New York Cliché

Statue of Liberty

"New York is also, to some extent, a cliché. Tourists descend — 66.6 million in 2019 alone — like fruit flies on an overripe banana for a chance to visit its world-class museums, eat its renowned cuisine and walk the same streets immortalized in gritty Martin Scorsese films (or dizzy Nora Ephron romcoms)."

Isabel Slone, The Star

Everything is Amplified

Trash cans in downtown Manhattan

"Everything in New York is amplified: the traffic, the wealth, even the garbage smells. In New York, I am both exactly the person I am supposed to be and a person I don’t recognize. New York is my favourite place in the entire world."
Isabel Slone, Toronto Star

Unexpected New York

Union Square sign

"New York is marked by a sense of anything-is-possible discovery. Turn the corner and you may notice the bottom of a street sign decorated with intricate terrazzo, or a small sign for a private cemetery in the East Village. Here, the unexpected will always find you, but if you take time to appreciate the expected, you may find it’s the least expected of all."
Isabel Slone, The Toronto Star