Five hundred and ninetieth chapters New York green lung
There were not many people in the carriage, and most people had seats. Hong Tao and Irene found a seat near the door and sat next to a black older sister or younger sister whose arms were thicker than Hong Tao's legs. Hong Tao couldn't tell anyway.
Is this person 18 or 48?
Compared with the sweltering heat on the platform, the carriage was much cooler, but it was a bit too cool. After just two stops, Hong Tao's little hands were almost frozen. Only then did he understand why Irene had chosen a thicker suit.
Wearing sportswear, and for the sake of looking good, he actually wore sports shorts. If the mayor of New York were here at this time, Hong Tao would definitely say to him: I greet your eight generations of ancestors, can you share the air conditioning in the carriage with me?
Part of the platform?
Hong Tao is not just wishful thinking. The mayor of New York really works on the subway. This American tycoon named Michael Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg Information and is worth US$25 billion. When he originally ran for mayor of New York
He promised the citizens of New York that his annual salary was only $1, and his campaign slogan was, I am rich, so you don’t have to worry about me being corrupt!
Listening to his tone, Hong Tao thinks he is very manly! No matter what he is after, just for this annual salary and this slogan, if Hong Tao were a voter, he would vote for him.
Bloomberg is not only rich, but also close to the people. When he took office in 2001, he insisted on taking the subway for half an hour to commute to get off work every day. This was not a show. He served three consecutive terms as mayor of New York until he resigned in 2013. From time to time, New Yorkers will see this old man on the subway, and many times he doesn't even have a seat, and few people give up their seats to him. He just stands in the car for half an hour.
If our domestic officials can also learn from Bloomberg, I think it doesn’t matter whether you have real skills or not. It doesn’t matter whether you relied on nepotism to get to the position. Putting it aside whether you like it or not, at least no one will
I will hate you.
Even if New York's subway reopens, there is no air conditioning on the platform, and the trains are as cold as the Arctic. New Yorkers will probably only complain a few times, but won't have any major objections, because the mayor can play here every day.
This world of ice and fire. What else can citizens say? Let’s play together.
It's a pity that Hong Tao didn't have the luck to meet the mayor, and he wouldn't run out to take the subway after 6 o'clock in the morning.
When leaving the station, Hong Tao discovered another very unreasonable thing about the New York subway, that is, whether the subway card is temporary or regular, no deposit is required, so the used subway cards are thrown all over the floor. This point
When visiting Laos, you must learn from China. This will not only keep the environment cleaner, but also reduce waste.
Climbing out of the 72nd Street subway exit, you will see New York's Central Park on your right. This park covers an area of more than 5,000 acres. How big is this 5,000 acres? There are about 5,000 basketball courts, which is larger than the Summer Palace. It is larger than the Summer Palace.
Tsinghua University occupies a smaller area, more than five times that of Beihai Park.
It extends from 59th Street to 110th Street, spanning 51 blocks in length and narrower in width, from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue. It is basically located in the middle of Manhattan Island.
In the 1850s, New York State passed a bill, the "Parks Act." Meeting citizens' requirements for fresh air, sunlight, and public space became an unshirkable responsibility of the New York City government. Therefore, a park was built on Manhattan Island.
Parks became a top priority.
The original plan was to build a park near the East River, which is now the southeastern area of Central Park. However, this plan was ultimately not approved. After many revisions, it was finally determined at its current location.
But at that time, it was still a suburb of New York City, surrounded by slums, exposed rocks and uneven land.
Olmsted and Vaux were responsible for building this park. They boldly predicted that New York City would grow to more than 2 million people and the city would expand many times. One day the park they designed would become the only park for New Yorkers.
A place where you can get close to nature.
Olmsted and Vox's predictions were not very accurate, not that they overestimated, but that they were not bold enough. When the park was fully completed in 1873, the population of New York City had exceeded 3 million.
They haven't finished the design plan in hand yet.
The predictions made before have been fulfilled. What is even more commendable is that after New York City became a modern metropolis, although the land prices here increased countless times, it basically did not receive any encroachment, and only some similar theaters were built inside.
, buildings such as memorial halls.
After entering Central Park from W72 Street, Hong Tao did not see the elements that he thought a park should have. All he could see were woods and tree-lined avenues, as well as morning exercisers strolling, jogging, cycling, and skateboarding.
"Where should we run?" Hong Tao was already unsure of his decision. There were woods and grasslands everywhere. Where could he go to find tobacco leaves? Besides, he didn't know what living tobacco leaves looked like.
"Run forward, that's the strawberry field. Do you know John Lennon?" Erin pointed to a tree-lined path ahead.
"The Lennon of The Beatles?" Although Hong Tao lacks artistic talent, he is not musically illiterate. He still knows a few popular things, otherwise he would not be able to hang out in college.
"Yes, the building behind is his home. He was assassinated in front of this building. His widow Yoko Ono still lives in it. Do you want to go and have a look?" Eileen pointed to the building outside the park across the road.
A very old building was explained to Hong Tao.
"I'm not his fan! This shabby house is old, isn't it? What kind of style is this?" Hong Tao didn't bring a SLR camera, but he also had a Sony card camera, and the effect was decent, so he took pictures first.
"It should be considered a Victorian style house. This is not a shabby house. Most New Yorkers know it. It is full of celebrities and rich people. It is called the Dakota Building. The locals like to call it the most unusual house number.
, if I return to my country in the future,
When someone asks you where you live in New York, just say you live in the Dakota Building, you are guaranteed to have special face!" Erin is becoming more and more Chinese, and she actually knows how to brag to earn face. This is also called being close to Zhu Zhechi.
The ink is black, Hong Tao is the ink.
"Can I go in and take a few pictures? Otherwise it won't look like it. Who will believe it if I just show people the outside?" Hong Tao thinks Irene's idea can be considered. Some people just do this. If you tell him you live in the White House, he will
Calling you a country bumpkin, he only said you have good taste when you said you lived in Lennon's woodshed.
"You can't get in here. There are more security guards here than in the White House. Let alone taking pictures, you will be in trouble if you stand at the door for a while. Let's go, I will take you to see the strawberry field, where Yoko Ono's memorial ceremony was held.
"Built by Nong." Irene took the lead and ran towards the tree-lined avenue, followed by Hong Tao, looking at Irene's swaying buttocks. This was his favorite. As long as there was a woman running in front of him, he would definitely let go.
Walk slowly and look twice. The good-looking ones will follow you, and the bad-looking ones will pass you directly.
The strawberry garden is no different from an ordinary park green space, except that there are slightly more types of plants and flowers. Eileen said that these are donated by fans from all over the world. The most obvious sign is a circular pattern in the middle of the road, made of black and white stones.
It was built a little higher than the road surface, with some flowers and candles on it, and a line of words in the middle, IMAGINE.
"Have you heard of this song?" Erin pointed to the line of words in the middle.
"Never heard of it..." Hong Tao shook his head. In fact, he had never heard of a single Lennon song, and even if he had heard it, he couldn't remember it. Due to some reasons in later generations, he was not very fond of singers and movie stars.
He had a cold, and he didn't think that singing a few songs could save the world. Instead of commemorating these people, it would be better to build more statues for those scientists and scholars.
"Bitch!" This is Irene's nickname for Hong Tao. Although Hong Tao has always opposed it, it has no effect.
"I'm going to eat you!" Hong Tao came again. He really didn't have any artistic skills. Whenever he and Irene were teasing him, he would always do the same trick, without changing his expression, emphasis, or movements.
"Hahahaha... you can't catch me!" Irene was also a bitch, and she followed Hong Tao's example, giggling and running forward. Hong Tao waved his hands and chased after him, almost hitting a couple.
The old American man was walking around. The old man was not angry. Instead, he was quite envious as he watched the young man running around and having fun.
Central Park is really a bit big, with a length of more than 4 kilometers. It takes about 10 kilometers to go around in one circle. It must be difficult to run. Fortunately, there are bicycles for rent by the lake. Hong Tao and Irene each took one.
Jogging was replaced by cycling. It took about 2 hours, and Hong Tao basically walked around Central Park, but he still couldn't find the tobacco. In fact, he didn't want to look for it anymore. How could he find it in such a big place?
This big park is not actually a whole. There are several roads passing directly through the park, dividing the park into many different areas, including an amphitheater, a baseball field, several small lakes, and a zoo. Hong Tao is already at this age.
After he was old enough to visit the zoo, he preferred the place called Sheep Prairie.
There are no sheep in the Sheep Prairie. It is just a large grassland surrounded by woods. There is no natural scenery to see here, and there are no artistic performances. What attracts Hong Tao are the people sunbathing here. Today is not the weekend, and the time is
It was just past 9 o'clock in the morning, and there were already many people lying on the grass scattered here and there. Most of them were women. Women of various ages, shapes and looks. The only thing they had in common was their race, almost all of them were white.
In the eyes of European and American white people, especially white women, the most beautiful skin color is not white or black, but light brown. Only a few mixed-race people are born with this kind of skin color, and most people are not born with it, so they
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