Jaywalking

"I'm a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them."
Sonia Sotomayor, My Beloved World

Civilized Hour

Lexington Avenue

"I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 am is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it."
Sonia Sotomayor, quoted in The Washington Post

Everything is Big

West Side

"The cacophony of New York is as overwhelming, at times, as its size. Nothing is small in this city. Everything is large, big and noisy – including its problems. Yet the city does not merely survive – it thrives."
Sonia Sotomayor, NYU commencement speech