“That's such a great thing about New York, after growing up in a place and being there for twenty plus years, there's still a whole island to discover.” YearsStillsWholeGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkTwentiesGreat ThingsIslandsPlusBeing There Author:Steven Strait
“Louisville is a place with no labels. It’s not the South, it’s not Chicago, and you don’t think of it as you think of New York or LA. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky that has always provided a fertile, often dark, bed. For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness. The place has its flaws: You move away, but you’re always going to come back.” ThinkingStatesMovingDarkCreativityMiddleNew YorkBedAreasSouthLabelsIslandsMassiveFlawsChicagoSouthernUrbanRomanticismFertileWeirdnessKentuckyProgressivismLouisville Author:Jim James
“I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City .” AmericaMovingCitiesNew YorkReadyTravelEuropeMovedIslandsNew York CityCoast Author:Spalding Gray
“I engage with New York and America but my parents pretty much hang out in this radius of Long Island where their friends are and where their work is. That's why you have people who have lived in New York for like 20, 30 years who don't speak English. They just live in a Chinese community or an Indian community. More than anywhere you'll find that in Queens.” PeopleYearsLongAmericaSpeakParentCommunityNew YorkChineseIndianQueensIslandsHanging OutJust LiveSpeak EnglishLong IslandRadius Author:Himanshu Suri
“Public school teachers in Long Island, New York, saved my life in the '70s. They were involved and invested and helpful. One took me into her family and loved me back to life. She taught me that love is not formed and families are not formed by blood. That love makes a family.” LongSchoolLove IsTeacherBloodNew YorkTaughtInvolvedSavedIslandsHelpfulPublic SchoolSchool TeachersLong Island Author:Rosie O'Donnell
“For me, Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' defines New York. Both New York and Manhattan Island should be in black in white! I always hear the soundtrack of Gershwin in my head every time I go over the Queensboro Bridge, or come in from JFK because of it!” ShouldBlackWhiteNew YorkBridgesIslandsManhattanWoodySoundtracksGershwin Author:Brian Cox
“I was always around people who were in the business from the time I was an absolute baby. I grew up in New York City, and my parents, my sister, and I had a house on Fire Island, and they were part of a set of people that were all close and friendly, most of whom were involved in show business in one regard or another. So it was always familiar to me, and I kind of enjoyed it.” PeopleKindShowsHouseParentCitiesFireNew YorkBabyGrewInvolvedGrew UpAbsolutesRegardFamiliarEnjoyedIslandsFriendlyNew York CityMy SisterShow Business Author:Fred Melamed
“Not a lot of attention has been paid to the Asian tiger mosquito, which is another species which we believe can also transmit Zika virus. It has a much broader range. It's found all the way north into coastal areas of Connecticut, Long Island and the New York metro area.” WayBelieveLongHas BeensFoundAttentionNew YorkAreasPaidSpeciesRangeIslandsTigersAsianVirusesTransmitMosquitoesConnecticutLong IslandCoastalMetro Author:Laura Harrington
“I'm writing songs about New York. A lot of them carry the names of neighborhoods in Long Island. Maspeth, Montauk. I'm getting into the idea of a F. Scott Fitzgerald-esque Long Island back when New York was...New York.” WritingLongIdeasSongNamesNew YorkIslandsNeighborhoodWriting SongsBack WhenLong IslandScott FitzgeraldMontauk Author:Zach Condon
“When I first started, it was the real basic stuff that was being played on the radio, so I was into Zeppelin, and Sabbath, and AC/DC, and all stuff like that. I grew up in New York, on Long Island, so the local radio stations played all that kind of thing.” FirstsKindLongRealStuffNew YorkGrewGrew UpRadioLocalsIslandsStationsSabbathZeppelinsRadio StationsLong IslandBeing Played Author:John Petrucci