“A New Yorker is someone who longs for New York”

The blog Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York, written by the pseudonymous author Jeremiah Moss, posted on June 19, 2008:
 
“In the end, the NYPL host quoted Milan Kundera as saying, ‘A European is someone who longs for Europe.’ To which I will add the implied: A New Yorker is someone who longs for New York.”
 
“A New Yorker is someone who longs for New York” was made a feature quote on the blog. The quote has also been used on other blogs and on Twitter.
 
     
Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008
Discussing Eminent Domain
POSTED BY JEREMIAH MOSS AT 7:45 AM
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In the end, the NYPL host quoted Milan Kundera as saying, “A European is someone who longs for Europe.” To which I will add the implied: A New Yorker is someone who longs for New York.
 
Twitter
Jessica Karcher
‏@Karchy55
“A new yorker is someone who longs for new york”
12:58 PM - 21 Mar 2009
 
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Who are New Yorkers?
romeow
May 13, 2009, 11:08 PM
I just read on Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York the following (thanks NYNM)
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“A NEW YORKER IS SOMEONE WHO LONGS FOR NEW YORK”
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Twitter
R. Efrain Aveille
‏@s4shangrila
If a New Yorker is “someone who longs for New York” then I must be a quintessential New Yorker cuz when I’m not there, I long for her daily
4:27 PM - 22 Dec 2009
 
Twitter
BlackBook Magazine
‏@BlackBook
A NEW YORKER IS SOMEONE WHO LONGS FOR NEW YORK
10:59 AM - 11 Feb 2010
 
My Name Is Reb
11TH FEB 2010
A NEW YORKERS IS SOMEONE
WHO LONGS FOR NEW YORK
—BlackBook_Media
 
Twitter
Betty Danger
‏@grubi
“A new Yorker is someone who longs for New York.”—Jeremiah Moss of http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/ #i<3ny

10:29 AM - 21 Jun 2010
 
Fergie & FIFE
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
A New Yorker is Someone Who Longs For New York
A lot has come and gone in New York since when I last lived here two years ago.
 
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Monday, October 13, 2014
THE BROOKLYN GENTRIFIER’S PLAYBOOK
by Misha Lepetic
“A New Yorker is someone who longs for New York.”
~Anonymous