The fictional comic superhero Spider-Man climbs buildings and shoots his spider webs across New York City, but perhaps he could have a second career hanging Christmas lights? "Dear spiderman…
Below 14th Street in Manhattan (New York City) is Greenwich Village. "I don't date below 14th Street" is a New York City saying of uncertain origin. The song "Light My…
"I fell in love. His name is New York" is a New York City saying that has been printed on several images. "I'm so in love... and his name is New York" was posted on Twitter…
New York City has a reputation as a violent place (or at least it had that reputation in the 1970s and 1980s). The comedian Emo Phillips told this joke on his album, E=MO² (1985): "New…
"New York is the only real city-city" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor Truman Capote (1924-1984) was interviewed by…
American actor and stand-up comedian Emo Phillips once lived and worked in New York City, and his act included a joke about the city's smell. "When I leave new york I get homesick, so i…
Anita Weiss was credited in 1993 for having said: "I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the only place where my fears were justified." The quotation has…
Nathan Hale is celebrated as America's first spy. He was hung by British forces in New York City on September 22, 1776, and various memorials in the city celebrate his story. His now-famous…
A bumper sticker joke was posted on Twitter on May 18, 2011: "I saw a bumper stcker that read 'I miss NY' so I broke their wndow & stole the radio, I like helping ppl feel like…
Many people in Manhattan visit Central Park in the spring. David Letterman, host of the New York city-based late-night television talk show Late Show with David Letterman, said in March 2001:…
"NYFW" (New York Fashion Week) shouldn't be confused with "NSFW" (Not Safe For Work), but people looking at it quickly sometimes make the wrong association. "New York…
"I Love NY" is a slogan that has been printed on many shirts. A joke is: "'I saw your shirt. Who's NY?' -Overly Attached Girlfriend." "RT @Obsessive_GF: I…
"I spent a year in that town, one Sunday" is what someone from a big city might say about a small town. The quote has been cited in print since at least 1937 and has been credited to…
New York City doesn't have earthquakes often. On April 25, 2024, at 10:23 AM, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck New Jersey and was felt in New York City. Almost immediately, "I survived…
"I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York" is a jocular line that is similar to other lines used about other "new" places, including "New…
One Coney Island amusement was a "Crazy House," featuring walls at strange angles. New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield, filling in for syndicated entertainment columnist Jack…
American poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Missouri, but arrived in New York City in the 1920s to attend Columbia College. In his autobiography, The Big Sea (1940), Hughes wrote: "I…
"I will bring you down to Chinatown!" is what actor Robert De Niro said to Ben Stiller in the film comedy Meet the Parents (2000). De Niro meant that he would rough Stiller up (maybe with…
"I will bring you down to Chinatown!" is what actor Robert De Niro said to Ben Stiller in the film comedy Meet the Parents (2000). De Niro meant that he would rough Stiller up (maybe with…
"Call me a rube and a hick, but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it" is a line attributed to the humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935). The…