Moving to New York

Moving in day at Columbia University

"I feel like moving to New York is a lot like having a kid. If you feel like you’re ready, you’re probably the most unequipped person. You’re not supposed to feel like you’re ready so that you take the care that it takes to make the move correctly."
Josh Johnson, Vulture

One in a Million

Mural in Williamsburg

"New York is the place where if you really are one in a million, there's seven other people just like you right here in town!"
Alec Baldwin, Vulture

The Most Diverse Borough

"I grew up in Queens, which is the most diverse borough: the rich and the poor and homeless and people of every sexual orientation and gender and age group. Everyone is saying we live in this bubble, and there’s some truth to that. But I do not think it is healthy to all of a sudden invalidate the way we live in New York. I don’t mean to sound like a Pollyanna, but for me New York is the ideal because of the diversity here."
Billy Eichner, Vulture

Two New Yorks

"When I first came to New York, I was in my early twenties, discovering a city I had fantasized over since my teens. I saw it with multicolored glasses, to say the least. Also, I rarely got up before noon and hit the sack again around four or five in the morning. Two New Yorks, really. These days, my buzz can be obtained by just walking, preferably early in the morning, as I am a seriously early riser. The signature of the city changes shape and is fleshed out as more and more people commit to the street. A magical transfer of power from the architectural to the human."
David Bowie, Vulture

New York Energy

Dumbo

"New York is, like, its own kind of energy. It's got its own character and either you're in the flow of that and things are going great, or it's kicking your ass. There's really no in between."
Josh Radnor, Vulture