HW #1, forgotten NY

Haha, almost forget I have English homework, anyway I am doing this last minute thing for a long time, you know it is just so hard to get rid off those bad habits.

Well, the first thing that captured my eyes when I got into that website is this link on the top part: YOU'D NEVER BELIEVE YOU'RE IN NYC．"Sheep and goats in Queens? Waterfalls in the Bronx? Homes on stilts? They can all be found in the five boroughs. This page will point you in the right direction to find scenes you'd think you'd never see in New York City." After reading this paragraph, it is pretty clear that this website is basically talking about stuff in New York City that people have been ignored, destroyed or forgot in a very long time, at least to me, it sounds like that. From exploring the site, I learned that New York City is not only about big and luxury buildings, there are many other things that even don't have much to do with a city are involved in this economic center of the US. Such as: Rock around the Rockpile at Mount Loretto, The House of No Return in Staten Island, The Guns of Queens, Inwood in the Woods which being described as Manhattan's last swatch of primeval forest(oh, that's interesting), Lemon Creek that runs through New York City Streets and many other things like those. By putting all those photos and interesting stories, the website itself tries to show something different to people about New York City from the one we used to think we know so well, but actually it is not really the whole truth. Anyway, I think the website of Forgotten NY is a very meaningful and interesting place to visit. It is not only introducing new stuff to us it is also bringing people’s attention back on some really serious issues of New York City that need to be working on with everyone’s heart.

Although I think that there are things that this website can do better, such as make it a little bit more organized. At the beginning when I got in there, it really made confusing somehow. There are just too many information in there, I didn't know what to look for.

(I don't understand why this picture is not show up, maybe because of the website blocked certain things from the outside)

On this topographical map section of Staten Island circa 1900, you can see Palmer's Run in the center, just under the first "L" in Kill.

"On this page we'll concern ourselves mostly with Palmer's Run which, as you can see on the map, has a number of branches. Of particular interest is the one that runs alongside Watchogue Road and Victory Boulevard (both very old Staten Island roads that go back to Colonial times. Prior to 1918 Victory Blvd. was known as Richmond Turnpike and, as its name implies, it was originally a toll road. It was renamed in honor of the armistice ending World War I). Palmer's Run, as well as Clove Brook, were harnessed for the mill industry in the 1800s but, as houses replaced farms and mills, the brooks were mostly sunk underground. With some exceptions..."

This picture are just for testing. Chongqing, the city that where I come from. See, their URL works just fine.