New York Kids

Parked strollers at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

"I think raising kids in New York is just so great, it's so special. It's like, as I got older and as I went to college and I traveled, nothing ever intimidated me growing up in New York."
Jerry O'Connell, Salon

Leaving New York

Holland Tunnel

"The thing about leaving New York is that, forever after, people will ask if you miss it. My default answer, until recently, was no. I missed the people I’d left behind — my family and friends, the people who’d known me all my life — but I didn’t miss the city. New York changed, I would say. The New York I loved no longer exists."
Cari Luna, Salon

New York Show

Fifth Avenue

"I think New York is pretty amazing, in every sense. It has the best and the worst of any town in the world. The impulse that it has, the sensation, is unlike anyplace else. Everything on the street is a show. You have to pay attention, no? It's very exciting, but also exhausting."
Javier Bardem, Salon