“I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.” SometimesHalfDoorsWorstNew YorkNeighborhood Author:Christopher Bollen
“My name recognition has opened doors on the research side. I used to go into crack houses and drug markets and really bad neighborhoods by myself, routinely, and hang out. Sometimes I still do, because I don't want to attract attention. But lately, I've been riding with cops and gaining access to other types of law, like the ATF guys, just because of my name. I guess it's a smarter way to work.” WayWantStillsSometimesLawUsedGuyHouseNamesSidesAttentionDoorsTypeDrugResearchAccessRecognitionNeighborhoodHanging OutCracksRidingCopSmarterOpened Doors Author:George Pelecanos
“Night is a curious child, wandering Between earth and sky, creeping In windows and doors, daubing The entire neighborhood With purple paint.” ChildrenEarthNightDoorsSkyWindowPaintCuriousWanderNeighborhoodPurpleEarth And SkyWindows And Doors Book:Black Moods: Collected Poems Source: Black Moods: Collected Poems
“You kids have fun, and be home by Thanksgiving!" our parents would call to us on Halloween night, as we staggered out the front door, weighed down by hundreds of pounds of concealed vandalism supplies, including enough raw eggs to feed Somalia for decades. By morning, thanks to our efforts, the entire neighborhood would be covered with a layer of congealed shaving cream and toilet paper that, around certain unpopular neighbors' homes, was hundreds of feet thick. This is how the Appalachian Mountains were formed.” EnoughHomeWould BeKidsNightCertainFunParentEffortMorningDoorsFeetFrontsMountainPaperIncludingDecadesNeighborThanksHaving FunNeighborhoodPoundsEggsCoveredThickLayersCreamHalloweenToiletsConcealedSuppliesFront DoorsShavingToilet PaperSomaliaVandalismHalloween NightShaving Cream Author:Dave Barry
“It is true that I grew up in an affluent neighborhood and went to a prestigious school. But there were horrors that went on behind closed doors.” SchoolBehindsDoorsGrewHorrorGrew UpNeighborhoodClosed DoorsAffluentBehind Closed DoorsPrestigious Author:Kirby Wright
“I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys next door play hip hop.” PlayBodyGuyNextSoundDoorsFilledHip HopHipsShopsHopsNeighborhoodJamaicans Author:Sxip Shirey
“Only black people in the whole neighborhood, so let's break it down: Me, I'm a decent comedian, I'm a'ight. Mary J. Blige, one of the greatest R&B singers to ever walk the Earth. Jay-Z, one of the greatest rappers to ever live. Eddie Murphy, one of the funniest actors to ever, ever do it. Do you know what the white man that lives next door to me does for a living? He's a f*****g dentist.” PeopleKnowsMenDoeWholeEarthNextActorsBlackWhiteWalksBreakDoorsSingersComedianDecentNeighborhoodDo You KnowBlack PeopleRapperMaryWhite ManDentistMurphyNext Door NeighborsMary J Blige Author:Chris Rock
“This is how you answer a door in my neighborhood. WHO IS IT?” AnswersDoorsNeighborhood Author:Eddie Murphy
“We lived in a neighborhood that was too rich for us. When I was young, I had to deliver groceries to the homes of the kids I went to school with. I had to go to the back doors to make the deliveries. It was embarrassing. That was one thing out of a hundred.” HomeKidsSchoolYoungRichDoorsOne ThingHundredNeighborhoodEmbarrassingGroceriesDeliveryBack Doors Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“I lived in a house in the East Bronx, a totally Jewish neighborhood on East 172nd Street. You didn't see Christians much, although one lived next door. We thought they were kind of a minority.” KindChristianNextHouseDoorsStreetsEastMinoritiesNeighborhoodBronx Author:Grace Paley
“I came from a white middle class neighborhood. Was I expected to go back there and teach the woman next door about Renaissance sonnets? The embarrassing truth of the matter was that I was being chosen because Yale University had some peculiar idea about what my skin color or ethnicity signified.” IdeasMatterNextWhiteClassTeachDoorsMiddleColorSkinsUniversityExpectedChosenMiddle ClassNeighborhoodPeculiarEmbarrassingSonnetRenaissanceEthnicityYaleSkin ColorYale University Author:Richard Rodriguez
“Gun violence is not something that appears just in a bad neighborhood or in another part of the world. It appears right here, right outside your door.” WorldViolenceDoorsGunNeighborhoodGun Violence Author:Stephen Young