Inaccuracies In The West Side

As I walked out of the airport into new territory, I could immediately feel the change in atmosphere. The air once chilled from morning dew, had turned into radiating heat from the cement and metal structures in the evening sun. As I looked out in my jeans and tee-shirt, I felt out of place. I was surrounded by the 8.55 million people who populate New York City. Each person with their own style and demeanour. As I walked down streets in search of the correct subway stop with my church group, everyone could tell that we were tourists. We were lugging our impossibly heavy suitcases through the streets, down the unforgiving stairs, and onto the crowded subway. After walking up and down what felt like hundreds of steps and changed subway trains

The examples focused on the ethnicity of the residents in order to dispel old beliefs such as how the suburbs were populated with various “Cleaver” type families, stereotype. In addition, it brought the importance of the political and economic agendas the ability to align their goals as necessary to produce a successful model. The promotion and creation of sustainable redevelopment using Long Island as the showcase first American modern suburb in illustration. The film sporadically jumped to the 2008 Presidential election and an important local election which were expected to significantly help or hinder the film’s agenda of creating a sustainable vision, which I found distracting. Other places besides Long Island used in the film for example projects were Arlington, Chicago, Reston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Orange

A. What did you learn from reading your classmates' posts to "Blog #1: Re-Viewing the Past"?

Choosing a specific location for both where the film should be shot and where the action happens, is never coincidental. As a proof for that assumption stands in two films; neo-Noir film Chinatown (1974) directed by Roman Polanski and documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) directed by Stacy Peralta. Both movies relate to various aspects and issues of urban studies and demonstrate various approaches towards the city, urban environment, and population. In Chinatown, for example, the movie makers cover the phenomenon of urbanization and it influence on the nearby territories and settlements. The movie Dogtown and Z-Boys, the issue of adaptive reuse of space is discussed

The film opens with an extreme long shot camera angle, which depicts a vast area from a great distance of New York City. Interestingly, the movie was not filmed in any studio lots or soundstage. In fact, hidden cameras were used to film much of the street action. These cameras were used to capture the essence of the city itself. Many of hidden cameras shot from a long distance, therefore capturing an entire area of action. The narrator of the film, Mark Hellinger, who was also the producer, poses several philosophical thoughts about the city while the lights are turning off at the respected area; “Does money ever sleep, I wonder [referring to the main floor of a large bank at night deserted]? Does a machine become tired [referring to night lights being casted over silent machines]? Or a song [empty street lit by only a few lights]? Does stone ever feel weariness [panning up to see a flat, monumental surface rising to the sky]?” Later in the film, Mark Hellinger states “and even this [referring to the two men walking to the edge of the pier], too, can be called routine in a city of eight million people.” I believe this was extremely important for Hellinger to highlight, to show that anyone can be doing anything, and that, in essence, creates

There are plenty of opportunities in this city. It is a wonderland for people in the rest of the world. In this image, there is a strong contrast between the city and an old ship. This images tell a perfect story about people’s mindset when they first come to New York. We all start as a visitor, a tourist when we first come to this city. Some people are exciting to explore the city, but some people are nervous about what their future will be like in this city. Will they be able to achieve the dreams they wish? Will they be able to get the opportunity they seek for? There are many question marks in their minds. Some people might even bring their families and all they have to this city and wish to find a place here because there is no chance for them to get a place in their hometowns. For most of the people, they are able to find a place in this city and do what they want for living. Like what I had mentioned, it is the road to the

The history of New York City is compelling with its history of cultural arts that has derived from many various cultures throughout the world. New York City is like no other city in the world an estimated 8.5 million residents live in New York City not to mention the other surrounding counties in or around New York that commute daily to work, or visit . Millions of Tourist each year visit, the streets of the city to observe a city that has so much flavor from tall rise buildings to cultural communities that has not lost their native practices, and customs.

Although they may seem very different on the surface, the two city symphonies, “A Bronx Morning” and “Manhatta” converse very well with each other. They both manage to capture and emphasize the aspects of New York City that make up what they love about or what they see the city as. What the filmmaker wants to show their audience members, and how they wish to portray the city they are filming is what dictates what he or she chooses to focus in on, or graze over in their filmmaking process. Both “A Bronx Morning” and “Manhatta” capture the city of Manhattan in completely different yet similar ways, and this all has to do with the film makers choice of how to organize and present their material to their audience, yet they both manage to mystify New York City.

Manhattan is another one of Woody Allen’s famous films. The movie opens up with a long shot of New York. It is then followed by a flashing of different parts of the city to show how Isaac Davis, played by Woody Allen, feels about the city of New York. He takes us on a journey through the streets of Manhattan with Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” in the background setting the perfect picture and visualization of New York. “Chapter One…He adored New York City” it sets the tone for how the movie is going to be played out. We are introduced to Isaac Davis through asynchronous sound as he is trying to find the perfect opening for his book that both describes how he feels about Manhattan and who he is as a person. It shows the city as a city of power

It’s easy to get swept up in all of the beautiful things that New York City has to offer. The flashing lights and large billboards of Times Square, dizzying height of the Empire State Building, and majestic Statue of Liberty attract tourists from all over the world to Manhattan. However, what most visitors - and even New Yorkers - don’t know, is how many secrets the city holds. Behind every brick of old brownstones, beneath the roar of the trains, above the skyscrapers, beyond the skyline, there are hidden secrets detailing the history and culture of the city that never sleeps.

Altering New York to meet the demands of a more elite group meant more to African Americans than realizing the potential of a city. It signified the displacement of entire neighborhoods lost to the urban renewal movement. A prime example of this displacement is the 99th Street corridor, or the Old Community as former residents nostalgically call it. Once home to Billie Holiday, this segment of New York was a vivacious community affectionately remembered by its former residents. Robert Moses neglected to realize this, and ordered the removal of over 4,000 structures to introduce upgraded apartments, now known as Park West Village. Tragedy befell the residents of the 99th Street corridor, and their pain is evident in a film made by documentary filmmaker Jim Epstein. One interviewee painfully remembers, “I walk through the middle of the block, and I looked at both sides of the street. It was gone, and I did want to break down in the street and cry because it was gone. The history was gone.”

New York City that is depicted in Taxi Driver seems to be too real to be true. It is a place where violence runs rampant, drugs are cheap, and sex is easy. This world may be all too familiar to many that live in major metropolitan areas. But, in the film there is something interesting, and vibrant about the streets that Travis Bickle drives alone, despite the amount of danger and turmoil that overshadows everything in the nights of the city. In the film “Taxi Driver” director Martin Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader find and express a trial that many people face, the search for belonging and acceptance.

With reference to the mentioned above, it is also permissible to assume that the audience to which the author directed the book is possibly medium to high class, with a basic level of education and reside in Manhattan for her direct observation of how, in the cocktail parties, people voice comments such as "I can't take Manhattan anymore" and "our citizens dream of the open spaces of Wyoming, the manicured exclusivities of Hobe Sound” just as her allusions to historic events, for example "there is much about Manhattan now that resembles Dickensian London” and “For the ancient greeks, drama taught and reinforced compassion”. This last fact among other opinions such as "We cannot deny the existence of the helpless as their presence grows” y “it is impossible to insulate ourselves against what it is at our very doorstep”, finally define that the intention of the author when executing this document was generating conscience to the population of the city in which she

Gazing out the summer heat surrounded by the bold skyline, the rest of the city appears flat as if the skyscrapers are all that stands. The soundtrack of the thriving brightly lit city plays beneath. The constant high-pitched notes of long blaring horns and traffic whisking by being enough to feel overwhelmed even without the breathtaking view. Dining often at this luxury rooftop, I have been able to see the unsettling truth, my own rushed reflection.

The diversity in New York City intrigues me. New York City has millions of people of different backgrounds, ethnicity, and culture. People can never feel overwhelmed with loneliness while living in New York City. For example, while living in New York City many people have the opportunity to visit China without traveling. Many people in New York City have the opportunity to take the train. Which is, available 24 hours to Chinatown located on canal street.