Which sentence best states the central idea of the first paragraph? A Life in New York was teetering between old and new.
B People once traveled mostly by horse, carriage, and ship.
С New engineering feats were being accomplished in the 1800s.
D People crossed the East River by ferry-boat, night and day.

I believe D

Explanation:

this is due to the fact that is mainly only talking about bridges and ferry-boats rather then the city itself and it's technology

alliteration is the repetition of the same or similar consonants. having that in mind, i would say that the correct answer is: so shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.