“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
“A range of studies shows there is no evidence immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans. In fact, first generation immigrants are predisposed to lower crime rates than native-born Americans. The two cities in this country most impacted by undocumented immigrants, you would think of the New York City with over 500,000 and Los Angeles, with a similar amount. Both those cities are among the safest in the free world.” ThinkingWorldFirstsTwoCountryFactsShowsBornCitiesStudyGenerationsCrimeNew YorkAmountEvidenceRateCommitRangeNativeImmigrantsLos AngelesNew York CityFree WorldOver 50Crime RatesUndocumented Immigrants Author:Geraldo Rivera
“My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform, and I more or less lost my taste for ice cream permanently.” FirstsJobsLostNew YorkTasteIceHatedFriendlyUniformsCreamColleaguesIce CreamAlbany Author:Gregory Maguire
“I really, really love China. To be honest, the food is so amazing! When I first went to Beijing and Shanghai, I actually became obsessed with soup dumplings, and would stand in lines and get them on the street. It was something that I became obsessed with and when I came back to the States, I did all this research for the best soup dumplings in the Los Angeles area and in the New York area and it was amazing to find those Asian dishes that were authentic and I can enjoy them at home.” FirstsI CanStatesHomeEnjoyLinesStreetsHonestNew YorkResearchAreasChinaBeing HonestObsessedLos AngelesDishesSoupAsianBeijingShanghaiDumplings Author:Tyra Banks
“Success has a lot of different plateaus. But I first felt really proud of myself when I was doing an off-Broadway production in New York City.” FirstsDifferentFeltCitiesNew YorkProudProductionsNew York CityBroadwayProud Of MyselfPlateaus Author:Chris Carmack
“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
“Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support.” GivingFirstsSupportFiguresNew YorkGive MeMayorsPublic Figures Author:Ryan White
“Vertigo is probably my favourite Hitchcock film and probably one of my favourite films of all time. It's a film that I'm obsessed with. I saw it on its first release in vista vision, projected in vista-vision, at the Capitol Theatre in New York. That moment when the nun comes up in the end... it's just an extraordinary shot.” FirstsEndsMomentsFilmVisionSawsNew YorkShotsExtraordinaryCome UpTheatreAll TimeReleaseObsessedThat MomentFavouriteNunCapitolHitchcockVistasVertigo Author:Martin Scorsese
“I took part in a theatre festival in Massachusetts two summers after I graduated from college. Then I was in Los Angeles thinking: "I'm going to go to New York." I'd decided that I would not have a chance of a film career, so I was about to make the move. I bought a plane ticket and found a place to live in New York, packed my bags and of course the universe "told me" that I was not meant to go. Suddenly, a week before I was supposed to leave, I had three job offers and one of them was my first movie.” ThinkingFirstsTwoJobsFilmMovingUniverseThreeCoursesFoundChanceCareersWeekNew YorkCollegeOffersSummerDecidedTheatrePlanesBagsLos AngelesTicketsFestivalsPlaces To LiveMassachusetts Author:Chris Pine
“On a daily basis, my home life is very simple. I spend about 2 hours every morning reading the newspaper. As my two assistants will tell you, I don't come to work in the mornings, for two reasons. First, I want to be informed - that means I go through The New York Times every day, and then I watch some news on television. The second is, mornings are the best time to communicate with my clients abroad.” WantFirstsMeanTwoReasonHomeLife IsReadingHoursSimpleWatchesMorningNew YorkTelevisionNewsBasesCommunicateNewspapersEvery MorningClientsNew York TimesAssistantsBest TimesHome Life Author:I. M. Pei
“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
“I think the first year and a half that I was in New York I was having trouble just living somewhere. Back in them days the city was a lot different than it is now.” ThinkingYearsFirstsDifferentCitiesHalfTroubleNew York Author:Mickey Rourke
“I just feel like the world is our oyster. I grew up knowing that my mother is a journalist and was one of the first bureau chiefs I think ever at the New York Times. Hearing these stories of how hard it was for her, and yet knowing how easy it is for me right now is just remarkable.” ThinkingWorldFeelsFirstsHardStoriesMotherEasyKnowingNew YorkGrewRight NowGrew UpHearingChiefsJournalistRemarkableNew York TimesOysters Author:Liz W. Garcia
“Well I remember the first thing that from coming from New York that just stunned me and I couldn't understand was that you valet park for everything. Even - you valet park to go to the dry cleaner. And that, you know, that just blew my mind. I was like, okay, you have to pay $5 to a guy to just drop off your dry cleaning. And so that, to me, was nuts - the fact you're always arriving.” KnowsMindFirstsWellsFactsRememberGuyPayNew YorkOkayParksDryNutsCleaningCleanersArrivingStunnedValetDry CleanersDry Cleaning Author:Debra Messing
“I enjoyed living in New York City, I liked the premise of the show [Saturday Night Live], I liked working with a different host every week and different musicians. I always thought, "This is great. I never expected to get this in the first place, so I'm just happy being here."” FirstsDifferentShowsNightCitiesWeekNew YorkMusicianExpectedEnjoyedNew York CityHostSaturdayPremisesSaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Kevin Nealon
“The Columbus Day Parade was held Monday in New York. Columbus was the world's first Democrat. He left not knowing where he was going, arrived not knowing where he was, went home not knowing where he had been, and he did it all on government money.” WorldFirstsHomeGovernmentLeftKnowingNew YorkDemocratNot KnowingMondayParadesColumbusColumbus Day Author:Argus Hamilton
“I had worked in this New York theatre company for my first eight or nine years out of college, acting and directing there, and I'd begun to write a little bit.” WritingYearsFirstsLittlesBitsActingCompanyNew YorkCollegeLittle BitEightTheatreNineNine Years Author:Clark Gregg
“When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon.” IfsFirstsI CanRunningFacesGirlSidesStreetsNew YorkScreamPigeons Author:John Searles
“I remember coming to New York, in 1974 to do a play here called Equis. And I remember the first morning getting up and walking around the streets and I thought, "I'm home." I felt really at peace here.” FirstsPlayHomeRememberFeltMorningStreetsNew YorkWalking Author:Anthony Hopkins
“New York. Truly, this is the only city that I feel this energy. Everyone is accepted. This is the first place that I felt open and that I can do everything.” FeelsFirstsI CanEnergyFeltCan DoCitiesNew YorkAccepted Author:Elie Tahari
“I had just been doing graffiti around New York and this real estate investor guy had walked through meat packing in New York and saw some of my graffiti. He was impressed and asked if I sold canvases. I really had not made any canvases of my graffiti work yet, but told him I could make one for him. He then commissioned me to make ten paintings and put on my first art show. Between the sold out show and the cops chasing after me it created a lot of media and I've been doing really well since then.” IfsFirstsWellsArtMadeRealShowsGuySawsMediaNew YorkPaintingTenMeatInvestorsCopImpressedEstatesChasingGraffitiPackingSold Out Author:Alec Monopoly
“U.S. News Organizations observe the anniversary of September 11 with investigations about the nation's continuing vulnerability to terrorism. First, the New York Daily News reports that two of its reporters carried box cutters, razor kinves, and pepper spray on fourteen commerical flights without getting caught. Then ABC News reports that it smuggled fifteen pounds of uranium into New York City. Then Fox News reports that it flew Osama bin Laden to Washington, D.C., and videotaped him touring the White House.” FirstsTwoHouseNationsWhiteCitiesNew YorkNewsOrganizationCaughtBoxesTerrorismFlightVulnerabilityReportsPoundsWhite HouseNew York CityInvestigationContinuingFifteenSeptemberReportersFoxesTouringFlewBin LadenSeptember 11FourteenRazorsSprayOsama Bin LadenFox NewsPeppersUraniumCuttersDaily NewsPepper Spray Author:Dave Barry
“'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
“One of my first observations about New York that I was so fascinated with was that you'd be at a stoplight and you're with everybody; there's a homeless dude and some weird celebrity and a cop and someone who looks exactly like you. You're on foot and everyone is at street level and eye-to-eye. I think that's what's special about New York, because there's no hierarchy, there's no discrimination.” ThinkingFirstsLooksEyeLevelsFeetStreetsSpecialNew YorkLike YouDiscriminationObservationFascinatedCopHomelessHierarchy Author:Kevin Morby
“The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mornings and completely blew out my voice. It kind of sucked.” FirstsKindShowsVoiceMorningFourNew YorkCoupleRadioInterviewsPubs Author:Hamilton Leithauser
“When I first moved to New York, someone who thought they knew more than I did said: "You have to always look like you know where you're going when you get out of the subway."” KnowsFirstsLooksSaidNew YorkLike YouMovedSubway Author:Maya Rudolph
“My first baseman is George "Catfish" Metkovich from our 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates team, which lost 112 games. After a terrible series against the New York Giants, in which our center fielder made three throwing errors and let two balls get through his legs, manager Billy Meyer pleaded, "Can somebody think of something to help us win a game?" "I'd like to make a suggestion," Metkovich said. "On any ball hit to center field, let's just let it roll to see if it might go foul."” IfsThinkingFirstsMadeSaidTwoHelpingMightThreeGamesWinningLostTeamNew YorkFieldsTerribleBallsErrorsSeriesLegsManagersGiantsThrowingSuggestionsFoulPiratePittsburghCatfishCenter FieldersCenter Field Author:Joe Garagiola
“This is an important distinction, because most of the modern philosophies that deny that we can know reality, and ultimately truth, make the mistake of constructing epistemological systems to explain how we know reality without first acknowledging the fact that we do know reality. After they begin within the mind and find they can't construct a bridge to reality, they then declare that we can't know reality. It is like drawing a faulty road map before looking at the roads, then declaring that we can't know how to get from Chicago to New York!” KnowsMindFirstsImportantPhilosophyFactsRealityMistakeKnow HowModernNew YorkDenyDrawingBridgesDistinctionMapsChicagoConstructsDeclaringRoad MapsModern Philosophy Author:Josh McDowell
“I've never felt more American than I did when I moved to England. It becomes a real kind of part of your identity: "Oh, Ben. He's the American guy." I think when you say you're from New York you get a different reception then if you just say, "I'm American." So I'd always kind of make sure I was a New Yorker first.” IfsThinkingFirstsKindDifferentRealGuyFeltNew YorkIdentityEnglandMovedNew YorkersReceptionAmerican Guys Author:Ben Schnetzer
“My taste is very eclectic. I love musicals, but I also love the classics. I've seen some fantastic productions. I was in a musical for 600 performances in Australia that I first saw in New York.” FirstsSawsNew YorkTastePerformancesMusicalProductionsFantasticAustraliaEclecticI Love Music Author:Jacki Weaver
“When I first went to New York, I didn't really go out to clubs. It was the height of Culture Club so I didn't really have a social life. It was only after I had been to New York a few times that I started going out.” FirstsCultureSocialNew YorkClubsHeightGoing OutSocial Life Author:Boy George
“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
“The Beatles first appeared on our show on February 9, 1964, and I have never seen any scenes to compare with the bedlam that was occasioned by their debut. Broadway was jammed with people for almost eight blocks. They screamed, yelled, and stopped traffic. It was indescribable ... There has never been anything like it in show business, and the New York City police were very happy it didn't - and wouldn't - happen again.” PeopleFirstsShowsHappensCitiesNew YorkScenePoliceEightBlockCompareNew York CityTrafficVery HappyBroadwayShow BusinessFebruaryDebutIndescribable Author:Ed Sullivan
“To me the biggest waste of time is commuting. First, there is no place that is less than a two-hour commute from New York. You can be half a mile outside of the city limits; you're two hours away by car. I don't care how close they tell you it is. "Oh, it's only thirty miles." Thirty miles? At 8:30 in the morning, thirty miles outside New York, you might as well be starting out in Omaha.” FirstsWellsTwoMightCareHoursCitiesHalfMorningCarNew YorkLimitsWasteStartingDon't CareMilesI Don't CareThirtyWasting TimeStarting OutOmahaCommuting Author:Fran Lebowitz
“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
“Saudia Arabia takes in half a trillion dollars every year in oil revenue, and the country has a population smaller than New York state, but when your system of government is an eleventh century monarchy, someone's going to end up poor, and it's not gonna be the guy whose first name is King.” YearsFirstsEndsCountryStatesGovernmentGuyNamesPoorHalfCenturyNew YorkKingsDollarsPopulationOilRevenueMonarchyArabiaSystems Of GovernmentNew York State Author:Craig Ferguson
“When I first arrived (in New York), it seemed to me the most terrifying city in the world... all those big buildings. I remember walking on Broadway, looking up at this huge, mountainous place-and being so lonely. But things started to clear up when I met a few people on the street whom I'd met before-all of a sudden there got to be a certain familiarity about the place, and the terror kind of evaporated. There was a lot of playing going on, and the New Yorkers, of course, were a completely different crowd from what I'd known.” PeopleWorldFirstsKindDifferentBigsRememberCertainCoursesCitiesKnownClearStreetsNew YorkBuildingHugeWalkingMetsLonelyTerrorCrowdsBroadwayFamiliarityNew YorkersCities In The WorldSo Lonely Author:Benny Goodman
“I learned to drum and I'm very excited today. Well, first of all I got to...I learned when I was in New York I sort of did some prepping with just learning basic stuff like beating my couch next to my drum teacher, who's this incredible guy named Charlie Green.” FirstsWellsTodayGuyNextStuffTeacherNew YorkGreenIncrediblesExcitedCouchesCharlie Author:Alison Pill
“When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play but I couldn't.” FirstsPlayNew YorkSceneTreats Author:Wynton Marsalis
“I live in New York right now but I'm originally from my daddy's nuts. We all are. Think about, we the lucky ones - we made it. You all are winners. That's the first race you ever won.” ThinkingFirstsMadeRaceNew YorkRight NowLuckyMade ItWinnerNutsDaddy Author:J. B. Smoove
“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
“I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City.” TryingYearsFirstsWaitingCitiesNew YorkYears AgoTablesActressesNew York CityWaitressWaiting Tables Author:Kim Dickens
“The most significant bands I played in when I first got to New York were Bobby Watson's band, Roy Hargrove's first band, Benny Golson's band, Benny Green's trio, and probably the most significant out of all of those, for me personally, was playing in Freddie Hubbard's band.” FirstsNew YorkBandGreenSignificantWatsonTrios Author:Christian McBride
“It was Miles Davis who took me to New York, and Coltrane was in the band, as well as Paul Chambers, Philly Jo Jones. 'Trane took me aside, and, of course, we did Blue Trane, which was my first album-and that started everything. He had confidence that I didn't have; he saw something that I didn't see.” FirstsWellsCoursesSawsNew YorkBandBlueAlbumsMilesChamberColtrane Author:Curtis Fuller
“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
“Fox News reported Thursday that Bill Clinton can't get into any of New York's better golf and country clubs. Not one member has been willing to sponsor him. So it's official, he really is America's first black president.” FirstsHas BeensCountryAmericaBlackPresidentNew YorkWillingMembersNewsBillsGolfClintonClubsOfficialsFoxesFox NewsSponsorsThursdayCountry Clubs Author:Argus Hamilton
“I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America.” FirstsPersonsAmericaPoliticalViewsNew YorkHappeningsPoint Of ViewLatinFirst PersonLatin AmericaLatin American Author:Ruben Blades
“It's true you have to screen out a lot living in the city. I stayed away from New York for a long time after college, and when I was first back, I'd read The Village Voice and feel like I was having a panic attack.” FeelsFirstsLongVoiceCitiesNew YorkCollegeLong TimeScreensVillagePanicTrue YouPanic AttacksLiving In The City Author:Lynne Tillman