Quotes tagged ‘New York City’

“Every year, the Met Gala red carpet produces some of the most memorable celebrity fashion moments of all time. ’s affair in New York City—themed 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion'—was certainly no different, with a bevy of A-listers hitting the red carpet in custom creations.”

— Condé Nast, vogue.com

“The memory of the night before dissipated, and a sense of exhilaration at the gathering of hundreds of people on a beautiful spring Saturday after how many days of social distancing—seventy? eighty?—was undeniable, the anger and risk notwithstanding.”

— Emily Witt , The New Yorker, newyorker.com

“I forgive you. I forgive you now and forever. How could I ever begrudge you your restlessness, your relentlessness, your lip, your effrontery, your appraising glance, your pushiness, your impatience, your disregard for social niceties, when I knew all along that your great secret was that an extreme…”

— Ny Times, The Daily, podcasts.apple.com

“In New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., 21% of the people tested had antibodies.”

— Karen Matthews, apnews.com

“It's a ghost town out there.”

— Timeout, timeout.com

“New York City schools will be closed for at least the next four-plus weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday evening.”

— CBS New York, newyork.cbslocal.com

“Since summer 2019, the Instagram account @stoopingnyc has shared borough dwellers’ best discoveries. Scrolling through the feed, heart-shaped ottomans and bubblegum armchairs share space with pearlescent mannequins, sunburst mirrors, and collections of tiger paintings or Mariah Carey vinyls, all ava…”

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, vogue.com

“In all the five boroughs, I'm known, forget about it, I'm known all over the fucking world, anybody asks about Lefty from Mulberry Street, you're pissing up the world fucking street my friend.”

— Paul Attanasio, Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“See, that’s the thing: I already felt like I had made it. Me living in New York in an $1,100-a-month apartment, paying my own rent, doing my own shows, dressing how I liked, singing how I liked, doing my hair how I liked—I already felt like I had made it. So when I say, 'I don’t care about money,' I…”

— Lady GaGa, amazon.com

“no bikinis, no tan line.”

— Delia Dane, open.spotify.com

“My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I am broadcasting on all AM frequencies. I will be at the South Street Seaport everyday at mid-day, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there... if anyone is out there... I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I c…”

— Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman, Robert Neville, Will Smith, imdb.com

“Imagine if New York City noise came to your phone in a text message? It would be the most obnoxious group text message ever.”

— Chris Castiglione, hackernoon.com

“You’re a pretty girl. This is New York City, there’s like a billion people outside that door.”

— Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox, Tom, Anders Holm, imdb.com

“I know breaking up sucks, but you know what’s even worse? Wasting a night in New York City.”

— Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox, Robin, Rebel Wilson, imdb.com

“I feel no need to move to L.A. or New York. I'll go for a week and every time I think it's too much, like it seems too easy to get wrapped up in some sort of social scene. You're going out every night, you're around so many other personalities that your own gets lost.”

— Adam McIlwee, billboard.com

“Oh, look! A Sbarro. My favorite New York pizza joint. And I'm going to go get me a New York slice!”

— Michael Schur, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, imdb.com

“Here it is, heart of New York City, Times Square... named for the good times you have when you're in it.”

— Michael Schur, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, imdb.com

“I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com

“I wake up every day, and I'm a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com

“We are in the streets, bro. What we do is in the street. And in the street, shit happens.”

— Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Shaolin Fantastic, Shameik Moore, imdb.com