“Not only are Puerto Ricans citizens by birth, but one would be hard-pressed to find a Puerto Rican without a sister in New York or a son in Chicago, a cousin in Orlando or a daughter in Honolulu or Oklahoma City.” HardWould BeCitiesNew YorkSonBirthCitizensDaughterChicagoCousinOklahomaOrlandoHonoluluOklahoma City Author:Luis A. Ferre
“As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu.” CitiesGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkDaughterTablesImmigrantsNew York CityMenus Author:Grace Meng
“I wrapped a movie called 'Zombieland,' in which I was constantly under assault by zombies, then flew to New York, still very much in character. With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie.” StillsCharacterNew YorkDaughterMy DaughterAssaultZombieAirportsFlewZombieland Author:Woody Harrelson
“In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms come up to me at book signings and describe how they're telling their daughters, 'These were my favorite books,'?" she says. "I say, 'Quit it! That's the biggest turnoff!'"You want to get them to read them, leave them around the house and every so often, say, 'You're not ready to read this yet.'” WantBookKidsYoungHouseFictionAdviceNew YorkReadyMomDaughterAdultsMy FavoriteYoung AdultCome UpQuittingPostsInterviewsNot ReadySigningFavorite Book Author:Judy Blume
“Travel by air is not travel at all, but simply a change of location; so my wife and daughter and I went to San Francisco by train, leaving Boston on a Wednesday morning in June and, then after lunch in New York, boarding Amtrak's Broadway to Chicago.” MorningWifeAirNew YorkDaughterTrainLeavingMy WifeChicagoLunchLocationBroadwayBostonSan FranciscoJuneWednesdayWife And DaughterAmtrakWednesday Morning Book:Broken Vessels: Essays Source: Broken Vessels: Essays
“I've never experienced- besides the birth of my two daughters-the feeling of winning a world championship in New York in the new stadium. It's something I'll never forget.” WorldTwoFeelingsWinningForgetNew YorkBirthDaughterNever ForgetChampionshipStadiumsTwo Daughters Author:Alex Rodriguez
“I quit my day job the day my daughter was born. I remember flying to Cleveland and hitting a thunderstorm, which caused the plane to lose pressure, and the oxygen masks fell from the ceiling. We felt the plane dropping; the pilot was taking it down to regain cabin pressure. My heart was in my stomach. I found out after landing that her mom was in labor. I did the show and came back to New York. By the time I walked into the hospital, my daughter was being born. She was waiting for me. She's a sweet daddy's girl. She's premed. She has her own pie company. She works for Habitat for Humanity.” HeartShowsJobsRememberHumanityGirlFoundFeltWaitingBornLosesCompanyNew YorkSweetMomMy HeartDaughterLaborPressureQuittingFlyingPlanesMaskMy DaughterHospitalsStomachPilotsHittingPieDaddyOxygenDroppingCeilingsLandingI QuitHabitatCabinsClevelandDay JobsThunderstormHabitat For Humanity Author:J. B. Smoove
“Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State's leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the great Negro leader to escape from slavery.” StatesLeaderNew YorkMarriedDaughterMarkSlaveryAbolitionistNew York State Author:Hal Holbrook
“My daughter wrote a book. She is a New York Times Bestselling Author. Fabulous. Couldn't be more proud. She also has no health insurance. A 401 K? Dream on! My daughter left her stable corporate job to be a writer without dental benefits or a savings account, a.k.a. my worst nightmare.” BookDreamJobsLeftWorstNew YorkProudBenefitsDaughterAccountsSavingCorporateNightmareMy DaughterStableFabulousSavingsNew York TimesDentalWorst NightmaresSavings Accounts Author:Kate Siegel