Electric Hum

Madison and 42nd

"The thing about living in New York City is that it's never really quiet. It's like when there's a television on in the next room and you know it's on, because you can feel the electric hum of it. To live in a place like this is to live in the middle of an electric hum that never stops."
Rob Hart, New Yorked

Living in New York City

East 34th Street ferry landing

"Here's the thing about living in New York City: There are people stretched around the block, ready to tell you what the thing is about living in New York City. But those people don't live here. They live in an idea of what they want the city to be. It ends up defining them before they have the chance to define their own experience."
Rob Hart, New Yorked

Superiority Complex

Times Square subway station

"See, here's the problem with New Yorkers. You've all got a superiority complex, and sooner or later, you've got to get over it, or you'll find you can't function in the outside world."
Rob Heart, City of Rose