“Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don't miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn't believe them.” FeelsBelieveHomeBigsCoursesMissingNew YorkMy FamilyLondonWelcomeWorriedHug Author:Archie Panjabi
“I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.” SidesBornNew YorkMy FamilyRaisedItalianBoth SidesDescentBorn And Raised Author:Aida Turturro
“Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.” HandsCitiesNew YorkGrewReaderPaperGrew UpMy FamilySacredSevenNewspapersNew York City Author:Buzz Bissinger
“Paris is where my family are, but it's not really home now because I have dear friends in London and dear friends in New York.” HomeNew YorkMy FamilyDearLondonParisDear Friend Author:Clemence Poesy
“'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
“I live in a high rise with my family part of the year in New York and I don't know three quarters of the people in the building. We live in the same square-footage and I wouldn't know who they were.” PeopleKnowsYearsThreeNew YorkBuildingMy FamilySquaresQuarters Author:Dan Aykroyd
“It's nice to be able to be whoever you want to be. I moved to New York for that reason. I think I am a very good example of how you really can do whatever you want to do without having any kind of prerequisite experience of any of kind of connection. None of my family members came from this world.” ThinkingWorldWantKindReasonAbleCan DoNiceNew YorkExampleThis WorldMembersMy FamilyConnectionsMovedVery GoodFamily MembersGood ExamplesPrerequisitesDo Whatever You Want Author:Jason Wu
“I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers.” FilmActorsNew YorkMy FamilyDancerMakersUnclesGrandparentPhiladelphiaFlamencoGreat Grandparents Author:Aubrey Plaza
“For my family and Howard's partner, who is like family, for 10 years we were in a state of shock. It takes time to appreciate fully what was going on then. That's connected because post-9/11 New York is so completely different from the way it was and the counterculture movement going on before then was so remarkable; I think people are appreciating it a lot more now.” PeopleThinkingWayYearsDifferentStatesNew YorkMovementAppreciateMy FamilyConnectedPartnersPostsShockRemarkableTake TimeIt Takes TimeLike FamilyCounterculture Author:Aaron Brookner
“I was born in Mount Kisco, New York-although my family was living in the Bronx at the time. That's just where I decided to be born.” BornNew YorkMy FamilyDecidedBronx Author:Danny Burstein