Narcissus

Harlem Meer and Central Park North

"New York is the Narcissus among cities, ready to die for love of itself."
Frances Wilson, Travel Magazine

Ugly, Dirty, and Yet...

Brooklyn Bridge and downtown Manhattan

"New York is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal, its politics are used to frighten children, its traffic is madness, its competition is murderous. But there is one thing about it -- once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough."

John Steinbeck, America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction

Infinite City

"Today the traveller from London who arrives for the first time in New York is struck by an impression that he has landed in a city of infinite size, infinite efficiency and almost excessive speed."
Nellie Melba, Melodies and Memories