Local businesses also stand to benefit in the waterfront city of about 39, 000 people.
Filipinos began migrating to the waterfront city in the 1960s, settling in the Five Corners neighborhood in Journal Square and in more residential neighborhoods in the southwest section.
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Even in Shanghai, where smoking incurs none of the opprobrium that it does in New York, tobacco advertising has been banned along the waterfront Bund, the city's equivalent of Times Square.
Ms Hyslop said it was an "international cultural project" but also at the heart of the city's waterfront regeneration.
Some of them might think that God prefers really, really big houses and then there are those where God wants to drop in on the hired help in the city or on the waterfront depending on the season.
The site includes much of the city's famous waterfront, including the Three Graces - the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building - the Pier Head, the Albert Dock and the Stanley Dock Conservation Area.
"With this magnificent setting we have the opportunity to create a new landmark for Liverpool that is as distinctive as the city's waterfront, " he said.
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Construction is expected to take about 18 months and will complete the corporation's mission to reunite the city with its historic waterfront, focal point for the biggest regeneration project in Europe.
The festival celebrates Bristol's heritage, the city centre harbour and waterfront areas as well as its artistic community and green credentials.
The latest work along that route is the development of a European-style boulevard along which aims to link the city centre to the waterfront.
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Tom Gilbert, the district commander for the Atlantic City Tourist District, said that the waterfront casinos had started to sustain some damage to outside structures like awnings from the storm.
Catherine's Hospital in Cite Soleil, a sprawling slum of about a quarter of a million people in the city's waterfront.
He thinks the waterfront is key: the city has 15 miles of it, though only 10% is accessible to the public.
The authority said proposals included waterfront improvements, better marketing and using the city as a major conference venue.
Major developments under way include one of Scotland's largest urban regeneration projects at Raploch and Forthside, the new 40-acre city centre quarter under construction on the waterfront, as well as a new sports village at Forthbank.
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The business community likes what it sees so far, particularly a proposal to open the city's much underutilized waterfront to developers and a promise of speedy approval.
Halloween is huge in the city that loves to throw on a mask, while Christmas features numerous fiery festivals along the waterfront, including Celebration in the Oaks, when the colourful lights are festooned around City Park.
And like some other boating hubs, local officials aren't eager to add more berths when there are so many other competing uses for the city's limited waterfront property.
The Clyde corridor regeneration will include both Glasgow's waterfront and the Clyde Gateway, which takes in the city's east end and neighbouring parts of Lanarkshire.
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These come on top of the existing regeneration work in Newport, including a new waterfront development alongside the River Usk that flows beside the city centre.
At Astoria Park, you'll find a skateboard park, jogging track and waterfront paths, along with the city's largest outdoor swimming pool.
Other maritime events taking place in the city in 2011 are On The Waterfront, due to be held at the end of July, and The River Festival in September.
The city hugs the coast, and the waterfront includes the famous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, upon which bright red and yellow umbrellas dot every visible stretch of sand.
Unlike the Bund of the late 19th and early 20th Century, which had a reputation for exclusivity, modern developments have made the historic waterfront more universally accessible, opening the area to a wider demographic and providing a natural centre to a modern city.
While it lacks the amenities of Union Square, waterfront development has made Long Island City more appealing to some technology entrepreneurs.
"We're a coastal city, so we cannot and will not abandon the waterfront, " he said.
In the city's Takata neighborhood, an area close to the waterfront where many people died, about 100 people gathered for a Buddhist ceremony Sunday morning.
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While Long Island City and the adjacent neighborhood of Astoria offer many attractions, including waterfront parks, museums and good restaurants, industrial heritage remains a vibrant part of the local identity.
Jersey City will take another step toward transforming the contaminated sites that dot its waterfront when it breaks ground Wednesday on a nearly 800, 000-square-foot warehouse.
After taking in the panoramic views of the Cascade Mountain range and downtown Portland, head back down via the Marquam Trail, following the 4T signs to the Portland Aerial tram, where futuristic pods offer a birds-eye view of the city while transporting you 3, 300ft in three minutes, depositing you at Southwest Waterfront Street directly across from the Portland Streetcar, which will take you back downtown.
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