Capital of the World

United Nations Way

"For all its problems, it’s still the capital of the world. You can’t get away from it. You can’t get tougher and smarter and richer and glossier than you can here. It isn’t going to happen in Poughkeepsie."
Cindy Adams, The Guardian

Moths to a Flame

"This is it, this is the Big Apple. The big sin city. The city where you can do anything. Get a hamburger at 2 in the morning, where you can get dirty pictures, a hooker. You can get anything you goddamn want in the world. So it brings everybody like moths to a flame." 
Cindy Adams, The Guardian

Run, Don't Walk

Central Park

"New Yorkers don't walk, they run. It's joggers trying to keep their figure, pedestrians trying to keep their wallets, tourists who, despite our gridlocked crosswalk signs that say no standing, no stopping, no parking, no kidding, know jaywalking is faster than a cab. They're all in a hurry."
Cindy Adams, Living a Dog's Life, Jazzy, Juicy, and Me