“I’m crazy about the Big Apple”
The Committee in the Public Interest sought to improve New York City's public image in 1976, leading to its hosting of the Democratic National Convention that year. William E.…
“I’m from New York. We don’t keep calm”
"I'm from New York. We don't keep calm" and "I can't keep calm. I'm from New York" are New York City versions of the British World War II "Keep Calm and…
“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. I just live in New Jersey”
"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just [X]" is a meme that has been printed on many images. "In a bad place right now. Not emotionally, just at work..." was…
“I’m in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just New York”
"I'm in a bad place right now. Not mentally. Just [X]" is a meme that has been printed on many images. "In a bad place right now. Not emotionally, just at work..." was…
“I’m from New York, where people say ‘you’re welcome’ to remind you to say ‘thank you’”
"I’m from New York, where people say 'you’re welcome' to remind you to say 'thank you'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Some of the images…
“If (...) then the terrorists win”
"If (we change our behavior or sacrifice our freedoms), the terrorists have won" became a popular phrase after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.…
“If you don’t like my Brooklyn attitude, quit talking to me”
"If you don't like my Brooklyn attitude, quit talking to me" is a jocular Brooklyn saying that has been printed on T-shirts. "A T-shirt that read, 'If you don't like…
“If you follow your heart just right, it will get you to New York City”
" If you follow your heart just right it’ll get you to New York City" was posted on Facebook by Cheryl Pandemonium on January 20, 2018. "If you follow your heart just right, it…
“If you live in New York, you’re Jewish” (Lenny Bruce)
New York comedian Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) was known for his off-color material in the 1960s. In one routine, he explained what "Jewish" was, as opposed to "goyish" (not Jewish).…
“If you want to be a hero, join the fire department” (police saying)
"If you want to be a hero, join the fire department" is a New York police saying, popularized in 2004 in an ABC News documentary on the New York Police Department. The saying means that…
“If you’re bored in New York, it’s your own fault”
The actress and New York City resident Myrna Loy (1905-1993) wrote in her 1987 autobiography: "If you’re bored in New York, it’s your own fault. Something’s always happening. But in…
“In New York, it’s not whether you win or lose — it’s how you lay the blame”
Grantland Rice (1880-1954) wrote, "For when the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name; He marks -- not that you won or lost -- but how you played the Game." American author…
“In New York, you can have a great job, a great apartment and a great companion, but not all three”
It's sometimes said that, in New York City, you can have a good job, a good apartment and a good companion -- but not all three at the same time. The origin of the saying is unknown. The…
“It must be a pain in the ass to remove all those web lines that Spider-Man leaves behind in NYC”
The comic superhero Spider-Man shoots spider webs all over New York City, but who cleans them up? "Who cleans up the webs that Spider-Man leaves behind in the streets of New York?…
“It’s better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six” (police saying)
"It's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six" is a police and military saying, meaning that it's better to be alive and to be judged by twelve people on…
“It’s better to have lived in New York and moved than to never have lived here at all”
"It's better to have lived in {X} and moved than to never have lived here at all" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's better to have lived in Texas and…
“Just like New York” (“Just like downtown”)
"Just like downtown" is a saying that became popular in 1949-1950. "Downtown" means the place of excitement, where the lights are bright and there is shopping and entertainment.…
“Knock, knock.”/“Who’s there?”/“Brook.”/“Brook who?”/“Brook-lyn Bridge.”
A Brooklyn version of the knock-knock joke is: "Knock, knock.""Who's there?""Brook.""Brook who?""Brookl-lyn Bridge. The joke has been cited in…
“Live in New York, leave before you become hard. Live in California, leave before you become soft”
Chicago (IL) Tribune columnist Mary Schmich wrote a speech to graduates in her column on June 1, 1997. One piece of advice was: "Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.…
“London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful”
American writer and satirist Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) loved New York City. Parker wrote in the article "My Home Town" for McCall's magazine in January 1928: "London is…