“I feel like 'Gossip Girl' isn't really 'Gossip Girl' anymore when they're away at school because they don't go to NYU; they go to, like, Yale and Brown. New York City is just as much a character as anyone else in the books, and I was really sort of reluctant to show them off in their separate college worlds.” WorldFeelsBookCharacterShowsSchoolGirlCitiesNew YorkCollegeBrownGossipNew York CityReluctantYaleNyuGossip Girl Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I always sort of talk about - to myself at least, or to my friends, about wanting to just keep life very simple. I've found it most simple here in New York. You know, it's basically I have a, in a way, a 9-to-5 job, you know? I do eight shows a week. I live in New York City. I get to walk everywhere, and you know, just be one of the people of the city. And it's actually wonderful.” PeopleKnowsWayShowsJobsFoundSimpleWalksCitiesWonderfulWeekNew YorkMy FriendsEightNew York City Author:Bradley Cooper
“I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New York City would show up at my apartment door at dinnertime, and I couldn't turn them away. I wasn't much older than any of them, but they started calling me 'Mama Africa' and the name stuck.” ShowsTurnsNamesCitiesDoorsShareNew YorkCallingStuckNew York CityApartmentMamaAlways Happy Author:Miriam Makeba
“Mayor de Blasio wants to eliminate garbage. He believes New York City produces way too much garbage. Well, heck, forget about producing too much garbage. What about late-night talk shows?” WayWantBelieveWellsShowsNightForgetCitiesToo MuchNew YorkProduceLateNew York CityGarbageMayorsTalk ShowsLate Night Author:David Letterman
“Right after the show tonight, I'm going to the New York City car show. You get to see the models that will be crashed next year by drunken Secret Service agents.” YearsShowsNextSecretCitiesCarNew YorkModelsAgentsTonightNew York CityNext YearSecret Service Author:David Letterman
“A lot of issues were on the ballots. In New York City there was Proposition 14. That would put a ceiling on the number of late-night talk shows. And California passed Proposition 21. That would change guacamole officially to guac.” ShowsNightNumbersCitiesIssuesNew YorkLateCaliforniaNew York CityPropositionsCeilingsBallotsTalk ShowsLate NightGuacamole Author:David Letterman
“Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attended a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in New York City this week. Hillary told them, 'Good luck with the reboot of your '90s show.' And they said, 'Thanks. Good luck with yours.'” SaidShowsCitiesWeekNew YorkLuckClintonThanksNew York CityMaryThey SaidGood LuckKateFundraiserAshley Author:Jimmy Fallon