New Yorkers are Just Like Other People

"New Yorkers are really no different than people anywhere else — there are just more of them who don't speak to each other."
S.B. Howard, Strange but True

A Little Bit of Crazy

West Village

"That is the difference between being weird in New York and anywhere else in the world. Everywhere else, odd is odd. In New York City, a little bit of crazy is a little bit of all right."
S.B. Howard, Strange But True: New York City

Provincial New Yorkers

"Many New Yorkers are provincial, earnestly believing that life ceases west of the Hudson River, except for the occasional squeak to be noticed from Los Angeles. London has its theatre, Paris its fashion, Rome its pope, but New Yorkers truly believe their city is bigger or better or smarter or more sophisticated, or, in the case of the Catholic Church, more Catholic."
S.B. Howard, Strange But True: New York City

The Best in Yourself

West 155th

"That is what is so magnificent about New York — it is a place that makes you reach for the best in yourself or risk the consequences. New York is tough — if you don't help yourself, it won't help you."
S.B. Howard, Strange But True: New York City