New York's Heart

Photo: Pixabay

"No matter what the pandemic has done, New York City’s heart is here and it’s beating bigger than ever before. That’s not something we should take for granted."
Jamie Feldman, The Huffington Post

On the Run

Brooklyn Bridge (Pixabay)

"New York is a city for people on the run, whether it's from something or to something."
Hanya Yanagihara, Prabal Gurung

Dream Come True

Times Square (Pixabay)

"When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true. Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me. So much personality, so many stories."
James Altucher, JamesAltucher.com

Wealth in New York

Wall Street (Pixabay)

"This was New York. It ran on money. Wealth was to be admired, not sneered at."
Robyn Harding, The Arrangement

Working Town

"New York is such a working town; it gives you so much energy. It makes you want to get up in the morning and get something done."
Noor Fares, The Wall Street Journal

Living Online

NYC (Pixabay)

"Living in New York is a lot like living online. Both offer limitless possibilities and no guarantees, the hum of being among others and the feeling that nobody knows you."
Alexandra Molotkow, The Cut

River

Downtown Manhattan (Pixabay)

"New York is like a river, always running with energy and motion. When you see New York empty, it doesn’t make any sense."
Stephen Wilkes, National Geographic

New York is a Woman

"New York is a woman, she'll make you cry
And to her you're just another guy
Look down and see her ruined places
Smoke and ash still rising to the sky
She's happy that you're here, but when you disappear
She won't know that you're gone to say goodbye."
Suzanne Vega, New York is a Woman

Running into Anyone

"That's the great thing about New York: you can run into anyone."
Wes Krulik (Timothy Olyphant), Damages

Accelerated Evolution

American Museum of Natural History (Pixabay)

"The city has always had to invent new reasons for people to come and stay. As a result, New Yorkers exist in a state of accelerated evolution. Faced with the loss of an industry, business or job, we dust ourselves off and either fix it or make a new one. We never, ever, accept defeat."
Stephen P. Diamond Jr, The New York Post

True Greatness

"Greatness is rare. And the true greatness that is New York City is beyond rare.  It’s unknown. Unknown anyplace outside of New York City."

Jerry Seinfeld, The New York Times

Young and Rich

Fifth Avenue (Pixabay)

"It’s sometimes said, 'This city is for the young and the rich.' I’ve been young in New York, and my life here has been more than rich."
Matthew Conlon, Marketwatch

Orchestra

Times Square (Pixabay)

"New York is an orchestra in a constant state of warming up. It never, ever finds its tune or any semblance of a melody."
Dana Czapnik, The Falconer

Fragile City

Tribute in Light (Pixabay)

"New York is such a larger-than-life city, yet 9/11 taught us that it’s no less fragile than anything else in life. After 9/11 I could no longer take the city for granted. Every minute of every day, I value it to the utmost."
Olivia Thirlby, The Daily Mail

Resilient Spirit

"My first trip to New York, as a young chef, was in 1976. All these years... I can't say enough about this city--the diversity of people, contrast between modernity and history, and its countless alternatives. New York's resilient spirit continues to inspire me."
Alain Ducasse, Alain Ducasse's New York

Twilight in Manhattan

Manhattan (Pixabay)

"It was twilight. Like always, Manhattan was alive, busy and constantly moving like a well-oiled machine. Lights shone everywhere like stars in the midnight sky, and buildings towered above everyone."
Nisa Santiago, Unfinished Business

Down the Tubes

Madison Square Garden

"If New York’s going to go down the tubes, I’m going to go back to New York."
Billy Joel, quoted in the New York Post