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A Slice of NYC Paradise

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This tiny New York City community offers several unforgettable experiences that give visitors insight into the area's historic charm.

Hotel Pennsylvania

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The Hotel Pennsylvania is falling slowly, and in a matter of a few months, it will be gone for good or bad, depending on your POV.

I attended events at hotel everyman PA65000 and even stayed there overnight at this grand structure once or twice, but not while Fidel was there, or else there would have been a much better story to tell.

Meanwhile, Castro, the leader of Cuba, was at the hotel in 1959 and a photo of the main lobby—the New York Times Image.

Most Crowded Islands

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Santa Cruz del Islote in Colombia has got to be one of the most challenging and crowded islands to live on the face of this Earth.

I was born on an island known as the Pearl of The Antilles because Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain in 1492 when it was the realm of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people who had displaced even earlier inhabitants. It became the Spanish empire's most important source of raw sugar in the 18th century and later earned the name 'Pearl of the Antilles.'

Lost Magic?

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The Sunshine State of Florida has become our American national bellwether, and certainly not in a perfect way, I should add.

Another shooting, this time a TV news crew has been shot while covering an earlier shooting. One journalist is dead. The other newsman is critical as of this posting. Fellow journalists rushed to help the crew that was shot. Then a mother and 9-year-old were shot. The 9-year-old didn't survive.

Crosstown Traffic

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How will one shut Street Impact traffic on other roads? Where are the most extensive international bottlenecks during global rush hour?

Get the insights you need to understand, predict, and reduce traffic with TomTom Traffic Stats: our road network analysis tool that’s available online.

Asian American Attacks

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California's Asian community is increasingly alarmed by multiple Asian-on-Asian mass shootings, including many deaths.

This hits home hard because my wife and son are both Asian and US citizens who fly like American eagles.

 

'But the shooter was Asian!' That doesn't negate the reality of anti-Asian violence.

It's an instinctive rebuttal to any support being sent to my community as if the shooter also being Asian makes it any less devastating.

Bucket List Cities

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Why leave the USA in any way, be it via automobile, bus, train, cruise ship, or airplane when you can enjoy an American staycation?

I live on City Island, A Slice of NYC Paradise. If you ever visit the Big Apple, it is a short subway ride away on the number six train. https://cityislandchamber.org/

Overpopulation and Overconsumption

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Do you know which are the top ten most populated cities in the whole wide world and in order of overpopulation on earth?

Reportedly, the world hit the eight billion population mark. Based on extensive research, it has been concluded that more than half of the world’s population lives in cities across the globe.

The Lonely People

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No one is immune to loneliness and especially in times as stressful as these but we have the power to change our situations.