“I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.” MindShowsKidsRememberParentWatchesNew YorkGrewHorrorGrew UpOkayAnnieRocky Horror Author:Gabriel Macht
“Every man needs a good, solid watch. My favorite watch is the Presidential Rolex. I own many watches, but this one is usually the one on my wrist. I buy mine in the Diamond District in New York City. Classic.” MenNeedsCitiesWatchesNew YorkMinesMy FavoriteEvery ManPresidentialClassicNew York CityDiamondWristsRolexWrist Watches Author:French Montana
“New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table (micrometers away) checking your watch, of people reading the stories in your newspaper on the subway train.” PeopleStoriesAmericaReadingNextCitiesWatchesNew YorkConversationTablesTrainNewspapersRestaurantsSubway Author:Bill Geist
“People recognize me wherever I go, where it used to be just New York. I guess people who aren't even baseball fans watch the World Series. I was driving down the freeway in Los Angeles over the winter and a guy pulled up next to me and gave me the finger.” PeopleWorldUsedGuyNextWatchesFansNew YorkBaseballSeriesFingersWinterDrivingUsed To BeLos AngelesWorld SeriesFreewaysBaseball Fans Author:Graig Nettles
“I'll watch CNN in the mornings to catch up on what's going on. On the weekends, I get the Sunday edition of 'The New York Times.'” WatchesMorningNew YorkSundayWeekendNew York TimesCnn Author:Sam Trammell
“[On the socialites in New York in the Nineties who devoted themselves to politics, charities, and other volunteer work:] I never knew but one woman who devoted her life exclusively to the social game. She ended her days arranging dinner parties with paper dolls, a breakdown pitiful to watch.” GamesSocialPartyWatchesNew YorkPaperCharityDinnerDevotedVolunteerDollsBreakdownOne WomanDinner PartyPitifulArrangingSocialitesVolunteer Work Author:Margaret Case Harriman
“On a daily basis, my home life is very simple. I spend about 2 hours every morning reading the newspaper. As my two assistants will tell you, I don't come to work in the mornings, for two reasons. First, I want to be informed - that means I go through The New York Times every day, and then I watch some news on television. The second is, mornings are the best time to communicate with my clients abroad.” WantFirstsMeanTwoReasonHomeLife IsReadingHoursSimpleWatchesMorningNew YorkTelevisionNewsBasesCommunicateNewspapersEvery MorningClientsNew York TimesAssistantsBest TimesHome Life Author:I. M. Pei
“Thomas A. Edison was once reluctantly persuaded by his wife to attend one of the big social functions of the season in New York. At last the inventor managed to escape the crowd of people vying for his attention, and sat alone unnoticed in a corner. Edison kept looking at his watch with a resigned expression on his face. A friend edged near to him unnoticed and heard the inventor mutter to himself with a sigh, "If there were only a dog here!"” PeopleIfsBigsLastsFacesSocialAttentionWatchesWifeHeardDogNew YorkExpressionSeasonsFunctionCrowdsCornersSatSighInventorUnnoticedResigned Author:Edmund Fuller
“Every time someone does a Western movie, people flock to it. It's like, we're continually programming to people who are least likely to watch us. People in Nebraska aren't watching things on the computer, they're watching television. Why aren't we programming things for them? We only program things that appeal to New York and Los Angeles and in many ways spit on the rest of the country.” PeopleWayDoeCountryWatchesNew YorkTelevisionComputerProgramWesternAppealsProgrammingLos AngelesSpitFlocksNebraskaWatching TelevisionWestern Movie Author:Edward Allen Bernero