Category Archives: Technology

New NYC Online Photo Archive Launches

Below is some background on the new NYC photo archive, and a link to the site itself. *** Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New York City by the Associated Press Almost a million images of … Continue reading

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How to Make Charts

From our conversation in class, remember that making charts is a simple process. Type your data into excel in rows and columns, giving headers to the rows and columns. Then highlight that information, including the text at the top and … Continue reading

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Looking for Census Data?

Look here! http://gis.nyc.gov/dcp/pa/address.jsp

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WELCOME TO SEMINAR 2, PEOPLING THE CITY!

This course explores perspectives on urban ethnography with an emphasis on New York City – including specifically: the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint Williamsburg, the Morningside Heights Harlem neighborhood and Park Slope/Greenwich Village (Queering Space).  We will also pay attention to … Continue reading

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The Demographic Highlights of a Changing New York City

Below is a very interesting presentation on the demography of the city by Dr. Joe Salvo. From: Salvo, J. 2012. “The Demographic Highlights of a Changing New York City” http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/faculty/2012/01/17/seminar-2-opening-common-event-spring-2012/ [accessed January 31, 2012]

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Learning Social Explorer

Today you learned about Social Explorer. In order to login through your Hunter account and have full access, go to the Hunter Libraries –> Databases or just click here. Don’t forget to sign in with your personal login to save … Continue reading

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Welcome to Seminar 2!

This course explores perspectives on urban ethnography with an emphasis on New York City – including specifically: the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint Williamsburg, the Morningside Heights Harlem neighborhood and Park Slope/Greenwich Village (Queering Space).  We will also pay attention to … Continue reading

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