Manhattan

     Manhattan is a borough that I researched at my job as a Youth Leader in the OUR NYC project this summer . My team and I explored Manhattan and went to different places. The places I’ve been to in Manhattan are The Skyscraper Museum and to a youth organization called The Door.I chose the places we visited by going online and looking up where I’ve never been.
    I chose the Skyscraper museum because I wanted to learn more about other skyscrapers throughout NYC and the globe. I learned a lot of interesting facts about different skyscrapers in Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China. This museum is located in Battery Park. To get to the Skyscraper museum, we took two trains. The trains we took are the F train from Smith-9th St one stop to 4th-Avenue and transferred to the R train from 9th Street station and took it to White Hall – South St Ferry, then walked to 39 Battery Place.

   I looked at the website for The Door and found it quite interesting. This organization reminds me a lot of the Red Hook Initiative, where I work, because they want to help you with anything you need. I noticed that they have programs such as GED, Graphic Art, Music and they had their own health center. This organization is located in SOHO (South of Houston Street). To get to The Door we took 2 trains. The trains we took were the F train from Smith-9th St to Jay Street- Borough Hall then crossed over to the C train to Spring St, then walked to 555 Broome St.

Here are some questions that I wanted to answer about Manhattan:
1. What makes a landmark?
It is an historic place or structure that has made an historical impact in the history of the United States.

2. What are the famous restaurants/hotels?
Restaurants
• The Four Seasons (East 50’s, NY)
• Sylvias Restaurant (Harlem, NY)
• Le Benardin (East 60’s, NY)
Hotels
• Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Battery Park, NY)
• The Plaza Hotel (Central Park South, NY)

3. How was Manhattan named?
According to Google , ”the native tribe on the island were called Manhattans, and from that tribe came the name of the Island of Manhattan. The name Manhattan means "Hilly Island" probably from native name, Manah "island" + Atin "hill."
Manhattan is a very exciting place to visit and has a lot of museums, gallerys, City parks.