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Site Location - Bush Terminal

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Fig. 4 A quiet natural space in the industrial section of Sunset Park, Bush Terminal Piers Park is a lovely waterfront park with spectacular views of the area’s tidal pools and the Bay Ridge Channel. This site, once a port complex, was cleaned up and opened as a public park in 2014. The park is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Visitors to the park can enter at 43rd Street, and walk along the waterfront esplanade past the tide ponds and restored wetlands. Visitors will find two multi-purpose soccer and baseball fields as well as a nature preserve that allows a fun glimpse into Brooklyn’s wild side. Site Location - 43rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Bush Terminal Park, located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, is a waterfront oasis transformed from a former shipping pier. This eight-block-long green space features tide ponds, sports fields, and stunning views of the Manhattan skyline. Visitors can enjoy peaceful walks along the esplanade, admire the restored wetlands, or play a game of soccer or baseba...

Trauma-Informed Primary School for Immigrant Children

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  Fig. 1 Whether an immigrant child was raised here in the U.S. or traveled from their home country, the chances are that the child has been put through distressful situations that can disrupt their growth, potentially developing trauma and having to go through an educational system that simply puts these children in a  disadvantage in learning and living in the U.S. In New York City we can design an  elementary school that helps children feel happy that’s tailored to immigrant children which can, as a result, help relieve immigrant children’s  circumstances and dramatically improve their mental health & education. Anyone between pre-teen to adulthood can find help when dealing with their Unfortunately circumstances and yet where is the help when you’re a child and have parents who either are confused about where to find help, have a language barrier, or are too busy making a living, or worse, never recognizing the trauma of their child in the first place? It’s a...