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“Although it was constructed in 1536, the New York subway system boasts an annual maintenance budget of nearly $8, currently stolen, and it does a remarkable job of getting New Yorkers from Point A to an indeterminate location somewhere in the tunnel leading to point B.”

Doe Funny Jobs New York Humorous Budgets Remarkable Location Boast Stolen Tunnels New Yorkers Maintenance Subway Annuals

Book:Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

Source: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

“If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful New Yorker will approach to see if you have any "spare" change.”

Ifs Reason Funny Lost New York Approach Humorous Helpful Seconds Spares New Yorkers Unsure Spare Change

Book:Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

Source: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

“My apartment is the equivalent of one room in my Toronto home. Now I understand why New Yorkers are on the streets at all hours. People don't want to stay inside for fear they'll go crazy.”

People Want Home Hours Rooms Crazy Streets Apartment New Yorkers Toronto

Author:Samantha Bee

“Greenwich Village always had its share of mind readers, but there are many more these days, and they seem to have moved closer to the mainstream of life in the city. What was crazy 10 years ago is now respectable, even among the best-educated New Yorkers.”

Years Mind Seems Cities Share Crazy Reader Years Ago Moved Educated These Days Village Mainstream Respectable New Yorkers Greenwich Greenwich Village

Author:Aravind Adiga

“Technically, I'm a New Yorker.”

Author:Charlie Day

“I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm edgier; I kind of tell it like it is.”

Kind Native New Yorkers

Author:Kara DioGuardi

“I'm a New Yorker, and I rarely get to work at home.”

Home New Yorkers

Author:Hope Davis

“Back when I lived in Brooklyn, I'd sometimes take the Q train all the way out to Coney Island and back, and work on my laptop. There's something about pushy New Yorkers looking over your shoulder that really makes you produce sentences.”

Way Sometimes Produce Train Sentences Shoulders Islands Brooklyn New Yorkers Back When Laptops Pushy Coney Island

Author:Joshua Foer

“In the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch.”

Littles Long Purpose Space Library Seriousness New Yorkers Legendary Lightness Eerie

Author:Adam Gopnik

“I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.”

Writing Firsts Artist Three Perspective Built Thirds New Yorkers

Author:Laurie Anderson

“At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.”

People Needs Ends Problem Faces Plans Smart Independence Tables Conviction Right Thing The End Of The Day Good People New Yorkers Mayors

Author:Sal Albanese

“I do love to walk around in New York because people will notice me, smile, but they never bother anyone. New Yorkers are very cool. I love New York.”

People Walks New York Bother New Yorkers Very Cool I Love New York Notice Me

Author:Creed Bratton

“Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.”

Want Looks Staring New Yorkers

Author:Ellie Kemper

“There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quite the opposite. People were very genuine and very nice, even on the subway.”

People Mean Nice Opposites Genuine Very Nice New Yorkers Stigma Subway Kitsch

Author:Taylor Kitsch