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What do New Yorkers mean when they say 'The City'?

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My generation of New Yorkers and older ones remember a time when "the city" included the other boroughs along with Manhattan - which makes sense. read more

What they mean: Watching a homeless man pee in the corner of a subway car makes me feel really uncomfortable, but I can’t let on about it because then I won’t seem like a “true” New Yorker. What they say: I hate New York! What they mean: I really do love New York, but I’m so jaded / stone-hearted that sometimes my feelings are all sorts of cray. What they say: I love New York! What they mean: I really do love it here, but it hasn’t been easy. But I also know, I’m super lucky. read more