Underdog City

"Spot" at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital

"New York is always New York, and it almost feels like an underdog city right now. I feel very proud to be here. I love it."
Mark Ronson, GQ

Claustrophobia

 

"There’s a certain claustrophobia to New York. You don’t escape in the East Village, but it at least feels full of camaraderie and youth—or full of camaraderie and youth in an East Village that is as full of Chase banks and Starbucks as the Upper West Side, or anywhere else in Manhattan."
Timothée Chalamet, GQ

Crazy Beautiful

"New York City is crazy and beautiful and really close to my heart, and I’ve always had dear friends here – family, actually, I would say."

Benedict Cumberbatch, GQ

Pet Peeve

"I really don’t like when people say, 'New York is boring now. New York isn’t like it used to be.' I hate that. It’s one of my pet peeves. No, motherfucker, you’re boring! You’re not like you used to be."
Ryan McGinley, GQ