The most prominent feature across my neighborhood has been environmental designations. A majority of land use amenities were apparent in the surrounding areas of my apartment, starting at approximately a ten block radius. There are no tax lots nearby and would therefore not affect my area. The zoning map amendments are just outside of my area in Brooklyn, yet the surrounding areas are most definitely supported by this convenience. It seems that zoning map amendments rapidly increased between 2010 and 2015, and before then there was almost no evidence of that. I noticed that the distribution of landmarks is disproportionate, especially when specifying the types of landmarks. The individual landmarks appear to be randomized and in clumps, it is rare to find singular individual landmarks that are apart from others. The closest scenic landmark for me would be in the downtown Brooklyn area, at least two miles away from me. However, it is a large landmark, as it covers the entirety of Prospect Park and some of the roads that connect to it. There is no sign of interior landmarks in my nearby area, and I am not entirely sure what that is. 

A reaction I had that I found to be rather jarring is the effective flood insurances executed since 2007. Although it is comprehensible for it to be prominent along the coast of Brooklyn and dedicated to the residents closest to the river, it should be more dispersed. Manhattan is not a huge island, and floods can very much impact homes that are more inland. The reason I am currently residing in a new apartment is because my home was flooded after Hurricane Ida in East Harlem. We had no insurance and the building did not know how to help us. I lived on the first floor and the basement of an apartment and the basement got flooded. The superintendent decided to put in dehumidifiers and nothing else which made our electric bill triple. 

Something that my area had more so than other areas is the Appendix J Designated M Districts. I can understand why this is, as I reside in a manufacturing district. My partner was hard to find as her location was in California. As it is in a more rural area by the water, I can imagine there to be more patterns of coastal zone protection. I feel as though California is also more susceptible to natural disasters, such as drought, fire, and earthquakes. As a result, there are perhaps more insurances and specified environmental amenities than what one would see in New York. Due to a more spread out, less urban environment with an extremely dry climate, I can visualize there being minimal contribution to flood support. There may be more amenities that a city environment may lack, such as recreation centers, public pools, parks, public beaches, etc (I am aware that New York City provides these as well, however California may vary more in frequency and size). Some attributes such as farmland may exist more successfully in an area with better air quality and more rural space for more productive results.