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Rebuilding Nyc: Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.
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Handout
Other

Rebuilding Nyc: Freedom Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to discover what New York City is doing to redevelop Ground Zero. Read all about the Freedom Tower and the plans the city has for this land. View spectacular pictures and digital plans.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nyc Subway Turns 100

For Students 9th - 10th
America's most famous subway has turned 100! NPR does a fun series that looks at the early technology and the usage of subway in film and song. Be sure to view the galleries of photos and listen to the memories and music!
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: New York: A Documentary Film Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the companion site to the television series on New York that covers "nearly 400 years and 400 square miles" of a "dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation."
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Connected City: New York, New York 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition highlights New York's harbor, with stories of the city as a hub of immigration, manufacturing, and culture.
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New York City Government Official Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this thorough site to gain valuable information about the local government of New York City. This official site contains press releases, photo galleries, pages for different agencies, and other related information.
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Library of Congress

Loc: September 11th Documentary Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: The American Metropolis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A photograph of State Street in Chicago and George Bellows' painting of Lower Manhattan, both depicting the vigorous, gritty, energetic urban life in the early-twentieth century.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: 96 Vandam

For Students 9th - 10th
In this non-prose piece, the author shares sensory-filled images about a street in New York City where many homeless reside.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
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CNN

Cnn: September 11 Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site was established by CNN to serve as an "evolving record" of and "living memorial" to those who perished in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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PBS

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to support of PBS documentary, this site can stand alone in its offerings of other resources on Hasidism, clips from video and interviews, and background information on this Eastern European religious community.
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Other

East Harlem Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a homepage representing the New York city neighborhood of East Harlem, which talks about the history of the place and it's current situation in the city.
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Other

Nyc Tv on Demand: Secrets of New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the "secrets" of New York; some fascinating, some mysterious, some historical, in these short video clips.
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Other

Tuscon Weekly Arts and Leisure: A Persistence of Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers a detailed discussion of the longtime collaboration between Lanford Wilson and Marshall Mason. The article provides a great deal of quoted material from both men.
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Nyc Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Blueprint

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details "a plan to bring bicycling into the mainstream in New York City." Offers maps and detailed information on improving big city other-than-auto transportation choices.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: The Statue of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn brief information about the Statue of Liberty located in New York, which is a national symbol of freedom.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: My Daughters in New York

For Students 9th - 10th
This seven-stanza poem expresses what a father imagines life would be like if his daughter moved to New York City.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Streets of New York

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow of photographs of New York City from the period just before and just after World War II when the city was a magnet for talented photographers who were looking for new ways to capture the life of the city's streets. A...
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Other

Holiday Season in New York

For Students 9th - 10th
This site you can discover all of the many things to do in New York City at Christmas time. View pictures, lists of events, and plan your trip.
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Other

New York Discovery and Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
Gain an understanding of the settlement of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
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Other

New York City Local Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Develop an understanding of the New York City's government with this helpful overview of the mayor, city council, board of elections, and the campaign finance board.
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Other

New York City: Geography and Origins

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site describing New York City, its geography and origins, as well as the boroughs.
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Other

New York City Tourist: The Empire State Building

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic photo tour of the Empire State Building accompanied by facts and interesting information. Peruse the pages of pictures and experience the wonder and beauty of one of New York City's famous buildings.