Going underground

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“If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.” There's definitely some truth to this lyric about New York City . Frank Sinatra wasn't wrong. But…do you really want to? As a native New Yorker, I often find myself asking if it's worth it. The rent keeps going up and my apartment isn't getting any bigger or nicer. There are tons of people gentrifying every neighborhood that has any personality, pushing out its residents that have lived there for years. The commute is both frustrating (the MT…

Just another reason I'm a cat person.

If you've worked in customer service, you know that most adults secretly have the taste buds of toddlers. That's not necessarily bad, but when the 20th grown adult orders their meal with “no veggies,” you start to question the general population's ability to consume a genuinely nutritious meal. At a restaurant I worked at, the chefs eventually just stopped putting vegetables on every dish because that was the request more often than not. If you work in a restaurant where people are able to cust…

“Only in New York” is such an overused sentiment. Even as a New Yorker who often feels as though I've seen it all, something about it can feel a bit off, or self-congratulatory. But then I remember “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” and am glad that my fellow city-dwellers simply love to share stories that are often an amalgam of

We all like a little mystery in our lives. But sometimes, in advertising, there are certain things we kind of need to know. Product name. Product purpose. And of course, when advertising a movie, the title is a pretty clutch detail - most of the time. Whoever spearheaded the subway advertisements for The Northman disagreed with this notion, or straight up forgot to include the film's name. It could be argued that the stars of the Viking epic ( Nicole Kidman , Alexander Skarsgard , Ethan Hawke )…

City life

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Not really a vibe

In possibly the most NYC moment of all time, an argument between two men on a subway platform turned violent as seen in a viral video shared by The Daily Show host Trevor Noah. Things quickly escalate and one of the men jabs and misses, hurling himself onto the subway track instead. The other man rushes over and pulls his contender up from the track to safety. The video ends with the two men appearing to reconcile whatever differences pushed them to violence. We love to see a happy ending.

Bless her

It’s hard to overstate the beauty of the Big Apple. Between the eye watering property prices and increasingly dramatic floods , who wouldn’t consider it to be a glamorous place to live? As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also the privilege of being able to use its public transport system. The New York Subway is an essential part of getting from points A to B, but it’s not always the most pleasant experience. This is especially true in rush hour, when many can find themselves fighting for a place…

Oy vey.