Week 6 Reading Response
The Dead Rabbits riot was a conflict in New York City among the gangs: the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys. It was a battle between the Irish American Immigrants and the anti-Irish and anti-Catholic Americans. These gangs could not be … Continue reading
Week 4 Reading Response
Immigrants have definitely been pressured to assimilate to the American culture. They are foreigners seen as social outcasts if they refuse to do so in some instances. This assimilation dictates how they might dress, speak, or even what they watch on … Continue reading
Week 3 Reading Response
Ellick fails to penetrate the cultural underground in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights because of the ethnic differences. Jackson Heights itself is a melting pot and home for a diverse group of people, coming from various backgrounds. One person from … Continue reading
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