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A bill is a proposed legislation that is brought to a legislative body. In the case of the New York City Council, the bill is introduced into the Council at a Stated Meeting and becomes a law after an intricate voting or vetoing process with the Council and the Mayor of New York City (“Legislative Process”). In the last year, many bills were passed by the New York City Council. While browsing through the list of bills passed in the last year, a bill in particular stood out to me – “Reducing city

The Museum of the City of New York has allowed people to learn about the city's history. The exhibition New York at it Core exposes people to the different faces that the city has undergone. It is divided into 3 parts “Port City” (1609–1898), “World City” (1898-2012), and “Future City Lab.” The exhibition illustrates the city's long history of immigration and change. First, as a dutch colony, New Amsterdam, follow by being a British colony to the modern city that it is today. The 3 parts are divided

New York City is known as the birthplace or launching pad for countless musicians careers. In addition to launching scores of careers, New York serves as a pivotal location for several genres of music. Whether it was the birthplace or just a key city in a movement’s growth, New York’s boroughs and neighborhoods hold distinct legacies in these three genres expansion: Blues and Jazz The Jazz Era in New York City served as a catalyst in the genre’s expansion. While it originated out of the southern

subsequently presents them to respective Governor Office (New York State Government, n.d.). The second phase of the process starts in November through to January referred to as The Executive Budget. In accordance to the preliminary commendations and the most up-to-date economic atmosphere, the Governor along with his staff then prepares the actual executive budget and by the closure of January, the executive budget is released to the next phase (New York State Government, n.d.). The budget proposed by the

brothels, bars, cheap cinemas, old buildings, even supermarkets, the hidden face of Mexico City could be found in the enormous web of public baths, legal, semi legal, and clandestine.” Likewise, the hidden face of New York City lies within parks, museums, restaurants, etc. New York City is called “the City of Dreams”, “city that never sleeps” and “the Capital of the World”, especially to the outsiders – the tourists. However, is that the city all about? Not even close! People tend to look at the

in a far away land called New York City, a mythical hero took up residency in October of 2013. Under cover of darkness, he spread his messages of outrage, peace and intrigue, causing New Yorkers to scramble about every morning in search of his message which broke the boundaries of the way that we experience art. The mythical hero goes by the name Banksy and he did it all with a can of spray paint. It was all foretold in the 2014 documentary, "Banksy Does New York." As with all good mythical heroes

     The movie begins in New York, in 1843, with a gang fight. Bill “the butcher” Cutting’s gang of “nativists” have challenged the “dead rabbits” (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the “nativists” win by killing the leader of the “dead rabbits”, also Amsterdam’s (the main character’s) father.      Amsterdam is then led into an orphanage where

In the opening scene of Gangs of New York we see two rival gangs in the slums of Five Points; paired against one another. One gang is led by amsterdam’s father-portrayed as Liam Neeson- and the other by a man with a dark and unique mustache, who is later known as “Bill the Butcher”. The gangs begin an all out war and many characters are shown violently dying and bleeding profusely. Liam Neeson is slain at the hands of Bill the Butcher. We see Mr. Vallon’s son -portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio- watching

New York not only has beautiful locations or astoundingly tall buildings, but also has significance to the United States. I chose this state because of its history and its beauty, and I do wish to witness the beauty for myself. This state has gone through many things like being attacked on September 11, 2001, and one of its most popular cities, New York City, being the first capital of the United States. The aforementioned events is part of what makes this state interesting and so popular. The aforementioned

Option 1: What is your New York story? When did your family arrive? Do you know where they arrived from? Are you the first person in your family to come to New York? I move to the United States when I was 15 years old. While living in my country Dominican Republic, I remember people mentioning how amazing and fast life is New York. Some people said New York is the city of opportunities, how your life change drastically after living in New York. With those thoughts in mind, I left my country leaving