30 New Yorkers Share Things That Could Only Happen In New York

“A rat boarded the subway at Times Square, waited by the door, and got out at 34th Street”

Damjan

• Published in Funny
• February 11, 2022

The city of New York is insane. But it would be unrealistic to expect nearly 8 million people to live in peace and quiet like in a quiet tiny suburb.

However, there is no single way to express how it feels to live there. Although New York City is typically portrayed as a concrete jungle, there is still plenty of natural beauty.

Green space access is something that local leaders are committed to maintaining and increasing. Across the five boroughs, there are about 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities.

While Central Park is often referred to as "New York City's backyard," the High Line, a Lower East Side urban renewal project, is swiftly becoming a favorite among locals and visitors.

Numerous world-class museums, a famed theater culture, and a dizzying number of entertainment places can all be found in the city. The adjacent beaches attract sun-seekers in the summer, and the Coney Island amusement park has been entertaining families for decades.

So Dan Saltzstein sent out a tweet a few days ago, inviting all New Yorkers to contribute their personal experiences that perfectly embody the City that Never Sleeps. And they were more than happy to help.

Dan's one tweet quickly grew into a big thread, with each anecdote getting funnier as it progressed, from riding the subway to visiting the Bronx Zoo. We have chosen some of the most interesting replies, and we know you are going to love them. Take a look:

1. A lesson during the blackout

2. Big guy to the rescue

3. Homeless man to the rescue

4. Rats that know how to get around

5. Weird

6. Perfect

7. Not a word

8. You spin me round and round...

9. Phone call for you, Lenny

10. Awesome

11. Law and Order in your building...awesome

12. None for you, mam!

13. Movie star

14. Paul McCartney saved her life?

15. Only in New York....

16. So very nice of him

17. Where else can you run into Nelson Mandela?

18. A good bartender i can trust? You are hired!

19. Rooftop rehearsal

20. Loved that little moth....

21. Aww... so sweet

22. United Negro Pastrami Sandwich Fund

23. Binoculars ready

24. Talking into a banana

25. Wait, i am not done...

26. You are not from New York, are you?

27. Welcome to New York!

28. He liked the sandwich and her.

29. Goats in a cab

30. You almost got bit...

NYC has been immortalized in movies, shows, songs, novels, paintings… It's probably one of the most famous cities in the world and the first city that comes to everyone's mind when talking about the US.

It has inspired people worldwide with its grandiosity and way of life. It's a hectic mix of feelings, logic, business, politics, education, and whatnot.

New Yorkers can be rude and loud and commit totally wholesome acts of kindness out of the blue. You never know what to expect, and that's what its charm lies.

It's not about the buildings, it's about people.

Damjan