Location: Museum of the moving image

The museums worldwide debut within 1981 began the collection of artifacts that specialize within the terms of moving image. Home to a whopping 130,000 artifacts making only 1,400 of those on display currently. This museum is one of the homes that dedicated a part of itself to the Jim Henson exhibit. Jim henson is responsible for the Muppets a star within the world of television. The museum of moving image dedicates itself to the teachings of exposing what goes into a fx effect or a show on the air. This impact on the great city was that it freely informs the public yes. On special days such as a friday without any need of a certificate or anything to be exact the museum opens its doors to its most prized exhibits known around the world to promote an understanding of the history behind the industry who only has 1 sole purpose and that is to entertain people. The museum exhibits audio and visual components while having the artifact on display to educate those on how a process is done. The impact this has on the city of new york is to attract those to a world beyond imagination.

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http://www.movingimage.us/collection/

nycgo.com staff 09/26/2019 https://www.nycgo.com/articles/guide-to-the-museum-of-the-moving-image

South Street Seaport is an 11 Block Historic District and is Manhattans oldest neighborhood. It Was Centered around Schermerhorn Row, and was built around 1811 and 1812. It was what the new York city called the city’s original world trade center. seaport is known for its heritage, human scale and beautiful view of the Brooklyn bridge and the east river

https://ny.curbed.com/2015/2/4/9995694/tracing-50-years-of-the-south-street-seaports-struggles

Ellis Island

Ellis Island opened in 1892 and is a immigration station, where all immigrants made their way through New York City, but then closed in 1954. It’s located at the end of Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. Also, Americans could trace their ancestors. They recently open up a museum as well.

https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/ellis-island

Grand Central Terminal

It was first opened in 1913, the terminal was the start in transforming regional travel, this helped develop the city as we know it today. The Grand Central Terminal is the second most visited places in New York City, the first being Times Square. The terminal consist of many transportation options, great architecture, a fascinating history and iconic shops and restaurants.

About. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.grandcentralterminal.com/about/.

Prospect Park

Prospect Park is located in what’s considered “the heart” of Brooklyn.“Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux envisioned Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as a pastoral refuge in the midst of a rapidly urbanizing city.”This park was then renovated and restored in 1987 when it went through a long period of decline. It was also very critical to restore this park in order to have somewhere strictly green, allow people from the community to be apart of it and allow tourists to visit.

Gustafson,A (2017,April 6) Retrieved from: https://turnstiletours.com/the-great-war-and-nyc-prospect-park/

Domino Park

In 2012, the Two Trees Management company acquired the former site of the Domino Sugar Refinery which was a total of 11 acres. Two Trees made an effort to create a development plan that would meet the needs of the diverse community, in 2013 a public approval process was initiated and was later approved in 2014. In June of 2018 the 6 acres of Domino Park, which was named to honor the story of the site, was opened to the public.

About Domino Park. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dominopark.com/footer/about.

State location: Central Park

In 1853, NYC legislators were introduced to the plan of Central Park and in order to execute it, they had to acquire 700-800 acres of land through the use of eminent domain. Despite the on going debates and controversies, eventually people got on board with the construction of Central Park because of the positive impacts. Some of those impacts were 20,000 job openings and over 270,000 plantation of trees and shrubs which impacted both the economy and environment greatly. Central Park also established New York’s remarkable reputation which then lead many tourists to visit and locals to adventure through their city.

Blackmar, B & Rosenzweig, R (1992). The Park and the People. Retrieved from https://www.centralpark.com/visitor-info/park-history/overview/

9/11 memorial museum of world trade center

On September 11, 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City..Eleven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the National September 11 memorial and museum at the world trade center site has be come a major draw for visitors to New York, even as a funding dispute halted construction and delayed the opening of the site’s centerpiece museum. The national 9/11 memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the 2,977 people killed in the terror attacks of 9/11 at World Trade Center site as well as six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.   

http://web.b.ebscohost.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=24&sid=4109df82-7905-40c5-a358-454a78e92ddf%40pdc-v-sessmgr04&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=hjh&AN=80138626 Baran, Michelle Travel Weekly9/17/2012, Vol. 71 Issue 38, p1-43. 3p.

Times Square

In 1904, Long Acre Square changed its name to Times Square after the completion of the New York Times tower at 42nd Street and Broadway. The newspaper decided to celebrate the opening of its new building by counting down the last minutes of 1904 from the top of it. Two years later, the festivities grew to include the lowering of a ball at midnight. This event soon grew into the enormous annual party held every year in Times Square. In 1992, the private Times Square Business Improvement District, composed of area property owners and residents, was established.

Christopher S. W. (2019). Times Square. Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/ places/united-states-and- canada/miscellaneous-us- geography/times-square