scholarly journals Eulerian numerical modeling of contaminant transport in Lower Manhattan, New York City, from a point-source release under the dominant wind condition: Insights gained via LES

2021 ◽  
pp. 118621
Author(s):  
Wayne R. Oaks ◽  
Kevin Flora ◽  
Ali Khosronejad
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Point Source ◽  
Contaminant Transport ◽  
York City ◽  
Wind Condition ◽  
Lower Manhattan

Case Studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-68
Author(s):  
Rebecca Yamin ◽  
Donna J. Seifert
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
York City ◽  
High Class ◽  
Lower Manhattan ◽  
The City

This chapter focuses on two case studies, reviewing in detail the findings of large urban projects that encountered brothel sites. The New York City project addresses the history and archaeology of a brothel in the Five Points neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. The discussion contrasts the reputation of the residents with the evidence revealed by the artifact assemblages. The discussion of Washington, D.C. parlor houses addresses the remarkable assemblage of high-class furnishings and possessions and expensive foods enjoyed in the houses in the heart of the city—houses that served the men of government and business in the nation’s capital.

The Borrower's Tale: A History of Poor Debtors inLochnerEra New York City

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 1053-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Fleming
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
York City ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Lower Manhattan ◽  
History Of ◽  
Office Manager

When asked why he did not read over the loan documents before signing them, John Doherty explained: “I was anxious to get the money, I didn't bother about it.” In February 1910, the twenty-three-year-old railroad clerk walked into the offices of the Chesterkirk Company, a loan-sharking operation with offices in lower Manhattan. He was looking to borrow some money. Repayment was guaranteed by the only security Doherty had to offer: his prospective wages and, in his words, his “reputation.” After a brief investigation of Doherty's creditworthiness, the loan was approved. The office manager placed a cross in lead pencil at the bottom of a lengthy form and Doherty signed where indicated. He received $34.85 in exchange for his promise to repay the loan principal plus $10.15 in combined fees and interest in three months. The interest charged was significantly greater than the 6 percent per year allowed in New York State. Doherty's effective annualized interest rate, including fees, was over 100 percent.

From Upper Canal to Lower Manhattan: Memorialization and the Politics of Loss

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Stow
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
York City ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
National Narratives ◽  
French Quarter ◽  
Lower Manhattan ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
Ease Of Access

The New Orleans Katrina Memorial is located at the upper end of Canal Street, an inexpensive and relatively short trolley car ride from the city's tourist hub in the French Quarter. Despite its ease of access, and close proximity to the more famous cemeteries to which tourists regularly make pilgrimage, the memorial is little visited and largely unknown, even to many of the city's own residents. In this it stands in stark contrast to the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, which drew its millionth visitor less than four months after its opening on September 12, 2011. Recent work in political theory on memory, mourning, and memorialization—as well as Ancient Greek concerns about the same—point to the ways in which the manner of remembrance, grieving, and commemoration employed by a democratic polity help to shape political outcomes. In what follows, I trace the history and design of the New York City and New Orleans memorials to suggest the ways in which they embody and perpetuate national strategies of remembrance and forgetting, in which injustices perpetratedagainstthe polity are prioritized over injustices perpetratedwithinit. Drawing on John Bodnar's distinction between national and vernacular commemoration, I nevertheless conclude with a counter-intuitive suggestion: that while on anationallevel the public's relative ignorance of the Katrina Memorial is indeed indicative of a polity more concerned with injustices perpetrated against it than within it; on alocallevel the erection and subsequent forgetting of the Katrina Memorial is a manifestation of a mode ofvernacularmemory, mourning and commemoration with far more democratically-productive potential than its counterpart in New York City. In particular, I argue that it cultivates, and historicallyhascultivated, a more forward-looking, progressive, and polyphonic response to loss than the type of dominant national narratives embodied by the 9/11 Memorial. Whereas the latter continually replays the loss in ways that rob the polity of its capacity to move beyond its initial response, the former acknowledges and incorporates the loss while steeling the community for the challenges ahead.

“New York City Closed to all Traffic”

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Jessica DuLong
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
World Trade ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The World ◽  
Lower Manhattan ◽  
Subsequent Event ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
Financial Center

This chapter examines the transportation shutdowns that quickly ricocheted out beyond the New York area following the attacks of 9/11. Each subsequent event amplified the crisis unfolding at the World Trade Center, intensifying the fear and panic and increasing the numbers of people directly caught up in the catastrophe. With the avalanche of toxic dust and debris came terror. Bridges and tunnels were closed, streets were clogged with stalled traffic, and no trains were moving. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of visitors, residents, and commuters found themselves trapped in Lower Manhattan, struggling to grasp what was happening and trying to answer one question: How could they get off the island? Passengers then arrived in waves at the World Financial Center ferry terminal.

Clash of Urban Philosophies

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Dory
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Jane Jacobs ◽  
Citizen Activism ◽  
Citizen Groups ◽  
Lower Manhattan ◽  
The 1960S

The conflicting urban philosophies of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs concerning the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway (Lomex) remain pertinent today. Urban and transportation planners must balance top-down planning and citizen activism. Moses conceived and created most New York City public works. He presumed completion of his envisioned elevated highway across Lower Manhattan. Surprisingly, citizen groups led by Jacobs mobilized to stop it. This article presents Lomex from inception through the tumultuous political and personal battles of the 1960s until its demapping, focusing on the urban philosophies of Moses and Jacobs to highlight the need for today’s planners to combine them.

A Street Management Framework for Lower Manhattan in New York City

2009 ◽  
Vol 2119 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent Lethco ◽  
Allison Davis ◽  
Steven Weber ◽  
Suchi Sanagavarapu
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Lower Manhattan

Site characterization for urban seismic hazards in lower Manhattan, New York City, from microtremor array analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Stephenson ◽  
S. Hartzell ◽  
A. D. Frankel ◽  
M. Asten ◽  
D. L. Carver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Site Characterization ◽  
Seismic Hazards ◽  
Array Analysis ◽  
Lower Manhattan
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