“I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.” HomeKidsChildhoodNew YorkGrewGrew UpSickAsthmaSick Kids Author:Josh Peck
“I'm a Brooklyn boy. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there, and spent most of my childhood there.” BornBoysChildhoodNew YorkRaisedBrooklynBrooklyn New York Author:Robert Jay Lifton
“When I was 11, I moved to the United States with my two brothers and my mom. We moved to northern New York, up near the Canadian border, from Argentina, and there was nobody there that spoke Spanish, and because there was no internet at the time, not even cable TV yet, I lost the connection with my childhood friends and the culture I had been brought up with for my first decade completely.” FirstsTwoStatesCultureLostUnitedUnited StatesChildhoodNew YorkBrotherTvsMomInternetConnectionsMovedMy MomDecadesBordersSpokesCablesArgentinaTwo BrothersCable TvChildhood Friend Author:Viggo Mortensen
“My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles and organizations, but interestingly, I didn't become conscious of wanting to be a musician until I was about 11. I was a rather late starter.” WholeChildhoodNew YorkLateMusicianConsciousOrganizationFilledConcertsClassical MusicEnsembleStarters Author:Gunther Schuller
“New York rushed to get students into early childhood programs, but the research is clear that it has to be high quality. What we are giving poor kids now in early childhood is nothing like what we are giving middle-class kids in most places.” GivingKidsPoorQualityClassClearChildhoodMiddleNew YorkStudentsResearchProgramMiddle ClassHigh QualityEarly Childhood Author:Pedro Noguera
“Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it.” SometimesPlayChildhoodNew YorkThemeArthur Author:Nicolas Winding Refn