Posts Tagged ‘Manhattan’
Examining the Efficacy of Green Carts in New York: A Comparative Outlook
December 18, 2014
This poster explores the topic of nutritious food access in New York City. The ‘Green Cart’ program was launched as an affordable alternative for impoverished neighborhoods as opposed to Farmer’s markets and supermarket stores. By determining percent consumption differences from 2008 to 2011, it analyzes whether there was a significant change and if Green Carts […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: access, Bronx, brooklyn, Farmer's Markets, Food, Green Carts, Health, Manhattan, New York, nutrition, NYC, Queens, Staten Island, StatsComments (0)
Who Let the Dogs Out? Is there a Correlation between Gender and Dog Breed Preference?
December 11, 2014
Today in the United States, the leading reason for dog ownership is simply for companionship1 – and these companions come in all different shapes and sizes. The question of why we pick the dogs that we do is a particularly intriguing one. And in a gendered world, the question of whether gender affects the dogs […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: dogs, gender, ManhattanComments (0)
Hipsters and Animal Diversity
December 11, 2014
Hipsters have been an accepted part of urban life for decades. Research has been done on their role in gentrification – the process by which the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of a marginalized, poor neighborhood is replaced by upper-middle class Caucasian transplants. (Jack Hackworth 2002) in “Post-recession Gentrification in New York City” tracks the progress […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: biodiversity, brooklyn, hipsters, Manhattan, mustachesComments (0)
Biodiversity and GOP Voters in NYC
December 11, 2014
What is the relationship between richness of biodiversity and the percentage of GOP voters in a given area of New York City? If a correlation can be shown, what implications does this carry as to the relationship between GOP voters and biodiversity? Do neighborhoods with more richness in biodiversity have a greater concentration of liberal […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: biodiversity, GOP, Manhattan, politics, votersComments (0)
The Correlation of Diversity of Organisms in Manhattan and Obesity in the City
December 11, 2014
The island of Manhattan contains well over two million residents spanning 13 miles of land. With this large concentration of organisms living in one small area, it is hard to imagine any diversity of inhabitants living on this tiny strip of land. However, with small patches of green space such as Central Park and the […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: biodiversity, bmi, Manhattan, obesityComments (0)
Pigeon Census: Ship High in Transit
December 11, 2014
In this study, our group explores the possibility of a correlation between the elderly population in Manhattan and pigeons found in two given areas- 13th Street to 23rd Street on 5th Avenue, and 59th Street to 69th Street on Madison Avenue. These areas were specifically chosen for their high or low elderly population densities, with […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: biodiversity, birds, Manhattan, PigeonsComments (0)
NYC: On the Grid Population Density of Manhattan
December 9, 2014
• How do all of Manhattan’s 1.626 million inhabitants manage to live on 33.77 square miles of land?! • After frequenting different areas of the city, it became apparent that the number of people we encounter in areas such as Inwood, is significantly lower than the number of people we encounter in areas such as […]
