“I have come to understand myself as more of a New York writer, or more of a woman writer, but I don't feel like that while I'm writing. But I think that most New Yorkers would object to calling me a New Yorker. I didn't grow up here.” ThinkingFeelsWritingGrowsGrowing UpNew YorkObjectsCallingNew Yorkers Author:Sloane Crosley
“Yeah, no one really grows up competing in the bobsled. You have to be 16 years old before you can even drive one. And there are really only two places in the country where you can bobsled - Park City, Utah, and Lake Placid, New York.” YearsTwoCountryGrowsCitiesGrowing UpNew YorkYeahParksLakesCompetingUtahPlacidLake Placid Author:Elana Meyers
“Each week the machine is spitting out a number for a new person or a new world within New York that you get to know. And the idea from the beginning was that some of the characters would stick around and become part of the lives of the show, and the world of the show itself will continue to grow.” KnowsWorldPersonsIdeasCharacterShowsGrowsNumbersWeekNew YorkMachinesSticksNew World Author:Jonathan Nolan
“Between 1995 and 2005, the prison population grew by 30 percent, meaning an additional half million criminals were behind bars, rather than lurking in dark alleys with switchblades. You can well imagine liberals' surprise when the crime rate went down as more criminals were put in prison. The New York Times was reduced to running querulous articles with headlines like Number in Prison Grows Despite Crime Reduction and As Crime Rate Drops, the Prison Rate Rises and the Debate Rages.” WellsRunningGrowsDarkNumbersBehindsHalfMillionsImagineCrimeNew YorkGrewPercentPrisonSurpriseRatePopulationRageCriminalsDebateBarsDespiteArticlesHeadlinesNew York TimesReductionAlleysLurkingCrime RatesDark AlleysPrison Population Book:Godless: The Church of Liberalism Source: Godless: The Church of Liberalism
“I've grown up watching and admiring Norm. Sherie actually starred in the first off-Broadway show I ever saw in New York, which was The Last Five Years. It's amazing how things come full-circle and how the community (once you hang around it long enough) grows smaller and smaller as it grows. Sharing the stage with these people is more than a dream come true it's so special. They're so warm and giving and offer the best advice. Sherie is very nice and maternal and nurturing.” PeopleGivingYearsFirstsLongEnoughShowsDreamLastsGrowsCommunityFiveSawsNiceSpecialAdviceStageNew YorkOffersWarmCirclesFive YearsNormBroadwayDreams Come TrueNurturingVery NiceBest AdviceAdmiringFull CircleBroadway ShowsLast Five Years Author:Tituss Burgess
“I grew up in Nazareth, Penn., which was an hour and a half from New York, and an hour and a half from Philly. So bands that were touring came through one way or another. We got to see stuff people in other small towns didn't, like Wesley Willis. I couldn't have asked for a better place to grow up and be into music.” PeopleWayGrowsStuffHoursHalfGrowing UpNew YorkGrewBandGrew UpTownsOne WayBetter PlaceSmall TownTouringNazareth Author:Daughn Gibson
“These big Silicon Valley companies that are popping up are projecting growth skyrocketing in a few years. So they need a space they can grow into. Not so much in New York. Super conservative, super small.” NeedsYearsBigsGrowsGrowthSpaceCompanyNew YorkConservativeValleysSiliconSilicon ValleyPopping Author:James Pearse Connelly