Reflection of New York

After exploring New York City, my attitudes, beliefs, and feelings toward New York, have definitely changed for the better. I have learned a lot from our many travels in the city. I have learned to appreciate the city more. Although I thought I've pretty much seen what New York has to offer, this was not so. This class has taken me to a lot of places that I never would have thought existed in New York. My thoughts on New York have definitely changed. I am now more aware of the gentrification that is taking place in this city. After our trips, I have seen the artwork that is present in the city and seen how it is so vital to New York City. The city is simply surrounded by beautiful artwork. This class has also changed my mind on the city in that I have learned to appreciate it more. Through the museum visits, I have learned many things that I definitely have taken for granted in the city. For example, I have become more aware of the contributions and the impact that Robert Moses has had on New York, through the expressways and parkways that have been made. I have also learned to appreciate the transit system more through my experience in The Transit Museum. I have also learned a lot and have learned to appreciate and gain respect for the immigrants that have lived in the tenements through my experience in the Tenement Museum. Overall, my view of New York has widened and one thing that I have definitely learned is that New York has a lot to offer, and it is simply impossible to get tired of New York.