New York by HUB Scuola https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h en-us 2023-02-23 14:59:49 UTC 2025-06-19 09:24:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fd.png NEW YORK mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492692523 Climate
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Location]]> 2023-02-23 15:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492692523 HISTORY: Ellis Island and Immigration to the USA mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492694296 The name of Ellis Island, not far from New York, is linked to emigration. Many ships from Europe disembarked here. The emigrants were detained and only after a long and complex inspection could they enter the United States.]]> 2023-02-23 15:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492694296 HISTORY: 9/11 mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492700615 On 11 September 2001, two airplanes hit the Twin Towers in New York, site of the World Trade Center. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States military. A fourth plane was intended to hit the White House but failed to reach the target. The terrorists were from Al-Qaeda, a name that soon became known worldwide. The attacks caused the death of almost 3,000 people.]]> 2023-02-23 15:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492700615 GEOGRAPHY: The Boroughs mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492701832 The Five Boroughs that make up the city of New York are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. Each is represented by a Borough President elected by the citizens, and, except for Manhattan, which has a City Hall, each has a Borough Hall.]]> 2023-02-23 15:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492701832 GEOGRAPHY: The Hudson River mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492704941 The Hudson River originates in the Adirondack Mountains and flows 507 km through New York City. Here it eventually drains into the Atlantic Ocean. It is named after Henry Hudson, who explored its source in 1609. For the Mohicans it was the ‘river that flows two ways’ while the early Dutch settlers simply called it the ‘North River’.]]> 2023-02-23 15:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492704941 TECHNOLOGY: Skyscrapers mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492711233 Skyscrapers are the symbol of New York. There are currently 6,472 of them. Among the best known are the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, with its distinctive triangular base, and the World Trade Center, built on the site where the Twin Towers once stood.]]> 2023-02-23 15:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492711233 MUSIC: Broadway mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492723336 Broadway is one of New York’s most famous streets. With its long diagonal course across Manhattan, it is famous for its many theatres, where plays and musicals are performed every night. Some of them are restaged for decades. For an actor, performing on Broadway means having reached the pinnacle of success.]]> 2023-02-23 15:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492723336 MUSIC: 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z, Alicia Keys (2009) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492723724 'Empire State of Mind' is the song by rapper Jay-Z featuring singer Alicia Keys, from the album 'The Blueprint 3'. The title refers to Angela Hunte and Janet Sewell-Ulepic’s 'New York State of Mind' and recalls a symbol of the city: the Empire State Building, the world’s tallest skyscraper until 1970.]]> 2023-02-23 15:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492723724 MUSIC: New York New York (musical by Martin Scorsese) (1977) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492730087 New York, New York is a 1977 film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film tells the love story between a jazz saxophonist played by Robert De Niro and a pop singer played by Liza Minnelli. It is also the director’s musical tribute to his city.]]> 2023-02-23 15:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492730087 ITALIAN: Little Italy mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492732158 Little Italy welcomed many Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century. The newcomers brought with them their customs, traditions, and typical cuisine. These characteristics gave rise to one of New York’s most distinctive neighbourhoods.]]> 2023-02-23 15:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492732158 ITALIAN: Antonio Meucci mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492735982 Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was an Italian inventor and businessman. His name will forever be linked to the dispute with Alexander Graham Bell over the invention of the telephone. But Meucci introduced many innovations, including oils for paints and varnishes, sparkling drinks, and condiments for pasta and rice.]]> 2023-02-23 15:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492735982 FRENCH: The Statue of Liberty mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492739664 The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the United States of America and one of the most famous monuments in the world. It is located on Liberty Island. 
The Statue depicts Liberty trampling the chains of slavery. Its left arm holds a tablet engraved with the date of the Declaration of Independence, while the right holds the torch of liberty that illuminates the world.
]]> 2023-02-23 15:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492739664 SPANISH: The Latino community of NYC mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492743067 According to the latest census, there are 37 million people of Hispanic origin (13% of the population). They are part of an immigration phenomenon that has made them the second largest ethnic group in the USA, with a higher concentration in the southern states.]]> 2023-02-23 15:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492743067 ART: Museum in NYC mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492745907 There are about 100 museums in New York, which have become true icons of the city over time. Among the most famous are the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, known as MoMa, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, known as the Met.]]> 2023-02-23 15:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492745907 ART: Andy Warhol mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492750917 American painter, graphic artist, and filmmaker, Andy Warhol was the most significant exponent of pop art. The main feature of Andy Warhol’s works is seriality, with which he represented objects and people that became the icons of the American way of life.]]> 2023-02-23 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492750917 ART: Edward Hopper mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492752243 For some, Edward Hopper is the father of Pop Art. Like many Pop Art artists, Hopper began as an illustrator but decided to turn to painting. An exponent of American Realism, Hopper portrays characters in real life settings with a metaphysical touch. He is considered the ‘painter of solitude’.]]> 2023-02-23 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492752243 ART: Keith Haring mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492755679 Keith Allen Haring turned graffiti into art. Haring created his first works in the New York underground. He drew stylised images of people and animals, often with a single stroke of paint. His creations were inspired by – and later shaped – the Street Art that developed in New York in the 1980s. Haring died young, but his influence on art continues.]]> 2023-02-23 15:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492755679 PHYSICAL EDUCATION: The New York City Marathon mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492757678 The New York Marathon is an annual event. Only on two occasions the marathon was not run: in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy, and in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the first edition in 1970 only one woman competed. Today, the New York City Marathon is a highly popular sporting event that attracts athletes from all over the world and is a festive occasion for everyone in the Big Apple.]]> 2023-02-23 15:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492757678 CITIZENSHIP: The United Nations Secretariat Building mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492766888 The United Nations Secretariat Building is a 39-storey skyscraper that houses the United Nations headquarters. Its façade, the first of its kind, is entirely made of glass. It was built between 1947 and 1952 and designed by architects Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer. Although the building is located within the United States, in the Midtown area, the site is owned by the United Nations.]]> 2023-02-23 15:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2492766888 TECHNOLOGY: The Brooklyn Bridge mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2516288684 The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by German engineer John Augustus Roebling and opened in 1883. Made of steel, it crosses the East River and connects the island of Manhattan to Brooklyn.]]> 2023-03-14 15:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/y2n882lx1u7mdm4h/wish/2516288684