Authentic Self

One World Trade Center

"It makes me so proud to live here, and to have made a life here. It is not easy to live in New York, but I have a chance at being my most authentic self here; we all do."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Playbill

Where History is Happening

Manhattan District Attorney's Office

"Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now
History is happening in Manhattan and we
Just happen to be in the greatest city in the world
In the greatest city in the world!"
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

New Yorker for Life

"I'm a lifer and I will be a lifer as long as I am alive. When you grow up in New York, everywhere else feels like summer camp. It's like, 'Oh, it's really lovely over here, but when do I go back to real life?' 
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Travel and Leisure Magazine

Summer in the Cty

"There’s nothing like summer in the city, someone in a rush, someone lookin’ pretty."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Shared Island

"You know you can find me in New York
where everyone's different
but shares the same island
polluted and loud
but you're safe in the crowd
Here in New York."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cheering For Me Now

Change in Every Corner

"Each corner means change
here in New York
Where else can you wander
and hear every language?
We fight like a marriage
then share the same carriage."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cheering For Me Now

Spidey Sense

S shuttle

"If you grow up in New York City and you're paying attention, you have a better spidey sense than anyone else. It prepares you well for the rest of the world. You learn to listen to the hair on the back of your neck."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Variety