“Living in the city brings surprises all the time.”— Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Jim McAllister, Matthew Broderick, imdb.com
“Host John Mulaney does stand-up about his wife seeing Woody Allen while pushing their dog in a stroller, subway announcements and emergency siren sounds.”— Saturday Night Live, youtube.com
“I feel like New York is a grey city, so when you’re in your apartment you want to have some color in there.”— Asya Ambaretsa, refinery29.com
“When the warm weather comes back, that same energy I found then flows slowly back into the city.”— John Jannuzzi, manrepeller.com
“I think the thing I love best about New York is that the city pushes us all against each other. You are on the same train as the guy who's gonna sell hot dogs, as the guy who's going to a multimillion-dollar meeting.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, gq.com
“If I was your best friend, I want you 'round all the time (I want you 'round me all the time) Can I be your best friend, if you promise you'll be mine (Girl promise you'll be mine) Please say he's just a friend (Uh huh) now girl let's not pretend (Come on) Either he is or he ain't your man (Ha Ha!)…”— 50 Cent, open.spotify.com
“Tell me if you want me to Give you all my time I want to make it good for you 'Cause you blow my mind I promise boy that I'll be true You're the perfect find So tell me if you want me to”— Groove Theory, open.spotify.com
“Sheppard, who has made a living as a clown for 30 years, said he wouldn't be surprised if NYPD officers start pulling him over when he drives from gig to gig on weekends. He doesn't cruise around in a clown car — rather a GMC SUV — but he does drive while decked out in full clown regalia.”— James Fanelli, dnainfo.com
“It's pouring rain here in NYC. Normally when things are wet I'm far more excited.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“New York was more full of reflection than of itself–the only concrete things in town were the abstractions.”— Zelda Fitzgerald, fitzgerald.narod.ru
“New York's trains are supposed to include wider doors to reduce boarding time, plus chargers and wifi to feed our screen addictions. One obvious downside: no longer will the (not quite) empty subway car during rush hour serve as a warning sign to steer clear and rush to the next car. Under the new r…”— Nathan Tempey, gothamist.com
“I'm far from broke, got enough bread And mad hoes, ask Beavis I nothing Butthead”— Big L, youtube.com
“I gotta close the window before I record Cause New York don't know how to be quiet”— A$AP Ferg, open.spotify.com
“As an estimated 4,000 people crowded the streets outside Webster Hall in the East Village at 2 a.m.. The crowded conditions outside the hall led dozens of fans to stand on cars, damaging several of them. Despite the chaos, the concert never took place.”— Chris Harris, people.com