Tag Archives: population
“Our Very Own Island in the City”
People from all over the world migrated to New York in an effort to have a better life. They predicted opportunities within the city and jumped in to join those seeking those opportunities. We are told of the numerous ethnicities that … Continue reading
Countless Cultures 3.0
New York’s population, as stated in writings by Binder and Reimers, maximized greatly during the 1720s, as the count jumped from 33,131 to 60,489. This vast popluation growth caused the problematic result of assimilating the new-New Yorkers. The city’s population … Continue reading
The police is here, no worry?
Between 1830 and 1860, population growth was one of the primary factors in crimes that happened in New York. The robbers spread terror, whether in urban or rural town, they were stealing and killing. “Although nearly one-fourth of the City’s … Continue reading