“New York is cocaine, opium, hashish”
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”
"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 is never the same city for more than a dozen years altogether”
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:…
“New York is the city where the future comes to rehearse”
"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 way better than Old York”
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…
“New York Knicks or nowhere”
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 leads all cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn’t make a sudden move”
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…
“New York or nowhere”
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, the nation’s thyroid gland”
American journalist and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) notably called New York City "the nation's thyroid gland." The thyroid affects human growth; New York's…
“New York, thy name’s Delirium” (“Owed to New York” poem)
Byron Rufus Newton (1861-1938) wrote "New York, thy name's Delirium" as the last line of his poem,"Owed to New York." He wrote the satirical poem as a reporter of the New…
“New York: Tolerant of your beliefs, judgmental of your shoes”
"NYC: Tolerant of your beliefs, judg(e)mental of your shoes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My favorite storage ad to date: 'NYC - Tolerant of your…
“New York’s not dead. It’s just underground”
"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’s tough without the coin, isn’t it?”
New York City can be a very difficult place for someone who doesn't have any money. American novelist and journalist Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) wrote about the music publishers of "Tin…
“New York’s water is so hard it comes at you with a switchblade”
"New York's water is so hard it comes at you with a switchblade" is a joke that was probably told during New York City's high crime days of the 1970s. Early citations of the…
“New York” and “Manhattan” and “Brooklyn” scatalogical terms
The following are some scatalogical ("dirty") terms that use "New York" and "Manhattan" and "Brooklyn." None of them is especially popular as far as I know.…
“New York/Newark some Mario Wario shit”
Mario is a Japanese video game series, and "Mario" is an Italian plumber from Brooklyn. "Wario" is a similarly named character, and many people believe he's from Newark,…
“New Yorkers are noted for their stupidity” (NYC’s population is very dense)
A popular joke has a teacher ask students what the people of London or New York are noted for. One student says that the people are noted for their stupidity because the textbook says that…
“New Yorkers think ‘upstate’ is anything north of the Bronx”
An old joke has it that a New Yorker considers anything north of the Bronx to be "upstate." The Bronx is the most northern borough of New York City. This definition of "upstate"…
“Newark is next to New York. That’s some Wario Mario shit”
Mario is a Japanese video game series, and "Mario" is an Italian plumber from Brooklyn. "Wario" is a similarly named character, and many people believe he's from Newark,…
“No man is an island. Manhattan is an island. Therefore, Manhattan is not a man.”
The English poet John Donne (1572-1631) is credited with the line, "no man is an island." Manhattan -- which starts with "man" -- is an island. A silly syllogism has been cited…