Christmas in New York

Christmas decorations on Roosevelt Island

"Santaland is ready to debut
But Macy's is so packed you can't get through
The kids are lined up everywhere
Spilling out into the Square
Suddenly it's Christmas in New York."
Lea Michele, Christmas in New York

Don't Blame New York

Bowery

"Don’t blame New York for your dreams that died
Don’t blame New York when you’re too tired to try
Don’t blame New York for how much you eat
Don’t blame New York when you cry in the street
Don’t blame New York for the places you grieve
Don’t blame New York if you need to leave."
Jim Andralis, Don't Blame New York

New York Ain't Always What It Seems

"New York, New York, big city of dreams
And everything in New York ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
But I'm down by law, and I'm from Tha Dogg Pound."
Snoop Dogg, New York, New York

City of God

"New York, New York, nigga, never went nowhere
I just took off a couple of years
But now I'm back on my day-to-day
Old school, Gucci frames like day to day
Who gon' tell New York "Time's up"? Flavor Flav?
Cause as much as things change it remains the same
And you can give me the city of God
And Mecca, the temple, the mosque."
DJ Khaled, New York

Bustling New York

"Rockefeller's covered in the lights
Families are playing on the ice
From Harlem to the Battery
Every corner's bustling
Suddenly it's Christmas in New York."
Lea Michele, Christmas in New York

Lights Out

 

Madison Square Garden

"I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the mighty skyline fall
The boats were waiting at the battery
The union went on strike
They never sailed at all."
Billy Joel, Miami 2017

Lines of Snow and Popping Corks

"Baby won't you take me there
Make it like you really care
I am feeling good up there
Just keep the diamonds in my hair
Make me feel good right now
Like everything does in this town
Lines of snow and popping corks
Money, drugs in old New York."
Moby, New York, New York

Rockin' New York

"The kids are getting down up in the Bronx tonight
Times Square is lit up like it's broad daylight
They're kickin' out the jams down in ol' Bay Ridge
The joint is really jumpin' on the Brooklyn Bridge
All the hippies boppin' down on Avenue A
Put your red dress on, baby, we're on our way."
Curtis Stigers, New York Is Rockin'

Mean Streets

"Grew up in a town,
That is famous as a place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud
There are sirens all around
And the streets are mean
If I could make it here
I could make it anywhere
That's what they say."
Alicia Keys, Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down