“To be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you’re a New Yorker.” At what point are you considered a New Yorker? Some say you have to live in New York for 10 …
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What are New York state’s most popular pet breeds? Yorkshire terrier. Labrador retriever. Shih tzu. Golden retriever. Maltese. Beagle. Havanese. Cavalier King Charles spaniel. What pets Can you own in New York City? Animals Allowed To Be Kept As Pets Domesticated cat, dog, rabbit, horse. Gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, chinchilla, other small animals. Parakeet, parrot, …
All it takes is ONE hit. Real New Yorkers will sit by the rail at all costs. Fake New Yorkers will wait for the walk sign. Fake New Yorkers are still offered mixtapes in Times Square. Real New Yorkers will have a strong opinion about the city’s best burger. Fake New Yorkers won’t eat from …
New Yorkers are now happily wrapping themselves in mink, fox, rabbit and sable, surprising furriers, who had been bracing for a brutal holiday season due to coronavirus. Do people wear fur coats in NYC? Many people wear fur coats in NYC, especially in this arctic weather we’ve been “enjoying”. I wouldn’t worry about it…. The …
One section – or neighborhood – of Manhattan is called that. It is on the far west side, close to the Hudson River. Hell’s Kitchen got its name in the 1800s for being a tough area where dockworkers lived and for the commercial kitchens which supplied both cargo ships and passenger cruise ships docking nearby. …
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New Yorkers and visitors alike descend below the ground to take the subway. Open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, the subway is an inexpensive ($2.75 base fare per ride, plus $1 to purchase a new MetroCard) and efficient way to get around. What is the cheapest way to get around in …
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According to NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization for the city, the top producing countries for international visitors to New York City in 2011 were the United Kingdom (1,055,000), Canada (1,033,000), Brazil (718,000), France (662,000), Germany (587,000), Australia (532,000), Italy (495,000), Why do tourists come to New York? New York is not only …
It wasn’t always called Times Square That was the year the mayor of New York renamed Longacre Square after the paper, though it took less than a decade for the Times to relocate again. Fortunately, the name stuck. What is Times Square nickname? Times Square Nickname(s): The Center of the Universe The Crossroads of the …
Because we all have non-rhotic accents, often dropping an “r” at the end of or in the middle of words, there is also hypercorrection, adding an “r” where it doesn’t belong; e.g., “I’ve got an idear about something”. How do New Yorkers say “coffee”? KWAH-fee. Why do New Yorkers add an R? In the past, …
We refer to both flat and circular hard candies on a stick as a lollipop. Listen up y’all. heroes and subs are the only way to go in NYC. If you want to sound really New York, use the term hero. What do Americans call suckers? Lollipops are the common name across the country for …
bodegas. If you visit New York City, you’ll see bodegas, little shops where people buy groceries and small items. A bodega is kind of like a convenience store such as 7-11 — it’s small and more convenient than a supermarket. What do they call convenience stores in New York? A bodega is a small owner-operated …
We call these sandwiches “utility BECs,” and it’s your job as a New York person to find the closest, most satisfying version near you. The second category is what we’re here to discuss today: the destination breakfast sandwich. What is a New York breakfast sandwich? New Yorkers refer to this sandwich as the BEC—short for …
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Somehow, perhaps due to a rip in the time-space continuum, Reader’s Digest found that New York City is the world’s most polite city. Not that Gothamist doubted the friendliness or kindness of our fellow residents, but nailing an 80% in the Reader’s Digest Courtesy Test, over say, Toronto (77%)? Are people in NYC unfriendly? New …
Fuhgeddaboudit, an eye dialect spelling of “forget about it,” may refer to: Fuhgeddaboudit, a stereotypical phrase from New York City English. Do New Yorkers actually say forget about it? If you had a thick a Brooklyn accent, this is how you would say “forget about it!” This catch phrase is a common saying that can …
New York, known officially as the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. New York (state) New York Before statehood Province of New York Admitted to the Union July 26, 1788 (11th) Capital …