Isn’t New
York City a nice place to live in?
Some
of us who live in the city were born here. Others were not. They either
migrated from other cities of the country or from other countries as well as
other continents. We all experience life
in the city in one way or another. Our views may differ on many things that are
part of the city. From my experience
after living in the city for almost seven years, there are things that make me
always believe New York City is a nice place to live in. It is one of the most
diverse cities in world. Public transportation is always available. The city hosts also some of the best
community colleges in the country.
It does not
take any efforts to realize that the city is very diverse. Look at the city’
streets, look at in your classrooms,
look at in the restaurants you go every day to have a lunch or dinner ,look at
in your work place, you may see people from all over the world with many
different backgrounds having lunch together, walking together, taking classes
together or working together. This is unique to the city. It makes the city so beautiful.
According to Sarita Dan, Director of Strategic Marketing and Tourism, and
Contributor to the (New York Natives) “the beauty of the city is its melting
pot character” (Dan). For instance, I worked for Porta Bella for couple of years;
all my coworkers had different backgrounds. The manager was Algerian, the
cashier was from Romania, and the sales persons were from Egypt, Republic of
Dominica, Gambia and Bangladesh.
Culturally I learnt a lot of things from all of them.
Public transportation is another thing that
makes the city more livable. The trains, the buses as well as the taxis are
available 24/7. They help facilitate the travelling of many people from their
homes to their workplaces, to their schools, to their hospitals as well as out
of the city and vice versa. For example, in many cities around the country we
have to have a car in order to get to the point we want to, but in New York
City at any time we can hop on the bus or on the train, and get to the place we
want to go.
In
addition to the city being very diverse and having easy access to public
transportation, the city also hosts some of the best community colleges in the
country. Many of us who do not have the opportunity to attend private universities
such as NYU or Colombia University attend community colleges like Bronx
Community College for the Associate Degrees. Students who distinguish
themselves well in these community colleges are having the opportunities to
attend either NYU or Colombia University which are some of the top best
universities in world.
Work cited
Sarita, Dan” Around the World in 5 Boroughs: It is the
People, not the Places”, newyorknatives.com, June 3, 2013.
Newyorknatives.com web, Feb 28, 2014.
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