Quotes tagged ‘New York City’

“You see, up in the Bronx that which is wrong can seem right, and right seem wrong.”

— T Cooper, Allison Glock-Cooper, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Ezekiel Figuero, Justice Smith, imdb.com

“Manhattan, Bronx, disco, the get down, moving up, moving out. We made it this far. Just keep loving me and I promise it’s gonna all be all right. ‘Cause all we gotta do is love each other, right?”

— Sam Bromell, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Ezekiel Figuero, Justice Smith, imdb.com

“Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa's sleigh on its way in from New York City. Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?”

— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com

“Charles: As soon as we get settled, we'll build you a dark room in the basement, okay? Lydia: My whole life is a dark room. One big dark room. Delia: So you were miserable in New York City, and now you're going to be miserable out here in the sticks. At least someone's life hasn't been upheaved.”

— Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren, Charles Deetz, Jeffrey Jones, imdb.com

“Bernard: Otho, I didn't realize you were into the supernatural. Otho: Well, of course! You remember, after my stint with the Living Theatre. I was one of New York City's leading paranormal researchers, until the bottom dropped out in '72. Beryl: [cynically] Paranormal—is that what they're calling yo…”

— Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren, Bernard, Dick Cavett, imdb.com

“Bodega coffee is simply the best way to spend a dollar in New York City.”

— liz zaretsky, medium.com

“New York is the meanest city in the world. It’s the most vicious city in the world.”

— Donald Trump, imdb.com

“Is your vagina in the New York City guidebooks? Because it should be, it's the hottest spot in town! It's always open!”

— Terri Minsky, Charlotte York, Kristin Davis, imdb.com

“New York is one of the most prosperous cities in the world, yet it has one of the world’s most dysfunctional transportation systems.”

— The Editorial Board, nytimes.com

“New York today is not at home. Instead, it has joined London and Hong Kong as one of the most desirable cities in the world for 'land banking,' where wealthy individuals from all over the planet scoop up prime real estate to hold as an investment, a pied-à-terre, a bolt-hole, a strongbox.”

— Kevin Baker, harpers.org

“The 'intricate ballet' of the streets is being rapidly eradicated by a predatory monoculture.”

— Kevin Baker, harpers.org

“The urban crisis of affluence exemplifies our wider crisis: we now live in an America where we believe that we no longer have any ability to control the systems we live under.”

— Kevin Baker, harpers.org

“New York has one of the most oppressive political machine in the United States.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, thecut.com

“Anna looked at the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, with large wads of cash, with the indicia of wealth, if you show them the money, they will be virtually unable to see anything else. And the thing was: It was so easy.”

— Jessica Pressler, thecut.com

“The New York City subway system includes more than 6,000 cars and 665 miles of track, but when you’re riding it, every inch can seem like an epic journey.”

— John Leland, nytimes.com

“Summer in New York City. It's hot. It's humid. And everyone's just a little more pissed-off than usual.”

— Jack Kenny, Jessica Jones, Krysten Ritter, imdb.com

“To be a true New Yorker, one must love and hate the city in equal measure, and always come back.”

— Darcie Wilder, nytimes.com

“Although New York City has completely banned short-term rentals, it saw an all-time high of 55,469 active listings in December.”

— Scott Shatford,

“Mr. Kramer, let me tell you a story. In nineteen-seventy-nine I ticketed a brown Dodge Diplomat for parking in a church zone. That fine was never paid, and since then that scofflaw has piled up more parking tickets than anyone in New York City. For sixteen years I pursued him, only to see him give m…”

— Peter Mehlman, Officer Morgan, Ivory Ocean, imdb.com

“People will kill each other for a parking space in New York because they think, 'If I don't get this one, I may never get a space.’ You know? ‘I'll be circling for months until somebody goes out to the Hamptons.’ I think because everyone in New York City knows there's gotta be way more cars than par…”

— Greg Daniels, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com