With a crime rate of 64 per one thousand residents, Johnson City has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime […]
vestal virgin; chaste; pure. Definition of vestal adjective. of or relating to the goddess Vesta. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure. noun. vestal virgin. What is the meaning of word vestal? Definition of vestal (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : of or relating to the […]
Think beef on weck (Buffalo), cold cheese pizza (Oneonta), the garbage plate (Rochester) or even the Michigan hot dog (Plattsburgh). Locals can get into heated arguments as to where the best spiedie is served, and even about which bar invented them. What food is Binghamton known for? The spiedie /ˈspiːdi/ […]
But that all changed in the 1960s. Cheap air travel suddenly allowed a new generation to visit more exotic and warmer destinations. Grossinger’s Resort, which once boasted 150,000 visitors annually and was known as the “Waldorf in the Catskills,” abandoned its operations in 1986. Why did the Catskills decline? As […]
Though the Borscht Belt Resort was once a major vacation destination in New York’s Catskills, it’s today an abandoned area. The Catskills Resorts were a safe haven for Jewish New Yorkers who went to vacation there because they were banned in the 1920s from most of the city’s hotels. Why […]
The Catskill Mountains are approximately 100 miles (160 km) north-northwest of New York City and 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Albany, starting west of the Hudson River. The Catskills occupy much of two counties (Greene and Ulster), and extend slightly into Delaware, Sullivan, and southwestern Schoharie counties. What area […]
The Catskill Mountains are located in southeast New York State, between Albany and New York City. The region is a mixture of public and private land that lies within the 700,000 acres of the Catskill Park and occupies parts of four counties: Sullivan, Delaware, Greene, and Ulster. What towns are […]
Generally, there shouldn’t be any major problems with a partner staying overnight. That is, of course, that you ask for permission from your university. However, there could be multiple issues and consequences if you have another person staying with you in your room for a longer period without permission. Do […]
As soon as you’ve committed to a college or university, the next big step is figuring out housing. If you’re trying to find your own roommate instead of putting your fate into the hands of the random selection gods, then you should start your search as soon after committing as […]
With a crime rate of 36 per one thousand residents, Elmira has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here […]
A travel ban is one of a variety of mobility restrictions imposed by governments. Bans can be universal or selective. The restrictions can be geographic, imposed by either the originating or destination jurisdiction. They can also be based on individual status, such as health or vaccination. Is travel ban necessary? […]
New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City one of the U.S. municipalities in multiple counties. Is New York City and Manhattan the same thing? Manhattan, […]
We have two campuses in our beloved home city: Greenwich Village (main campus) and Downtown Brooklyn (NYU Tandon School of Engineering). Students have their choice of 23 residence halls, with four years of housing guaranteed to all entering freshman. How many NYU campuses are there? NYU’s global network consists of […]