Trembling

Sheepshead Bay subway station

"New York is a trembling city. It quivers most when subway, bus, elevated railroad and motor traffic picks up in morning and evening rush hours. Heavy milk trains make its rocky underpinning jig before dawn. Earthquakes clear across the world can titillate it."
Meyer Berger, Meyer Berger's New York

Own Meaning

Strand Book Store

"Each man reads his own meaning into New York."
Meyer Berger, The Empire City

Christmas Eve in New York

Sixth Avenue

"This was Christmas Eve in New York. This was the city dressed in richest stones and trinkets. This was the city trying to match the gems from her endless treasure chest against the winking and sparking brilliants in Heaven's vault. This was a city bathed in Christmas peace, breathing carols into the night. This was City Magnificent."
Meyer Berger, Meyer Berger's New York