Assholes

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"Concerning LA. versus New York: I have now lived half my life in each of America's two most hated, feared, and envied cities, and you want to know something? There's no comparison. New York even has a better class of assholes."
George Carlin, Brain Droppings

A Verb

JFK Airport

"Most cities are nouns; New York's a verb."
John F. Kennedy, quoted in Native's Guide to New York

New Year's Day in New York

New Year's Eve Centennial Ball

"New Year's Day in New York is one of the best days of our western year. It is an Independence day on which we rejoice to acknowledge our mutual dependence on one another -- a sort of universal birthday, and everybody's fête."
Putnam's Monthly, Volume 9