“Spelling is very easy to practice yourself whereas signing is not. So I would sit on the subway riding around New York and I would spell whatever I would see. When I watched a movie I would spell words as they came up.” EasyPracticeNew YorkSpellsRidingSubwaySigningSpelling Author:Richard Masur
“Mayor de Blasio has legalized ferrets. Now you can legally own ferrets in New York City. I want to tell you something. If I want to see anymore beady-eyed little weasels, I'll just keep riding the subway.” IfsWantLittlesCitiesNew YorkNew York CityRidingMayorsSubwayWeaselsFerrets Author:David Letterman
“I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the roller coaster in Seaside that is now famous for that sickening photo of it being washed out to sea.” WholeStoriesSeaNew YorkSummerSpendingWhole LifeShoreRidingJerseyNew YorkersRoller CoasterCoastersJersey Shore Author:Marissa Jaret Winokur
“On New York subways in the 1980s: Riding on the IRT is usually a matter of serving time in one of the city's most squalid environments-noisy, smelly, crowded and overrun with a ceaseless supply of graffiti.” MatterCitiesEnvironmentNew YorkCivilizationServingRidingCrowdedSubwayNoisyGraffitiSmelly Author:Paul Goldberger
“Growing up in New York is like living in a horror museum because there are so many strange people walking the streets and riding the subways. You learn to develop a tough front if you live here, just in case you get into any kind of trouble and you need to talk your way out of it.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsKindCasesGrowing UpGrowingTroubleStreetsFrontsNew YorkStrangeWalkingHorrorToughMuseumsRidingSubway Author:Christopher Walken
“BMX riding breaks down racial perceptions. Coming from New York City and being a BMX rider, that isn't something that's too common. I feel like for the longest time, I would ride through certain neighborhoods and people would call me a "white boy" because they associated white boys from California with BMX riding, and it bugs me so much because I'm completely not that. I completely don't fit that mold. It's really important for me to bring BMX riding to the masses and show people exactly what it is.” PeopleFeelsImportantShowsCertainWhiteCommonCitiesBoysBreakNew YorkFitPerceptionMassCaliforniaNeighborhoodCall MeNew York CityRidingBreaking DownBugsMoldRidersBmx Author:Nigel Sylvester
“The greatest inspiration I draw upon is, is this city (New York) and riding the subway and watching people and I find that's kind of like the best, the best acting teacher. You know, I wonder, like people who have huge celebrity, sometimes I feel bad, should this be one of their methods 'cause I don't know how they can observe life anymore, because they become the observed. So, I, I appreciate that New York can still do that.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldKindStillsSometimesInspirationCausesActingCitiesWonderKnow HowTeacherNew YorkHugeDrawsAppreciateMethodRidingSubwayBest ActingActing Teachers Author:Amy Ryan
“I never leave home without my writing notebook, and get a lot of writing done in transit. One great place to create is while riding the subways of New York City, where I live.” WritingDoneHomeCitiesNew YorkNew York CityRidingNotebookSubway Author:Andrea Davis Pinkney