New York City Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
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#NewYorkCity is an international metropolis built on the shoulders of immigrants and their descendants.
The city is home to eight million people, and receives more than 50 million visitors per year. Your New York City #vacation should include sampling the food of hundreds of different cultures. You can easily #explore on foot, by taxi, or via the famous subway system.
No New York #sightseeing is complete without a visit to Times Square, which you’ve no doubt seen in many movies. Take in its billboards, its many people, and its food, then cross over to Central Park, which comprises 850 acres of lakes and meadows, and is the setting for many a romantic comedy. You also have your pick of art and history museums, as well as the Reflecting Absence Memorial and Museum, where you can pay your respects to the victims of 9/11.
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1:24 - Empire State Building
1:51 - The Rockefeller Center
2:06 - Grand Central Station
2:21 - Fifth Avenue
2:39 - Times Square
3:00 - Central Park
3:23 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3:46 - The Guggenheim Museum
4:00 - Reflecting Absence Memorial
4:27 - Little Italy
4:41 - SoHo
4:49 - Greenwich Village
5:00 - Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bridge
5:10 - Coney Island
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Old New York City
Old city of New York.
During the Wisconsinan glaciation, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 1,000 feet (300 m) in depth. The ice sheet scraped away large amounts of regolith, leaving the bedrock that serves as the geologic foundation for much of New York City today. Later on, movement of the ice sheet contributed to the separation of what are now Long Island and Staten Island.
In the precolonial era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by Algonquian Native Americans, including the Lenape, whose homeland, known as Lenapehoking, included Staten Island; the western portion of Long Island, including the area that would become Brooklyn and Queens; Manhattan; the Bronx; and the Lower Hudson Valley.
The first documented visit into New York Harbor by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown. He claimed the area for France and named it Nouvelle Angoulême (New Angoulême).[88] A Spanish expedition led by captain Estêvão Gomes, a Portuguese sailing for Emperor Charles V, arrived in New York Harbor in January 1525 and charted the mouth of the Hudson River, which he named Río de San Antonio (Saint Anthony's River). The Padrón Real of 1527, the first scientific map to show the East Coast of North America continuously, was informed by Gomes' expedition and labeled the northeastern United States as Tierra de Esteban Gómez in his honor.
A pen drawing of two men in 16th-century Dutch clothing presenting an open box of items to a group of Native Americans in feather headdresses stereotypical of plains tribes.
Peter Minuit is credited with the purchase of the island of Manhattan in 1626.
In 1609, the English explorer Henry Hudson rediscovered the New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for the Dutch East India Company. He proceeded to sail up what the Dutch would name the North River (now the Hudson River), named first by Hudson as the Mauritius after Maurice, Prince of Orange. Hudson's first mate described the harbor as a very good Harbour for all windes and the river as a mile broad and full of fish.Hudson sailed roughly 150 miles (240 km) north, past the site of the present-day New York State capital city of Albany, in the belief that it might be an oceanic tributary before the river became too shallow to continue. He made a ten-day exploration of the area and claimed the region for the Dutch East India Company. In 1614, the area between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay was claimed by the Netherlands and called Nieuw-Nederland (New Netherland).
The first non-Native American inhabitant of what would eventually become New York City was Juan Rodriguez (transliterated to Dutch as Jan Rodrigues), a merchant from Santo Domingo. Born in Santo Domingo of Portuguese and African descent, he arrived in Manhattan during the winter of 1613–1614, trapping for pelts and trading with the local population as a representative of the Dutch. Broadway, from 159th Street to 218th Street in Upper Manhattan, is named Juan Rodriguez Way in his honor.
Econo Lodge Times Square ⭐⭐ | Review Hotel in New York City, USA
Econo Lodge Times Square ⭐⭐ | Review Hotel in New York City, USA
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In Times Square and the Broadway theater district, this hotel offers free coffee, tea and hot chocolate in the lobby. Continental breakfast is provided, and rooms include free Wi-Fi. A flat-screen satellite TV with HBO is included in every room at Econo Lodge Times Square. A safe and a desk are provided, and free local and long distance calls to the US and Canada are offered. The 50th Street subway station is 3 blocks from the Times Square Econo Lodge. Rockefeller Center and the Museum of Modern Art are a 15 minute walk from the hotel. Hell's Kitchen is a great choice for travelers interested in sightseeing, city walks and entertainment.
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New York: America's MEGACITY
The story of New York City, America's megalopolis.
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Treasures of New York: American Museum of Natural History
Hosted by Tom Brokaw, this episode gives viewers an unprecedented, inside look at the Museum and the recent renovations of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial and the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.
Toys 'R' Us makes a comeback | GMA
After bankruptcy forced the company to close all of its stores last year, the beloved brand opened a new location in New Jersey.
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“El Chapo”, Joaquin Guzman Loera, Faces Charges in Brooklyn New York
January 20, 2017: U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers of the Eastern District of New York announced that Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” will face charges filed in Brooklyn, New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related crimes through his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel. US Attorney Capers was joined in making the announcement by U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge James Hunt of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Special Agent in Charge Angel Melendez of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); Assistant Director In Charge William F. Sweeney of the FBI New York Field Office and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill.
David Icke: Conspiracy of the Lizard Illuminati (Part 1/2)
Conspiracy theorist David Icke takes us to a local satanic execution site and discusses the plot of the secret lizard illuminati.
We traveled to the Isle of Wight to meet the most iconic conspiracy theorist on Earth, David Icke. A former professional goalkeeper and television presenter, David Icke found international fame back in the 90s when he began uncovering a secret lizard illuminati plot. Icke discovered that a race of shape-shifting lizards has been masquerading as presidents and monarchs for centuries while planning to crush the planet.
In Part 2, Icke takes VICE host Kevin Morpurgo to the site of a local Satanic execution and explains what the global cabal of pedophile aliens has to do with Stanley Kubrick and Bill Clinton.
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New York City Parks: A 12-Minute Tour
Get a look inside one of the world's premiere parks systems in this short film exploring all that New York City Parks & Recreation offers.
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Woman Climbs Into Exhibit at Bronx Zoo, Taunts Lion | NBC New York
A woman climbed over a visitor safety barrier at the Bronx Zoo's African lion exhibit over the weekend, according to the zoo and video of the encounter that was posted online.
Video posted to Instagram shows a woman in a T-shirt and pants standing what appears to be just feet away from a male lion. They stare at each other for a brief period of time. Then she seems to almost taunt it, raising her arms and wiggling her body for a second as if she's dancing. The lion just stares.
Hernán Reynoso, the man who captured the video, told News 4 he had been at the zoo with his wife and son. He was recording on his phone and his wife said, Look at that!
Reynoso turned. At first, he says he thought it was just part of the exhibit.
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End Police Brutality 2016!
Commentary of Police Brutality (2015 2016) and the rise of protests in the USA over abuses of power and corruption.
The police have been the target of massive protest over their infamous violence against civillians and has caused distrust over the communities at large.
I would like to get deep into the conversation of brutality done by none other than our own police officers. These police officers commit violence and are protected by the judicial branch. If we want criminal justice then lets ensure we know who the violent ones are, or at-least bring some composure for cops in their training in law enforcement school. Training police officers in a way to respect people should be priority, along with making sure we have these ridiculous laws abolished. Police brutality for the fouture 2016, 2017 and beyond should no longer be tolerated.
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Police brutality deepens with false arrests, wrong raids, and unjustified executions.
The American police officers are more dangerous than terrorists.
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Rats Invaded These Famous Restaurants When Business Closed for the Night
Rats running around in the open are a plague many major cities face but what happens when restaurants close for the night? The Inside Edition Rat Patrol headed to Philadelphia to see if rodents run amok once restaurants close their doors. The team visited well-known spots, including Jim's Steaks and Shake Shack, and they were shocked by what they found.
Preserving the Gowanus Canal Urban Industrial District
Linda Mariano is the voice of preservation in her neighborhood of Gowanus. Linda is the co-founder of a local non-profit which centers on community preservation and has been successful in earning many grants for preservation. The Elizabeth and Robert Jeffe Preservation Fund via the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Preservation League of New York State, The New York State Council on the Arts and The Lily Auchincloss Foundation have provided funding through grants. With this funding, a survey of the Gowanus Corridor is being conducted for the nomination of the corridor to the National Register of Historic Places as an Urban Industrial District. Linda co-founded FROGG in 2004 and the organization serves as the community's voice in the midst of developers, the EPA and other large entities that have a stake in Gowanus.The FROGGs work to ensure that growth is appropriate and mediated and that the character of the neighborhood is not diminished. Linda was instrumental in saving at least one building in her neighborhood, and she keeps a close watch on her blocks.
The Gowanus community is centered around the Gowanus Canal and is predominantly comprised of historic industrial architecture directly related to the canal. This area islocated between Park Slope and Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, and is considered part of Brooklyn's industrial waterfront. The canal itself is 1.5 miles long, 100 feet wide, and stretches from Gowanus Bay in New York Harbor to Douglass Street. The structures that line andsurround the canal are generally six stories or less, lending a low-scale, nineteenth century industrial character. This area continues to be mixed-use manufacturing with periphery residential enclaves.
Before the Gowanus Canal, there was Gowanus Creek. By 1840,industry penetrated Brooklyn and the creek was drained and straightened for barge access to New York Harbor. After years of deliberation, in1866, New York State officially approved plans for the completion of the Gowanus Canal. The City of Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Improvement Company worked collectively to complete the canal and its infrastructure by 1869.
The canal became the center of industrial growth in Brooklyn, and by 1880, there were 31 firms operating lumber, coal, hay, grain,oil, and building materials along the canal. By 1890, these industries expanded to include gas and electric utilities which required coal and coke, whose largest customer was the Brooklyn Rapid Transit -- a new company in 1896. Industrial development spurred residential housing surrounding the canal basin for canal workers, mostly of Irish and, later, Italian descent.
The Gowanus Canal was most heavily used between 1900 and1930. As industry and traffic increased, so did pollution. A flush tunnel was incorporated into the canal in 1911 in efforts to mitigate the heavy pollution caused by industry. Regardless, after World War I the Gowanus was the busiest -- and most polluted -- canal in the United States. The canal's peak was in the 1920s, with an annual rate of 25,000 vessels per year, with over 50 different manufacturers using the canal for transportation. By comparison, the canal currently only hosts 1,000 vessels annually.
After World War II, use of the Gowanus Canal significantlydeclined. A completed urban environment after the war decreased the demand for building materials which was a major industry of the canal. A declining use ofcoal as an energy source also adversely affected business. Further, the completion of the Gowanus Expressway in 1964 supplanted water transportation.Subsequently, active waterway sites at Gowanus decreased by 50% during this time period.
The Gowanus Canal was the center of industrial growth in Brooklyn, and is one of the most spectacular pieces of industrial infrastructure in New York City. The canal was the impetus of the transformation of rural Brooklyn to industrial giant in the latter half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Today, the main canal remains completely intact, and overtwo-thirds of its walls are timber and date to its initial construction. The design and materials of this waterway are exceptional, extant examples of nineteenth century engineering and construction. Additionally, vestiges of industry dot the banks of the water, with much surviving vernacular workers'housing surviving as well. The GowanusCanal and pollution have always been synonymous and in 2010 the area was designated as a Superfund Site. Over a century of pollution will be cleaned up, which will likely spur reinvestment in the area. Gentrification is already evident and some out-of-scale andout-of-context structures have been built. To protect this mammoth industrial relic and neighborhood, the local community, through a non-profit FROGG is currently working to place the Gowanus Canal Corridor on the National Registerof Historic Places so that its urban industrial character is preserved.
Free Riding Fifth Avenue NYC.
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Impeachment trial of President Trump | Jan. 21, 2020 (FULL LIVE STREAM)
Today, the Senate will vote to start President Trump's Senate impeachment trial with a resolution that sets up the rules of the trial, including how long it will last and how long everyone has to speak. Each side will get a set amount of hours to present its case for or against the president.
President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Impeachment does not mean that the president has been removed from office. In the next phase, the Senate must hold a trial to make that determination. A Senate impeachment trial has happened only two other times in American history and once in the modern era. At the center of the Democrats’ case is that Trump sought to withhold military assistance and an Oval Office meeting until Ukraine announced investigations into former vice president Joe Biden and his son. Read more: Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:
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U.S. Senate: Impeachment Trial (Day 5)
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump continues with opening arguments from House managers and the President’s defense team.
POR QUÉ EMIGRÉ DE ARGENTINA A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS | Historia de Daniel - Parte 2
¿Por qué emigré de Argentina? - PARTE 2 // En este episodio, voy a describir como fue la salida de Miami en omnibus hacia la ciudad de Nueva York, el primer duplex donde vivimos, y las primeras experiencias tratando de buscar trabajo sin saber por donde comenzar y sin hablar el idioma. Les dejaré saber como fueron las primeras impresiones sobre la ciudad de Nueva York, que para gran sorpresa, no fue lo que uno se había imaginado al emigrar de Argentina. Esperamos que este video sea de su agrado y ya estamos preparando el capítulo 3.
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POR QUÉ EMIGRÉ DE ARGENTINA A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS | Historia de Daniel - Parte 2
Este video es parte de la serie Historia de Daniel, donde mi padre, Daniel, cuenta la historia de su vida, y la historia de inmigración de su familia, saliendo de Argentina para comenzar una nueva vida en los Estados Unidos y luego Canadá. Podrán encontrar la lista completa de los videos en esta serie acá:
En los primeros episodios de esta serie, Daniel recuerda su niñez en Argentina y nos cuenta una serie de eventos que forzaron a la familia a dejar el país por razones económicas. Él nos cuenta los desafíos de llegar a un nuevo país sin dinero, sin idioma, y sin conocer la cultura. La realidad económica, lo obliga a tener que tomar cualquier trabajo que esté disponible, para ayudar a su familia a salir adelante en este nuevo país.
En estos videos, él comparte sus experiencias de vida - los riesgos, las sorpresas, y las dificultades de comenzar una nueva vida en el extranjero. Las historias de vida en estos videos los llevarán desde Argentina, a los Estados Unidos, a España y finalmente a Canadá.
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USACE - Spring Valley FUDS Site
Corps of Engineers starts removing house at 4825 Glenbrook Road N.W., part of Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started removing the house located at 4825 Glenbrook Road N.W. today. Clips of the demolition can be found on our Facebook page at:
This house is located on property within the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site. In the World War I era, the property was part of a larger area known as the American University Experiment Station, where the U.S. government researched and tested chemical agents, equipment and munitions. During two previous investigations (2000 - 2002 and 2007 - 2010) the Army Corps of Engineers discovered materials of concern not only on the property, but adjacent to the house's foundation. Based on previous investigations, the house's removal provides the Corps of Engineers the access it requires for the thorough investigation of areas immediately adjacent to and under the house.
House removal will take approximately two to three weeks to complete, with activities Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Although the Corps of Engineers does not anticipate a requirement for traffic detours or lane closures, personnel will direct vehicle and foot traffic within the 4800 block of Glenbrook Road to help ensure safety. Construction traffic will be minimal, 1 - 3 truck loads with construction debris per day. Access to 4825 Glenbrook Road N.W. will be restricted by a safety fence. All access points will remain secured after hours and on weekends. All debris will be either recycled or disposed of off-site in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines.
After the house's removal, the Corps of Engineers will cleanup and restore the property to residential standards, providing for its unrestricted future use. Throughout the entire process, the Corps of Engineers will use a series of proven controls and precautions to address safety and other concerns.
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The Truth About George Washington
George Washington was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States of America after winning the American Revolutionary War as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Washington was first called Father of his Country three years after the beginning of the Revolutionary War – a status he earned not only for his military accomplishments, but also because of the numerous virtues he was perceived to possess as a human being.
But within Washington's impeccable character, one quality stood out the most – a unique immunity to the corrupting effects of power, which stemmed from his selfless nature. I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power, stated Robert Frost, America's great poet-philosopher.
After overthrowing the tyranny of the British Empire, Americans were unwilling to trust anyone with the power of a central government, yet in George Washington they saw a man who had transcended human fallibility. Had he lived in the days of idolatry, the Pennsylvania Journal noted in 1777, Washington would have been worshipped as a god.
How could such a man ever abuse his power, let alone become a tyrant? Furthermore, if men like Washington exist and can be elected into power, perhaps the United States government would never follow in the footsteps of the hated British Empire.
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Wars that were Bloodless: Bloodless Wars
Bloodless wars have occurred throughout the various years but are rarely discussed in the grand scheme of things. In this episode, we will be looking at some of these bloodless conflicts.
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The first one that we will look at is the Aroostok War, which was between the US and UK in 1838. The conflict between the two arose from a border dispute between the state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The issue stemmed from the Treaty of Paris in 1783, that ended the American Revolutionary war. The treaty did not clearly determine the boundary between British North America and the United States, so The Commonwealth of Massachusetts began issuing land grants in present day Maine, which it owned at the time, including areas that the British had already laid claim to. The war of 1812 saw the British occupy most of Eastern Maine, as they intended to annex the areas of occupation to some degree. The Treaty of Ghent that followed re-affirmed the boundary line as of the 1783 treaty, and while a commission determined who owned the islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, it didn't define the land boundary which again was in question between the two.
When Maine was separated into its own state in 1820, the boundary question was a massive concern for the new state, and it was also still a concern for Massachusetts, who owned upwards of half of all the public land in Maine, including large sections of the disputed territory. The British saw the extension of territory so hindering between the inland and coastal regions that it made communication and travel much more difficult. If they had control over the northern half of the claimed land it would cut travel time between Quebec and Halifax in nearly half. The region was also a major source of lumber which was vital to both Maine's and New Brunswick's economy. Losing the region would pretty much cripple the economy of either province. This proved to be a greater incentive to the British when thousands of acres in New Brunswick were destroyed in the great Miramachi fire in 1825.
A series of arrests and mild skirmishers eventually led to Maine's Governor claiming that the British were invading. Raising 800,000 to raise the militia and establish fortifications, with the federal government passed a bill to allow the president to spend ten million to raise the army is fighting erupted. Maine Militia occupied points all along the Arastook territory, raising upwards of 11,000 men. The Militia commander in New Brunswick attempted to talk terms with the men from Maine but was arrested. Neither nation wanted a war that would have greatly interfered with the two nations' trade and a compromise was finally reached in the Webster–Ashburton Treaty in 1842. This treaty settled land disputes along the Maine, Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire border with British North America. Awarding 7,000 square miles of land to the Americans and a little over 5,000 to the British. The British retained the northern area of the disputed territory in Maine which included the Halifax Road which was the key to year-round overland communications between Quebec and Nova Scotia. The U.S government agreed to pay the states of Maine and Massachusetts $150,000 each for the loss of the lands and for the expenses in keeping the Maine militia raised for two years.
Continuing with conflict between these two was the pig war of 1857, again arising from a border dispute between British North America and the United States. The Oregon treaty of 1846 set the border between Oregon Country and British Colombia. The treaty also set the boundary between Vancouver island and what is now Washington State, stating that it would be split in the middle straight between Vancouver island and the mainland. The dispute arose as two different straights could be determined as the middle, which had the San Juan islands as the land in dispute. A commission was set to fix the dispute but neither side agreed and the dispute over the islands continued. Because of this ambiguity, both the United States and Britain claimed sovereignty over the San Juan Islands. During this period of disputed, Britain's Hudson's Bay Company established operations on San Juan and turned the island into a sheep ranch. Meanwhile, by mid-1859, around twenty-five American settlers had arrived.