New York Preference

"Red Cube" by Isamu Noguchi

"I'd rather feel empty in New York than feel fulfilled anywhere else."
Anonymous, via Overheard in New York

Sense of Urgency

Wiliamsburg Bridge

"Your sense of urgency is non-existent right now. Are you even a New Yorker?"
Anonymous, via Overheard in New York

New York at Christmastime

NYSE Christmas Tree

"I don't know why people say New York is magical at Christmastime. It's just a sea of women in black with seasonal affective disorder and tourists who won't get out of my fucking way."
Anonymous, via Overheard in New York

Real New Yorker

Lower East Side

"That's how I know you're a real New Yorker. You don't swim or drive."
Anonymous, quoted in Overheard in New York

New Yorker in Los Angeles

Hollywood Diner

"I'm a New Yorker. I can go to LA and half-ass everything and I'd still be way better than everyone else."
Anonymous, quoted in Overheard in New York

New Yorker

The New Yorker Hotel

"Please don't call me an American. I'm a New Yorker."
Anonymous, quoted by Overheard in New York