Just recently, a beaver was sighted swimming in the Bronx River
within the city limits of New York City. It has built a beaver lodge
on the bank of the river.

This is the first time a beaver in the wild has been seen in New York
City in 200 years!

It has been named Jose, after U.S. Representative Jose Serrano, who
over the last five years has secured US$14.6 million in federal
funding to clean up the river and its environment. The Bronx River
flows south into the Bronx from Westchester County to the north, and
empties into the East River.

Starting in the nineteenth century, the Bronx River has been
extremely polluted with industrial waste. The beaver is a positive
sign of the river becoming clean again.

The official seal of the City of New York has, among other things,
two beavers on it.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/features/greenbook_seal_flag.shtml

And here is a picture of a beaver depicted on a decorative tile on
the wall of the subway station at Astor Place, which is on the
western edge of the East Village area of Manhattan. Astor Place is
named after John Jacob Astor, who made a fortune in the beaver fur
trade, and was the first millionaire in the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Astor_Pl_station_2.jpg


"If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere,
It's up to you, New York, New York."

--from "New York, New York," popularized by Frank Sinatra


a beaver too
can make it here--
new york, new york

--Larry