“I love New York. I first came here with my Mom when I was in 9th grade. I took the subway for the first time and the doors closed between me and my Mom, and I was so scared. I could see her through the window and I didn't know what to do. I got off at the next stop and she caught up to me, but I couldn't stop crying.” KnowsFirstsNextDoorsCryNew YorkMomFirst TimeWindowCaughtScaredMy MomGradesCaught UpSubwayI Love New York Author:Skylar Grey
“Cities are like gentlemen, they are born, not made. You are either a city, or you are not, size has nothing to do with it. I bet San Francisco was a city from the very first time it had a dozen settlers. New York is "Yokel", but San Francisco is "City at Heart".” FirstsHeartMadeBornCitiesNew YorkFirst TimeSizeGentlemanDozenSan FranciscoSettlers Author:Will Rogers
“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
“I was in New York when Clinton was elected the first time, and everyone I knew was in a state of mad euphoria. I wondered what had happened to my hard-headed friends? Almost everyone I knew was drunk on this great white hope. The next time I was in New York, no one had a good word to say about Clinton, but everyone was in love with Hillary. She was the last word. It's all so unreal. Of course, it's no different in England. Here everyone was besotted with Tony Blair. He was a new face. Do people never learn?” PeopleFirstsDifferentHardStatesLastsFacesCoursesNextWhiteHappenedNew YorkFirst TimeEnglandMadClintonDrunkNext TimeLast WordsUnrealBlairEuphoriaGood WordsNew Faces Author:Doris Lessing
“If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New York because it had been so long in New York since we had won. Obviously, being the first time to ever win the cup in Edmonton, they were fairly similar in that regard.” IfsFirstsLongTwoWinningSportsNew YorkFirst TimeRegardCupsCompareEdmonton Author:Mark Messier
“I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.” FirstsNew YorkFirst TimeObsessedHoneySausage Author:Natalia Tena
“I think the first time I realised Downton Abbey was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about Downton Abbey, and then they recognised me.” ThinkingFirstsNextTalkingNew YorkCoupleSittingFirst TimeTeaShopsRealisedAbbey Author:Michelle Dockery
“The first time I was given money to shop for myself, I was 13 and staying with my godmother in New York. I went to Clinique and bought the three-step acne programme and felt so grown-up.” FirstsThreeGivenFeltStepsNew YorkFirst TimeShopsStayingProgrammesGodmotherAcne Author:Trinny Woodall
“The first time I had sushi, I hated it. And the second time was no different, and then, I just started loving it. I actually crave for sushi. It's one of the healthiest meals. My experiments with food began when I was working in New York as an architect, be it Korean or Ethiopian food or fusion food.” FirstsDifferentNew YorkFirst TimeExperimentsHatedMealsArchitectCraveKoreanFusionSushi Author:Riteish Deshmukh
“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 felt a certain modicum of success because I had been paid well to be an actor for the first time in my life, but I felt like I had done adolescent work on the show, and stepping into the New York theater arena was the first time I felt like I'd come into my own. I felt like I was proving myself in a gladiatorial arena.” FirstsWellsDoneShowsCertainActorsFeltMy OwnNew YorkProveFirst TimePaidTheaterArena Author:Chris Carmack
“I'd like to do Harvey again. I did it two years ago with Helen Hayes in New York. It was a joy. I was so glad to do it again because I never thought I did it right the first time.” YearsFirstsTwoJoyNew YorkFirst TimeYears AgoGladTwo YearsHelenHarveyTwo Years Ago Author:James Stewart
“The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to get a job with.” FirstsMadeJobsFilmDecisionCompanyNew YorkFirst TimeIndependentAcidIndependent Film Author:Lloyd Kaufman
“'One Tree Hill' really had an impact on my life. It was the first time I left my house and my family in New York and went to a small town in North Carolina. It was the most incredible experience for me.” FirstsHouseLeftTreeNew YorkFirst TimeMy FamilyTownsImpactIncrediblesHillsSmall TownCarolinaNorth CarolinaTree Hill Author:Daniella Alonso
“My wife has helped me with a lot of things. She's also got me to like a lot of different things like sushi. I never would have tried that if it weren't for her. I also went to Hillsong (Church) in New York for the first time with her. It's fun to experience new things with the person you love.” IfsFirstsPersonsDifferentFunChurchWifeNew YorkFirst TimeMy WifeDifferent ThingsNew ThingsSushiExperience New Things Author:Jrue Holiday
“I went to New York to be where the beautiful people were and it didn't disappoint me. It's so open. It's a great platform to do your own thing or start new things. When I got there, I started living for the first time.” PeopleFirstsBeautifulNew YorkFirst TimePlatformsNew ThingsDisappointBeautiful People Author:Antony Hegarty
“New York became the first state to ban talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. First-time violators could receive a fine of $100, with an additional mandatory six-month jail sentence if your ringer plays a Latin-themed novelty song.” IfsFirstsStatesPlayHandsSongTalkingNew YorkFineMonthsSixFirst TimePhonesSentencesDrivingCellsLatinJailSix MonthsNoveltyCell PhoneBans Author:Jon Stewart
“I'm street smart. You can't con me. But that's just from living in New York. Now if a guy came from Mississippi somewhere, Ohio somewhere, to New York City for the first time, he don't have the street smarts. You can take him.” IfsFirstsGuyCitiesStreetsNew YorkSmartFirst TimeNew York CityMississippiOhioStreet Smart Author:J. B. Smoove
“Hillary Clinton has reportedly accepted Barack Obama's offer to become secretary of state. That's what they're saying in the New York Times. Yeah, according to Bill Clinton, this is the first time in 20 years that Hillary has said 'yes.'” YearsFirstsSaidStatesNew YorkOffersFirst TimeYeahBillsClintonAcceptedBarackSecretaryNew York Times Author:Conan O'Brien