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The Future of New York City:

The Future of New York City:. Quality of Life. Noxious Facilities in The Bronx. An Empirical Study by Nicholas Burney. The Bronx and the Waste Industry. Most sites dedicated to handling waste treatment are located in the Bronx These facilities are located close to homes and schools

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The Future of New York City:

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  1. The Future of New York City: Quality of Life N. Burney, S. Chowdhury, K.Creary, M. Turman

  2. Noxious Facilities in The Bronx An Empirical Study by Nicholas Burney N. Burney

  3. The Bronx and the Waste Industry Most sites dedicated to handling waste treatment are located in the Bronx These facilities are located close to homes and schools Have detrimental effects on the health of residents N. Burney

  4. The Bronx and the Auto Industry The Bronx has an abnormally large concentration of autobody shops Shops contain chemicals proven to be carcinogenic to humans Often do not have the necessary equipment to properly contain them N. Burney

  5. N. Burney

  6. The Effects Chemicals that leak that into the neighborhood can cause severe respiratory illness The Bronx has the highest asthma rates in NYC Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalization of children aged 0-14 in NYC N. Burney

  7. N. Burney

  8. The Closure of St. Vincent’s: A City in Mourning

  9. What was St. Vincent’s? M. Turman

  10. Why was St. Vincent’s important? M. Turman

  11. Why did it close? M. Turman

  12. The bigger picture… M. Turman

  13. Bye Bye Hospital, Hello Healthcare Crisis in South Queens S. Chowdhury

  14. Mary Immaculate Hospital Closes S. Chowdhury Established by local doctors on September 23, 1902 Caritas became the owners in 2006 2009 – Caritas was operating at $27 million deficit Caritas declared bankruptcy and hospital closed on March 3, 2009

  15. Dealing With The Consequences S. Chowdhury • District 8 – Queens Hospital Center • 151,000 people • District 9 – Jamaica Hospital Medical Center • 143,000 people

  16. Queens Hospital Center S. Chowdhury Short staffed, lack of resources, large volume of patients “…have to wait hours before seen by a doctor.” “Not satisfied with the quality of care…” “Doctors are scrambling to see the patients and are becoming increasingly frustrated with their workload.”

  17. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Houses only Trauma Center in area Not ready to act in case of major disaster 26% increase in ER, 55% in Trauma Center S. Chowdhury

  18. Solutions: Option A S. Chowdhury • Establishing a new hospital in the area • The building of Mary Immaculate currently vacant • Perfect location for a hospital • Structure built for use as a hospital • Provide jobs for the local residents

  19. Throwing New York to the Dogs: the past, present, and future of NYC’s stray pooches K. Creary

  20. Past K. Creary

  21. Present K. Creary

  22. Future K. Creary More social media advertising More spaying and neuter clinics More fundraising activities Stricter Law Loser restrictions on adopting dogs

  23. Sources M. Turman "Save St. Vincent's Hospital Rally(and the closing) NYC (4-24-10)." Vigilant Squirrel Brigade. N.p., 24 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http:// vigilantsquirrelbrigade.blogspot.com/2010/04/save-st-vincents-hospital- rallyand.html http://www.downtownexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/STV.jpg http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/9J7ms8-CEUb/St+Vincent+Hospital+Manhattan+Close/Y3hfxqszt2f Flores, Louis. "Ambulance Stuck in Traffic." No Third Term. N.p., 25 Mar. 2012. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. <http://no-third-term.blogspot.com/>.

  24. Sources K. Creary Morgan, Mattew Somerville. A Summer Scene in New York City—A Persecuted Dog on a Leading Avenue. 1874. Print. New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library. NYPL Digital Gallery. 27 Oct. 2005. Web. 5 Mar. 2012. Lee, Jennifer. "Where They Used to Drown the Dogs." City Room. New York Times, 30 Sept. 2008. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/where-they-used-to-drown-the-dogs/>.

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