“Not only are Puerto Ricans citizens by birth, but one would be hard-pressed to find a Puerto Rican without a sister in New York or a son in Chicago, a cousin in Orlando or a daughter in Honolulu or Oklahoma City.” HardWould BeCitiesNew YorkSonBirthCitizensDaughterChicagoCousinOklahomaOrlandoHonoluluOklahoma City Author:Luis A. Ferre
“The American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.” WorldNaturalNew YorkSonAbsolutesMy SonMuseumsPlaces In The WorldNatural HistoryFavorite PlacesMuseum Of Natural History Author:Mark Teixeira
“I did all this stuff that was illegal when I was a kid. I drank beer when I was 15. I smoked cigarettes when I was 13. I drove to New York City when I was 14 - don't tell my son. Those things were against the law, but I did them anyway. I didn't become a heroin addict, although I probably could have gotten heroin somehow. I don't think my son would buy heroin at any price. He knows what it is, and he knows how stupid it is.” ThinkingKnowsKidsLawStuffCitiesKnow HowStupidNew YorkSonBeerIllegalMy SonNew York CityCigaretteAddictDrankHeroin Author:Dave Barry
“I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of feeling that aspiration, that yearning, get out of the small town, connect to a larger world, get yourself to New York, wanting to play the piano at every opportunity, bonding with people who were on a similar path, ending up in Provincetown, which was kind of nexus for nonconformity, and artistic dropout reality.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindPlayFeelingsRealityFatherOpportunityGrowing UpPathGrowingGenerationsNew YorkSonTownsSouthArtisticPianoAspirationImmigrantsYearningSmall TownJerseyNonconformityBondingDropoutsNexusProvincetown Author:Anne Waldman
“Only a war that serves no conceivable national interest gets the New York Time's endorsement. Liberals warm to the idea of American mothers weeping for their sons, but only if their deaths will not make America any safer.” IfsIdeasWarAmericaMotherInterestNew YorkSonWarmWeepingNew York TimesEndorsementsNational Interests Book:Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism Source: Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism
“I spent three years researching American Rose, research that included connecting with Gypsy's sister, the late actress June Havoc (I was the last person to interview her) and Gypsy's son, and also spending countless hours immersed in Gypsy's expansive archives at the New York Public Library. I became obsessed with figuring out the person behind the persona.” YearsPersonsLastsThreeHoursBehindsNew YorkSonLateResearchRoseLibrarySpendingActressesObsessedInterviewsThree YearsConnectingJunePersonaGypsyPublic LibraryArchivesHavoc Author:Karen Abbott