Dec 20
1. “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”- Walt Whitman Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” was first published in the second edition of Leaves of Grass in 1856. Originally, this poem was titled “Sun-Down Poem.” In 1860, this poem was revised and renamed “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” in order to better reflect the poem’s main focus (Nelson). Written …
Dec 13
The history of New York City is highlighted by beloved individuals and haunted by those who were mistreated and neglected. The people best remembered by history were those who had a chance to change it, to shape it for better or for worse. Names such as Peter Stuyvesant, Frederick Law Olmstead, Theodore Roosevelt, Fiorello …
Dec 01
As New York was healing from the wounds inflicted by the September 11th terror attacks, an Irish rock band that had toured across the world wrote a song about the brave spirit of the city they had come to love. “New New York” is a song written in June 2002 by The Cranberries. This song …
Dec 01
Outside, a lone police siren gave its long, solemn wail, a sound many had familiarized themselves with. Everyone had gotten louder over the past few years. As the decade roared, it only seemed right that the law howled back. Inside, there was a cacophony of sound. Crash! The flick of a false light …
