College Essays

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Original? Is there anything new under the sun?

Not original, perhaps, but topics you could interest me in reading about (and if me, maybe a college official):



Why does liberal New York regularly elect Republican mayors?

What makes New York a better place to live than Columbia, SC?

How much oil would we import if all places were built like New York?

What happened to all the Jewish delis?

Why do many New Yorkers profess to hate tall buildings, and why do they live here if they do?

How long before the next terrorist attack and what form will it take when it arrives?

Why are New Yorkers not as rude as they used to be?

Why can’t the Second Avenue Subway get built when there’s such an obvious need?

Why were New Yorkers indifferent to the Olympics?

Why are New York’s airports so hard to get to?

What happened to all the criminals that used to live in the Bronx?

When will they find a way to make Roosevelt Island interesting for more than its tramway?

Why can’t they build housing fast enough to satisfy demand? Or have they?

Will Harlem ever recover its glory days, and how glorious were they anyway?

What unrealized potential lies in the fact that Manhattan is an island?

What unrealized potential lies in Manhattan?

What is the average night-time population of Central Park?

Why is crosstown travel so hard?

What makes the dimension and proportion of an average New York block so well suited to urban development?


Be off or I'll kick you downstairs.

[lofter1]

Why do tourists walk down sidewalks in a phalanx?

Why do people go down (or up) the up (or down) side of the stairs in the subways?

A study of taxi drivers' knowledge of traffic laws in NYC.

Where can you get a GOOD egg cream?

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Where can you get a GOOD egg cream?

Not the Gem Spa anymore.