Guidebook: the United Nations Building Located at 405 E 42nd Street right along the East River on Manhattan Island is a piece of international territory belonging to 193 nations which holds the United Nations Headquarters. In a city that is home to over 8 million people speaking perhaps 800 languages, it is not surprising that …
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Statue of Liberty
History: Also known as Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde. Its designer was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, its builder was Gustave Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame. Its intended purpose was to be a gift from France to the United States as a symbol of Franco-American friendship and cooperation. Over time, however, it has come …
Cold War New York
The Cold War, a forty-five-year global and political crisis, has not only affected many countries and governments, but it impacted New York as well. This international tension led New York to organize their own civil defenses, especially fallout shelters, to protect themselves from nuclear attacks. Located near a beach in Queens, Fort Tilden was a …
The AIDS Crisis in New York City
The AIDS Crisis in New York City Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, more commonly known as AIDS, first emerged in the United States in the year 1981. Cases of the disease were first reported in Los Angeles and New York when young, previously healthy gay men began developing unusual infections as a result of weak immune …
Alexander Hamilton’s New York
Alexander Hamilton’s New York Alexander Hamilton, one of the nation’s founding fathers, was raised in the West Indies, orphaned and sent to the northern colonies in 1773 to obtain an education. He soon enrolled in New York’s very own King’s College, now known as Columbia University, to study law. While studying at King’s College he …