“Sophistication called for a variety of talents and attitudes, but the minimum requirement was being in New York. Not all New Yorkers achieved it, but nobody elsewhere had a prayer.” PrayerAttitudeTalentNew YorkVarietyElsewhereMinimumRequirementsNew YorkersSophistication Book:Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories
“A Maybelline New York woman is strong and confident - I love that attitude.” StrongAttitudeNew York Author:Frida Gustavsson
“I had ancestors who were slave-holders, which is a difficult piece of family history to say the least. In a recent New York Times article on the subject of modern attitudes toward our slave-holding past, the writer noted that we all want to be from "innocent origins." I _know_ I'm not. Then again, I suspect most of us are not.” WantPastDifficultAttitudePiecesModernSubjectsNew YorkSlaveInnocentSuspectsArticlesAncestorNew York TimesFamily History Author:Laura Lippman