Downtowner
An "downtowner" is someone who inhabits the "downtown" section (often, but not always, located to the south) of a geographical area. "Down-towners" was cited in print…
Uptowner
An "uptowner" is someone who inhabits the "uptown" section (often, but not always, located to the north) of a geographical area. "Up-towners" was cited in print in…
West Sider or Westsider
A "West Sider" (or "Westsider," also lowercase "west sider" and "westsider") is someone who inhabits the west side of a geographical area.…
East Sider or Eastsider
An "East Sider" (or "Eastsider," also lowercase "east sider" and "eastsider") is someone who inhabits the east side of a geographical area.…
Crown Heightser (inhabitant of Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
"Crown Heightser” is the name of an inhabitant of Crown Heights, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Crown Heightser” has been cited in print since at least 1935. Wikipedia: Crown…
Yorkvillian (inhabitant of Yorkville, Manhattan)
"Yorkvillian” is the name of an inhabitant of Yorkville, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Yorkvillian” has been cited in print since at least 1920. Wikipedia: Yorkville,…
“Enlighten the people and tyranny and oppressions will vanish like phantoms at dawh”
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote to Pierre S. Dupont de Nemours on April 24, 1816: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits…
Riverdalian (inhabitant of Riverdale, Bronx)
"Riverdalian” is the name of an inhabitant of Riverdale, in the borough of the Bronx. The name “Riverdalian” has been cited in print since at least 1871. . Wikipedia: Riverdale,…
Greenwich Villager (inhabitant of Greenwich Village)
"Greenwich Villager” is the name of an inhabitant of Greenwich Village, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Greenwich Villager” has been cited in print since at least 1887. The term…
Inwoodite (inhabitant of Inwood, Manhattan)
"Inwoodite” is the name of an inhabitant of Inwood, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Inwoodite” has been cited in print since at least 1929. Wikipedia: Inwood, ManhattanInwood is…
Chelseaite (inhabitant of Chelsea, Manhattan)
"Chelseaite” is the name of an inhabitant of Chelsea, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Chelseaite” has been cited in print since at least 1935. An inhabitant of Chelsea has also…
Chelsean (inhabitant of Chelsea, Manhattan)
"Chelsean” is the name of an inhabitant of Chelsea, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Chelsean” has been cited in print since at least 1939, when a neighborhood newspaper titled The…
Murray Hiller (inhabitant of Murray Hill, Manhattan)
"Murray Hiller” is the name of an inhabitant of Murray Hill, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Murray Hiller” has been cited in print since at least 1870. Wikipedia: Murray Hill,…
Woodsider (inhabitant of Woodside, Queens)
"Woodsider” is the name of an inhabitant of Woodside, in the borough of Queens. The name “Woodsider” has been cited in print since at least 1882. Wikipedia: Woodside, QueensWoodside is a…
Sunnysider (inhabitant of Sunnyside, Queens)
"Sunnysider” is the name of an inhabitant of Sunnyside, in the borough of Queens. The name “Sunnysider” has been cited in print since at least 1923. Wikipedia: Sunnyside, QueensSunnyside…
Jamaican (inhabitant of Jamaica, Queens)
"Jamaican” is the name of an inhabitant of Jamaica, in the borough of Queens. The name “South Jamaican” (for South Jamaica, Queens) has been cited in print since at least 1980.…
Astorian (inhabitant of Astoria, Queens)
"Astorian” is the name of an inhabitant of Astoria, in the borough of Queens. The name “Astorian” has been cited in print since at least 1876. The city of Astoria, Oregon, was also named…
Flatbusher (inhabitant of Flatbush, Brooklyn)
"Flatbusher” is the name of an inhabitant of the Flatbush, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Flatbusher” has been cited in print since at least 1842. The Brooklyn Dodgers (also…
Boweryite (inhabitant of the Bowery)
"Boweryite" is the name of an inhabitant of the Bowery, in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Boweryite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. The term…
Tribecan (inhabitant of Tribeca, Manhattan)
"Tribecan" is the name of an inhabitant of Tribeca (Triangle Below Canal Street), in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Tribecan" has been cited in print since at least 1980.…