Map of New York

Lexington Avenue

"Everyone had a fragile web of friends on the map of New York – friendships that had nothing to do with geography, neighborhood. Everyone in his way excluded the masses, the unknown, the potential enemy."
Patricia Highsmith, A Dog's Ransom

Not for the Pure of Soul

Lower East Side

"New York is not for the pure of soul, the sweet of spirit, the model of sanity or the paragon of civility. It is the city that gave part of its name to the Bronx cheer and cherishes its Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of the art of bilking the innocent."
Russell Baker, The New York Times

Everyone is Weird

Times Square subway station

"Whatever, it's New York. Everyone's weird."
Ashley Poston, Geekerella