New York Energy

Dumbo

"New York is, like, its own kind of energy. It's got its own character and either you're in the flow of that and things are going great, or it's kicking your ass. There's really no in between."
Josh Radnor, Vulture

A Real New Yorker

"You're not a real New Yorker until you've stolen a cab from someone who needs it more than you do."
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), How I Met Your Mother

The Right to Call Yourself a New Yorker

The Brooklyn Bridge

"This is the greatest city in the world and you've to earn the right to call yourself a New Yorker."
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), How I Met Your Mother

Neighbor Etiquette

Apartment building on the Lower East Side

"This is New York City. You don't get close to the neighbors. You nod at them politely in the hall. You call the cops if you haven't seem them in a while and you smell something funny, and that's it."
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), How I Met Your Mother

Living Organism

Flower District

"New York: it's a living organism, an ever-changing tapestry."
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), How I Met Your Mother

Too Big for Love

South Street Seaport

"Maybe New York's just too big a town. There's millions of people in this city. How in all this mess is a guy supposed to find the love of his life? I mean, where do you even begin?"
Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), How I Met Your Mother