50 Best New York Sayings And Quotes That Every New Yorker Should Know
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Famously known for its vibrancy, the beautiful city of New York is one of the best cities in the United States. Did you know that New York is the home to over 500,000 millionaires and the perfect hot spot for college graduates, creatives, artists, and more?
As a native New Yorker, I have a great love for this exciting city! Not only is it the home to the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookie but you can also catch the greatest sunset. Today, I rounded up 50 of the best New York sayings and quotes that every New Yorker should know. This list is suitable for every New Yorker, non-native, and even for people taking a short trip to NYC. Take a look!
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Funny New York Sayings
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Welcome to the concrete jungle.
Staten Island floats my boat.
This little piggy went to the Brooklyn Flea Market.
Why hello, Deli!
Let’s be queens for a day.
A bad day in New York City is still better than a good day anywhere else.
Times Square heals all wounds.
The views from the Empire State Building couldn’t be any NYCer.
Someone tell Gossip Girl I’m here right now.
Anything can happen in a New York minute!
Best Quotes About New Yorkers
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“Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.” – Johnny Carson
“Practically everybody in New York has half a mind to write a book and does.” – Groucho Marx
“I believe in New Yorkers. Whether they’ve ever questioned the dream in which they live, I wouldn’t know, because I won’t ever dare ask that question.” – Dylan Thomas
“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
“New York is made up of millions of different people, and they all come here looking for something.” – Lindsey Kelk
Famous New York Quotes
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“Empire” isn’t just about New York. It’s about hope. No matter where we’re from, we all want the opportunity to work hard and breathe life into our ambitions.” – Alicia Keys
“New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you’re going to the center of the world, the lion’s den.” – Zubin Mehta
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
New York is a diamond iceberg floating in river water.” – Truman Capote
“The thing that always attracted me to New York was the sense of being in a place where a lot of people had a lot of stories not unlike mine.” – Salman Rushdie
“I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.” – Rick Riordan
“Welcome to New York – it’s been waiting for you.” – Taylor Swift
“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. Let’s hear it for New York.” – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind
“Make your mark in New York, and you are a made man.” – Mark Twain
“One’s life and passion may be elsewhere, but New York is where you prove if what you think in theory makes sense in life.” – Miuccia Prada
“This is the city of dreamers, and time and again, it’s the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed.” – Michael Bloomberg
Instagram Captions For Short Trips To New York City
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A trip to NYC can be very taxi-ng on your wallet.
In winter, New York makes a great frost impression.
It’s impossible to ruin this view!
Part of me never wants to leave.
This palace is a breath of fresh air.
I fall in love with new cities.
My weekend is booked.
We don’t have a set itinerary, so we’re just going to wing it.
We’re going on an ad-van-ture!
Been driving a day. I need a break!
Shop up or ship out!
It’s even more beautiful-fall in person!
New York Captions For Instagram
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Taking a bite out of the Big Apple.
My heart burns for the city lights.
Let the city set you free.
New York City girl.
New York, New Me.
Hustle like a true New Yorker.
The city that never sleeps.
You can leave New York, but it will never leave you
Breathe in the New York air.
If you follow your heart just right, it will get you to New York City.
New York City is the Capital of the World.
Shine bright like a diamond.