“Old New York City is a friendly old town From Washington Heights to Harlem on down There's a-mighty many people all millin' all around They'll kick you when you're up and knock you when you're down It's hard times in the city Livin' down in New York town” PeopleHardCitiesNew YorkTownsHeightKicksHard TimesFriendlyNew York CityHarlemOld New York Author:Bob Dylan
“We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?” WellsCultureCitiesGrowingFrontsNew YorkTownsWavePreservesNew York CityCheerfulSmall TownSubwayPorchFront Porches Author:Jimmy Wales
“Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. "Corruption" is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose.” HardLastsCitiesMoralNew YorkTownsCorruptionNew York CityKnivesJulyDominionArrivalsCleansingPreludeNoosesDeaconsMoral Corruption Author:Robert Charles Wilson
“The counties with the highest per capita income aren't near New York City or Los Angeles - they're in the Washington, D.C. area - a one-company town where the company is the government. The three counties with the highest incomes in the entire country are all suburbs of Washington. Eleven of the 25 counties with the highest incomes are near Washington.” CountryGovernmentThreeCitiesCompanyNew YorkHighestAreasTownsIncomeLos AngelesNew York CityElevenCountySuburbs Author:Ann Coulter
“I both loved and hated South Pasadena. On the one hand, it was so diverse - all my closest friends were immigrants or had immigrant parents. On the other hand, it was a bit conservative - in a sort of wholesome, Midwestern, small-town sense. I never met a single writer until I moved to New York City for college.” HandsBitsParentCitiesNew YorkCollegeMetsTownsMovedSouthConservativeHatedImmigrantsNew York CityDiverseClosestSmall TownClosest FriendsImmigrant ParentsPasadena Author:Porochista Khakpour
“You can't live in New York City and be the most important person in town; you just can't. There are too many other important people here.” PeoplePersonsImportantCitiesNew YorkTownsNew York CityImportant PersonMost Important Person Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“Do y’all have enough stun guns for them? (Madaug) Does a bear defecate rurally? What kind of question is that for someone who owns the biggest gun store in town? Of course I got plenty. I got enough Tasers to light up New York City AND Boston just for giggles. (Bubba)” KindDoeEnoughLightCoursesCitiesNew YorkBearsGunTownsStoresPlentyNew York CityBostonLight UpGiggleBubbaTasers Book:Chronicles of Nick Source: Chronicles of Nick
“But what was most remarkable, Broadway being three miles long, and the booths lining each side of it, in every booth there was a roast pig, large or small, as the centre attraction. Six miles of roast pig! And that in New York City alone; and roast pig in every other city, town, hamlet, and village in the Union. What association can there be between roast pig and independence?” LongThreeSidesCitiesNew YorkSixTownsIndependenceUnionsAttractionMilesRemarkableVillageNew York CityAssociationPigsCentreBroadway4th Of July Book:A Diary in America Source: A Diary in America