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Πέμπτη 30 Ιανουαρίου 2014

A small plane made an emergency landing on a highway in the Bronx, New York .

A small plane made an emergency landing on a highway in the Bronx, New York .
After landing , all passengers were able to leave on their own aircraft . One passenger was injured and taken to hospital , but his life is not in danger. Overall the three people aboard the aircraft .
At present it is not clear how the aircraft managed to land safely on a road with heavy traffic . The cause of the emergency landing is currently unknown . Consider the scenarios of technical failure and lack of fuel .

Τετάρτη 29 Ιανουαρίου 2014

Manhattan , the heart of New York

The Central park, which is the lung oxygen center with about 4 km long and 800 meters wide , to keep up the pace of the holiday season , with attraction the ice rink for skating and aspiring skater to rip up the ice with skis under the their Yuletide sounds dj

At Subway, as the Americans call the Metro , one will find almost any time of the operation, street musicians playing every kind of music , always the same festive purposes, hub Central Station Grand Central Terminal. An oasis for hurrying passengers who sigopsithyrisoun purposes or even left in a suspected dance . Are they using the Subway on a daily basis and it is estimated that over a million a day . The metro and urban bus service is most reliable ways to move someone in town . The car is unattractive and due to congestion but also extremely accurate parking .

While New Yorkers are running at their jobs , the lucky tourist has the opportunity to observe and enjoy everything and - believe me - not just what one can see in Manhattan , the heart of New York .

Τρίτη 28 Ιανουαρίου 2014

Manhattan, Fifth Avenue reopened to cars

Fifth Avenue reopened to cars over the weekend , more than a week after water main break tore a hole in the pavement and sent a deluge of water to nearby buildings .

Fifth Avenue between 12th and 14th streets and 13th Street from University Place to Sixth Avenue, was closed to traffic since Jan. 15 , when a 136-year-old water main broke shortly after midnight .

The roads were reopened early Saturday morning , according to an alert notification from the NYC Office of Emergency Management .

The Department of Environmental Protection was scrambling to get the road repaired last week , with workers on the scene around the clock . The repairs were delayed because of the blizzard last week , but by Friday , officials were able to open one lane of Fifth Avenue , and the road was reopened fully the next day .

A spokesman for the DEP, said the agency plans to make the final restorations in the spring when the weather improves, including a permanent resurfacing .

Δευτέρα 27 Ιανουαρίου 2014

Today the parade for our National Anniversary Avenue Manhattan

Thousands of people of all ages, hundreds of Diaspora institutions (schools, associations, communities, clubs, student organizations and foundations), and dozens of floats and bands will participate in the parade of Hellenism in the New York metropolitan area, which will be held Sunday and start at 8:30 in the evening (local time).

Παρασκευή 24 Ιανουαρίου 2014

Manhattan: Opens the first skyscraper in point of the Twin Towers

The first tower - skyscraper with offices at Ground Zero, to the point where the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 were the Twin Towers opens its doors in Wednesday , in a move considered historic for the south side of Manhattan , but and overall for the U.S. .
The building of the World Trade Center , will have a height of 541 meters and will be the world's tallest building
Once you get the title of tallest building in the U.S. from its current owner - the Willis Tower in Chicago - who echie height of 441 meters.
The committee Height on High Buildings and Urban Environment announced the " verdict " in Chicago .
The spire of the building , totaling 124 meters or more , it was considered that a permanent architectural element and thus counted at its height, as noted by Anthony Wood, Executive Director of the Committee.
Without the top of the building would have a height of 417 meters and was lower than the Willis Tower, which was formerly known as the Sears Tower.
Both skyscrapers are smaller in height of the tallest building in the world , the Burj Khalifa in Dubai , which reaches 830 meters.
The One World Trade Center was constructed in the southern part of Manhattan , to the point where they were emblematic Twin Towers , which were destroyed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 .
The height - to - foot tower , 1,776 , is a symbolic reference to the year of signature of the U.S. declaration of independence from Great Britain.
The former building of the World Trade Center , destroyed in the terrorist attacks in September 2011 , it became the tallest building in the U.S. when it was launched in 1973 . However , a year after he lost the title of the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Πέμπτη 23 Ιανουαρίου 2014

New York: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Three puzzled looks turned over the map to the other side of Madison Square Park, whence came the voice . A few minutes later and many smiles , the self-appointed tour guide had us laid out two drawings and a short list of outlets that make the best discounts, more "now" ( so he said ) restaurants , two club and four museums that absolutely had to see . Our good morning and left , leaving us trying to remember what we had originally asked . Which subway line suits best to go to MoMa. The first culture shock in New York ( beyond how " big" is everything from buildings to the portions of food that will need time to get used to if this is your first trip to the U.S. ) is that everything around you is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time . Almost every corner of the 've seen in a movie, a TV series , a magazine ad , almost every region name , neighborhood or street you've never heard .

Τετάρτη 22 Ιανουαρίου 2014

Tomorrow "raffled off" for the Greeks who will work in Disneyland

Tomorrow come to Greece people of Disneyland, the largest theme - entertainment park in Europe in order to make synentefseis with Greeks candidates who want to work there.
The event will be held in a central area of the capital while the Greeks qualified candidates will be interviewed , which will determine whether we ultimately hired by the company.
The candidates selected for the posts will sign seasonal contracts , lasting four to eight months starting in February and May 2014 to September of the same year . Also recruited interns for a period of four months , and temporary staff on short-term contracts for the feasts of Easter and Christmas 2014 Halloween and summer .
Nevertheless , it should not be ruled out and the case a candidate to work with a permanent contract . All recruits will be offered accommodation in shared foci within the park , while Disneyland will cover part ( 152 million) of their travel expenses to and from Paris .