"New York is an exciting town. It’s where things happen...from the United Nations to the opening nights on Broadway," a newspaper published in 1969. American television host and…
American short story writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) wrote to Samuel Loveman on May 28, 1911: "This is my dull period -- I've been pleasuring for weeks in New York, and…
"NEW YORK IS DEAD. DON'T COME BACK" is a saying that has been printed on many images. During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, many people left New York City. The statement by…
New York City has long been known for destroying old buildings and replacing them with new ones. Harper's New Monthly Magazine's "Editor's Easy Chair" wrote in July 1856:…
Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) frequently wrote about jazz. In his book The Real Jazz: Old and New (1956) -- not available for preview on Google Books -- he wrote: "New York is the Big…
"New York is the city where the future comes to rehearse" is what New York City Mayor Ed Koch said at his third inaugural address on January 1, 1986. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
"New York is the most successful sequel ever" was cited on reddit's "Shower Thoughts" on December 14. 2014. York, a city in North Yorkshire, England, is the original.…
Russell Baker, an "Observer" columnist for the New York (NY) Times, wrote on June 25, 1977: "New York is the only city in the world where you can get deliberately run down on the…
"How come the shortest distance between two points is always under construction?" is a jocular line about driving that was published in Changing Times -- The Kiplinger Magazine in…
New York (city and state) is often compared to the city of York in North Yorkshire, England -- sometimes jocularly called "Old York." A design with New York State and the words "Way…
Zabar's is the food emporium fixture at 2245 Broadway, at 80th Street. Whole Foods and Fairway and other competitors have lessened the Zabar's market in New York, but "New York is…
Quincy Moore founded the lifestyle brand Knowlita in 2015, and Knowlita sold "New York or Nowhere" shirts. In 2020, Moore formed a company with Liz Eswein called New York or Nowhere…
Television talk show host and comedian David Letterman said on Late Night with David Letterman in September 1986: "New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people…
Quincy Moore founded the lifestyle brand Knowlita in 2015, and Knowlita sold "New York or Nowhere" shirts. In 2020, Moore formed a company with Liz Eswein called New York or Nowhere…
New York City point guards having a reputation for being excellent dribblers in street basketball games, but some observers complain that the point guards seemingly don't know how to pass the…
Actors and musicians have a saying about the difference between New York City (Broadway) and Los Angeles (Hollywood): "In New York, they tell you that you suck and they stab you in the heart.…
"New York State of Mind" (1975) was written and performed by Billy Joel. It appears on his album Turnstiles. Hillary Clinton used this song during her 2000 New York Senate run. Arguably,…
A "New York strip steak" has nothing to do with a New York strip club (although some clubs serve the steak), but there are jokes. "When I'm in a steak house I order the NY…
"Mother Nature (Florida/ New York/ Texas) just be throwing out temperatures like Powerball numbers" -- that is, randomly, with cold temperatures one day and hot the next -- is a saying…
"So nice, they named it twice" is what some people say about New York, New York. The saying has been used by other cities as well, such as Walla Walla, Washington. ""New York,…