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Neighborhood: East Village

East Village form a bit of weight-cons Greenwich Village, East Coast. It generally follows the same dynamic neighborhood with a dozen years late. The evidence recently of real estate pros have invented a new term for part of the district: NoHo ( proof), with the clear intention of making a new SoHo . But I will not repeat a 15th speech knew what the theme, it's already been done.

short, East Village is both a lively and full of history. In terms of life, especially at night, it has everything to offer. The big BBQ spot at the bar who has cracked theme, through a will or sushi shops barred St Mark's Place There's something for all tastes. A new tattoo in 10 minutes? A massage and maybe more? Ice that cures cancer (but not the grammar)? This is where you come. Necessarily, the neighborhood is a victim of his celebrity and tourist traps basic flower, and everything is completely full on weekends. For cons, the evenings of the week, that is happiness ... Yes, I know, you must get out the week. Another place that encourages students idlers!

the day, it will also take the full view, with a focus of architectural history. Short visit ...
We start with the inevitable Astor Place , and sculpture cubic (running!). Basically, Cooper Union Building , whose metallic structure is made of railroad rails, because Cooper industrialist produced them! Grace Church, by architect James Renwick Jr., who will also Cathedrale St Patrick , and then 23 years. St. Mark-in-the-Bowery , in the district or moved Peter Stuyvesant, the man who founded New York. Very beautiful restored buildings, like the Opera House or Joseph Papp Public Theater . Others are waiting to be saved as Colonnade Row . And yet, in bulk, Old Merchant's House dating from 1832, a superb Firehall of 1898 or the former Bond Street Savings Bank , Greek Revival period .

It's all of East Village one of the nicest neighborhoods in New York. My preference has Greenwich is probably more to accessibility than anything else in metro ...

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UN Headquarters

On the banks of the East River , is a small territory of irreducible (non-Gallic, but not all Americans), an enclave International American soil. It is probably quite legitimate for the United Nations headquarters is located in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. That said, no offense has Spil, these headquarters were originally famous and original is on a huge ship sailing in international waters. What I find particularly cool. Instead, Rockefeller Jr. bought the land and offers free world (do not worry, it has also been careful to buy the surrounding land and build great luxury hotels for diplomats mop, financial return and his donation).

I'm not going to do an article on the UN goal, his life, his work, his action, his means, all that stuff. Wiki can satisfy the most curious. I'm going to say in bulk what I remember of the visit (because yes, it will visit ...)

- If the building from the outside is atrocious, view of the interior is superb, this I find particularly selfish.
- The organization and decision-making process is particularly messy and complicated. Several rooms with different voting systems, strict rules and abstract ... UN defends itself by stating that it is not to work in an emergency, but to solve problems, This is a long process, which wants to offer absolute solutions. I agree.
- The UN has provided clear objectives unattainable, and displays them without shame (we see the side very well the "political" system, and it is unfortunate). See here for a dream a better tomorrow.
- My cynicism may be clearly undermined if one accepts the figures ads (always by the UN): 1 / 3 of the money spent annually on weapons could remove most of the global scourges (malnutrition, literacy, water drinking, etc.).
- The guides are charming. And that's an understatement. Likely people to avoid to focus on other things and ask questions.
- 3 unique states are recognized by the UN and non-members: Vatican (normal), over the Cook Islands and Niue, populated by a few dozens of losers. To this we must add the states that are not true, sometimes observers, such as Kosovo or Tibet, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Palestinian Authority. To this we can see that the UN is actually the world (even in Switzerland has since 2002, say!), And there is ample time in my opinion it takes power.
- 6 official languages of the United Nations. Including French. As the right of veto, this kudos to us exclusively to the past, and the slow workings of government. On the very critical and critical veto, it is important to know that it uses only the Security Council, which is that one of several United Nations bodies . That said, this is not one of the smallest, and it is frightening that a weak system also handles such important issues. There is very little used, and recently primarily by the U.S. (especially to protect Israel), which is not to their glory.
- The corridors of UN headquarters and the garden are literally invaded by a superb works of art present in all countries. This recalls that the UN, so far, is mostly a nice idea, acclaimed by all minds not grumpy. Personally, I'm for it can become an organization a "judge" of states, as we have a system for guiding individuals (police, justice) that works well overall. The war in Iraq seems a striking example of a need for non-state entities capable of making decisions and enforcing them. But the UN is already very active and important in everything humanitarian, human rights, social development, and it not bad.

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