“I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.” MeanSpecialNew YorkMets Author:Johan Santana
“One of the special characteristics of New York is that it is different from a London or a Paris because it's the financial capital, and the cultural capital, but not the political capital.” DifferentPoliticalSpecialNew YorkFinancialLondonParisCharacteristics Author:Ron Chernow
“In Indiana, I wasn't anything special. But in New York, I've gone out with girls with purple hair who go out with me because I'm exotic!” GirlGoneSpecialNew YorkHairPurpleExoticIndianaPurple Hair Author:Jim Gaffigan
“The New York Police Department says Iran has conducted surveillance inside New York City. They say Iranian operatives are using special mobile surveillance units. I believe they're called taxi cabs.” BelieveI BelieveCitiesSpecialNew YorkPoliceDepartmentIranNew York CityUnitsMobileSurveillanceTaxiIranianCabPolice DepartmentTaxi Cabs Author:Jay Leno
“Books are special, books are the way we talk to generations that have not turned up yet. The fact that we can actually, essentially communicate with the people in ancient Egypt, people in Rome and Greece, people in ancient Britain, people in New York in the 1920s who can communicate to us and change the way we think, and change the things that we believe. I think that books are special. Books are sacred. And I think that when you are selling books, you have to remember that in all the profits and loss, in all of that, you are treading on sacred ground.” PeopleThinkingWayBelieveBookFactsRememberLossGenerationsSpecialNew YorkSacredAncientProfitCommunicateSellingBritainRomeEgyptGreeceAncient EgyptTreadingProfit And LossSelling Books Author:Neil Gaiman
“I've been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that's very special to me, and it's the greatest organization in sports history.” PlaySportsFourSpecialNew YorkOrganizationFortunateCakeSpecial To MeGreat Organizations Author:Mark Teixeira
“It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.” RealFilmSpecialNew YorkPrivilegeFestivalsFilm Festivals Author:Noah Baumbach
“I am a Christian resident of New York City. I simply read things the other Manhattanites read (NY Times, New Yorker magazine, Wall Street Journal, and many of the books they read) plus all my Christian reading. I don't do anything special to understand skeptics. I also talk to a lot of skeptics and read things they point to.” BookChristianReadingCitiesStreetsSpecialNew YorkWallMagazinesPlusNew York CityJournalNew YorkersSkepticResidentsWall Street Journal Author:Timothy Keller
“I love Mexico because that's where I'm from, but my favorite city, whenever I need to recharge, I love Paris. I get very inspired while I'm there. There's so much art and culture, and Paris, before New York, that was the capital of the world. And I love history too, so I go there. It does something special to me.” WorldNeedsDoeArtCultureCitiesSpecialNew YorkInspiredMy FavoriteParisMexicoSomething SpecialSpecial To MeArt And CultureVery InspiredFavorite City Author:Diego Boneta
“One of my first observations about New York that I was so fascinated with was that you'd be at a stoplight and you're with everybody; there's a homeless dude and some weird celebrity and a cop and someone who looks exactly like you. You're on foot and everyone is at street level and eye-to-eye. I think that's what's special about New York, because there's no hierarchy, there's no discrimination.” ThinkingFirstsLooksEyeLevelsFeetStreetsSpecialNew YorkLike YouDiscriminationObservationFascinatedCopHomelessHierarchy Author:Kevin Morby
“The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.” PeopleWorldGovernmentCareInterestPartyCitiesIssuesSpecialHonestNew YorkDeserveIndependentFocusedBeing HonestBossNew York CityNew YorkersMayorsSpecial Interests Author:Sal Albanese
“My parents are my biggest influences. My parents and my city. Brooklyn, New York, New York City, the community I grew up. I don't feel like I'm special in that. I feel like that's everybody.” FeelsParentCommunityCitiesInfluenceSpecialNew YorkGrewGrew UpNew York CityBrooklynBrooklyn New York Author:Talib Kweli
“Cities - I'm attracted to them, and I have a special attachment to New York...it's my place.” CitiesSpecialNew YorkAttachment Author:Paul Auster
“New York is such a special place. It's really intense for people because they live here when they're young. On top of the energy of the city there's a visceral experience a lot of people have because it's a time in their lives where they're just absorbing a lot. Things take on a significance that they might not otherwise.” PeopleMightYoungEnergyCitiesSpecialNew YorkIntenseSignificanceAbsorbingSpecial PlacesVisceral Author:Meghan Daum
“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
“The housing crisis may not be the worst thing that's happened to New York City because it was becoming impossible for some of the young doctors, for some of the young artists, for some of the people that make the city so special to be able to live here.” PeopleMayAbleYoungArtistCitiesImpossibleHappenedWorstSpecialNew YorkBecomingDoctorsCrisisNew York CityWorst ThingsHousingYoung ArtistsHousing Crisis Author:Juan Enriquez