“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.”

Tom Wolfe

“I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, ‘There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.'”

Robert DeNiro

“Whoever is born in New York is ill-equipped to deal with any other city: all other cities seem, at best, a mistake, and, at worst, a fraud. No other city is so spitefully incoherent.”

James Baldwin

“I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York’s skyline.”

Ayn Rand

“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”

Georgia O'Keefe

“In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York”

Alicia KeysDiva Extraordinaire

“It drops deep as it does in my breath
I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death
Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined
I think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind”

NasRap God

“I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind”

Billy JoelThe Piano Man

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