Wisdom of the Lowly

Brooklyn Heights

"There is no hope for New Yorkers, for they glory in their skyscraping sins; but in Brooklyn there is the wisdom of the lowly."
Christopher Morley, Parnassus on Wheels

N'Yawk, N'Yawk

Empire State Building

"A town that has no ceiling price,
A town of double-talk,
A town so big men name her twice,
Like so: N'Yawk, N'Yawk."
Christopher Morley,  I Speak of the City: Poems of New York

Babylon Next to the Holy City

Jane's Carousel

"New York is Babylon; Brooklyn is the true Holy City. New York is the city of envy, office work, and hustle; Brooklyn is the region of homes and happiness."
Christopher Morley,  Parnassus on Wheels

Genteel

West End Avenue

"You hear little about West End Avenue. It is too genteel to have much taste for publicity."
Christopher Morley, Christopher Morley's New York