Worms are sometimes found inside apples. There's a joke: Q: What did one worm say to the other?A: I'm moving to the Big Apple! The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. Google…
New Yorkers have been described as chronic complainers. "TYPICAL NEW YORKER , ALWAYS COMPLAINING" was posted on Twitter by BRUNOCJR on December 30, 2010. "He’s a New Yorker! Always…
Flushing, Queens, is a Dutch name, corresponding to the city of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. However, a joke compares the Flushing name with the "flushing" of a toilet. "What do…
"Manhattan" sounds a bit like "man hating." A pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on February 2, 2016: Q: What city has the most feminists?A: Manhatin'. A Manhatin'…
A popular New Yorker or Israeli joke has a reporter ask several people, "Excuse me, what's your opinion of the meat shortage?" "What's 'opinion'?" asks the…
The Yorkshire Terrier is included in a New York joke: Q: What's a dog's favorite city?A: New Yorkie. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004. Wikipedia: Yorkshire TerrierThe…
Jokes about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center are numerous, although not politically correct. One riddle is: Q: What's the difference between…
“When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is,” New York-based author Fran Lebowitz told People magazine in September 1978. "Clean is not enough."…
A popular silly riddle is told about New York: Q: Where do cows go on vacation?A: Moo York. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1978. "Where do eggs go on vacation?"/"New…
A popular silly riddle is told about New York: Q: Where do eggs go on vacation? A: New Yolk City. The "Where do eggs go on vacation?" joke has been cited in print since at least 2009.…
A popular New York City parking joke dates in print to at least 1997. A man (or woman -- the versions vary slightly) enters a bank and asks for a loan of $2,000 for a trip to Europe. The loan…
Manhattan is not necessarily a place to buy a man's hat, but a riddle has been cited since at least 2015: Q: What's the best place to buy a gentleman's hat?A: Manhattan. "A man…
A "Big Apple" joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September 16, 2017: Q: Where's the worst place to bring someone who's allergic to apples?A: New York. Twitter Harrison…
"Who is buried in Grant's tomb?" is a famous New York City riddle. Ulysses S. Grant (1922-1885), the eighteenth president of the United States, and Julia Grant (1826-1902), his wife,…
Many Italian men are named "Tony." There's a politically incorrect joke: Q: Why are most Italian men called "Tony"?A: Because they were sent to Ellis Island with "To…
Question: Why are New Yorkers so depressed?Answer: Because the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey! This joke has been spreading around the internet and has been told since at least 1977.…
A New York City riddle is: Q: Why can't a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?A: Because he's still living! The riddle was posted on Twitter on February 3, 2012.…
A "Big Apple" riddle is: Q: Why did Eve want to move to New York?A: She fell for the Big Apple! The biblical joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. Google BooksFunniest Riddle…
New York Irish joke is: New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945): Why do you Irish always answer a question with question?New York City Mayor James J. Walker (1881-1946): Do we. now?…
John Lindsay (1921-2000) was the mayor of New York City from January 1966 to December 1973. During the first week, after he flew over the city and observed the transit strike, Lindsay said, "I…