“I started working at the age of 2, doing commercials and modeling in New York.” AgeNew YorkModeling Author:Nancy McKeon
“The sea change that has come is the information age. We don't have to just read The New York Times anymore. We can pull up something on the Internet and get any news that we like.” AgeSeaInformationNew YorkInternetNewsNew York TimesInformation AgePull UpsSea Change Author:Pete du Pont
“I started performing music about the age of 16. I lived in Brooklyn, New York, and this thing called the Flatbush Fair comes once a year. That was my first time on stage.” YearsFirstsAgeStageNew YorkFirst TimeFairsPerformingBrooklynPerforming MusicBrooklyn New York Author:Theophilus London
“[Columbia House] magazines were how I found out about the punk world going on in New York. Because of what I read, at the age of 15, I hounded the local record store to order a copy of Horses [1975] for me by Patti Smith.” WorldAgeOrderFoundHouseRecordsNew YorkHorseStoresLocalsMagazinesCopiesPunkColumbiaRecord Stores Author:Michael Stipe
“I came to New York for the first time with Peter Buck at age 19. We spent a week living out of a van on the street in front of a club in the West 60s called Hurrah. It's where Pylon played. I saw Klaus Nomi play there. And Michael Gira's band before he did Swans-they all wore cowboy boots and were so cool and had great hair. I was so jealous.” FirstsPlayAgeSawsWeekStreetsFrontsNew YorkHairBandFirst TimeWestClubsJealousBootsPeterCowboyVansBucksSwansCowboy BootGreat Hair Author:Michael Stipe
“I was born and raised in New York and I'm of an age where I want to just be home. But, you know, when you sign up to be an actor it's like joining the circus and the circus is not always going to be in your hometown.” KnowsWantHomeAgeActorsBornNew YorkRaisedCircusJoiningHometownBorn And Raised Author:Dean Winters
“I wanted to try something different. Most people my age go off to college; I thought I'd try out New York.” PeopleTryingDifferentAgeWantedNew YorkCollegeOff To College Author:Sky Ferreira
“I went to the University of Georgia for a year before I left, and then I went to live with Eileen Ford in New York for the modeling agency. I thank god I could do that because all the other kids were getting jobs doing other things, and when I got to New York, I was very blessed. I didn't have to stop and be a waitress. I started making money at a very young age and was just very lucky.” YearsKidsAgeJobsYoungLeftNew YorkLuckyBlessedUniversityMaking MoneyAgencyThank GodYoung AgeModelingGeorgiaWaitress Author:Kim Basinger
“I had visited New York at age 12, and I loved the big buildings and the swarms of people. At 23, I decided to try it. I was going to go for six months, and I ended up living there for 18 years before I moved to California, so I am living the American Dream.” PeopleTryingYearsDreamBigsAgeNew YorkBuildingMonthsSixDecidedMovedCaliforniaAmerican DreamSix MonthsSwarmsLiving The American Dream Author:Ari Marcopoulos
“My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.” YearsStatesAgeCultureLanguageBornNew YorkTownsSpokesSouthernGrandfatherMy GrandfatherSouthern Italy Author:Abel Ferrara
“Sold my house in LA, packed myself up and moved to New York, not knowing anybody. Friends are very hard to make after a certain age.” HardAgeCertainHouseKnowingNew YorkFriendsMovedNot Knowing Author:Joan Rivers