The Department of Buildings works to ensure the health of all people who build, work, and live in New York City by managing the lawful use of over one million buildings and construction sites throughout the five boroughs. The Department is committed to delivering efficient service to all New Yorkers by constantly evaluating fair resource distribution that meet safety regulations and the residents needs. By doing so, they make the lives of a New Yorker, safer and easier (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/about/about.page) This year the DOB welcomed three WHSAD seniors: Emmanuel Perez (far right), Ajani Thorpe (far left), and Fransisco Sandoval (back right). When asked about their work, each student described the experiences they … [Read more...]
WHSAD Students Get an Insightful Experience at Jewish Heritage museum
On Friday, January 31st, 2020 WHSAD students took a field trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The Jewish Heritage Museum is a public museum with exhibits that display deep Jewish origins. The six-sided shape of the Core building and the six-tiered, slatted rooftop that rises 85 feet in the air show the events the six million Jews went through and who died in the Holocaust. Below are the things some students experienced while visiting the museum. Xochitl Rodriguez "On the trip, our guide explained many things that happened during the Holocaust, as we walked throughout the museum. During this time, the guide told us about something called “The Death March”. It was my first time hearing about it. The death march was when Nazi … [Read more...]
LAKE COMO MEETING
On Friday, December 27th, 2019, members of the Architecture club run by club leader, Abraham Rodriguez, met up with Lake Como representative, Jon Gibbons, to discuss the further developments of the Lake Como project. Sophomore students, Mahalia Saint Eloi and William Cordova, conversed with Jon Gibbons about implementing the site plan design along the lakefront. This project started back in late 2018 due to the fact that the lake needed renovation. Since the Jersey Shore is very close to the lake the board thought it would be a great idea to organize a team that would improve the appearance of the lake so that it could be more favorable to the town's current residents and tourists. Because WHSAD is an architecture school, we couldn't … [Read more...]