NYQ<\/a>, a series in which we find out how \u201cNew York\u201d notable New Yorkers really are.<\/p>\nHow many years have you lived in New York? <\/strong>Fifteen years.<\/p>\nSomeone bumps into you on the subway \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>Give them a dirty look.<\/p>\nYour train line is down and you are running late \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>Get out and run like a crazy person.<\/p>\nHow often do you take public transportation to the airport? <\/strong>All the time. I live off the A train, and JFK is one shot, no transfer.<\/p>\nSomeone tries to hand you a flyer on the street \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>Say \u201cthank you\u201d and take a look at it, because someone\u2019s paying them to stand there.<\/p>\nYou\u2019re in town for a long holiday weekend and know the city will empty out \u2014 where do you go? <\/strong>It\u2019s not true that the city empties out \u2026<\/p>\nYou have family coming to town in 24 hours \u2014 what do you do with them on short notice? <\/strong>Take them to the farmers\u2019 market, if it\u2019s Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Union Square.<\/p>\nWould you rather transfer trains or walk farther? <\/strong>Walk farther, a hundred percent.<\/p>\nSomeone you want to impress asks for restaurant advice \u2014 what neighborhood do you send them to for the best Egyptian food? <\/strong>Astoria, hands down.<\/p>\nWhere do you go when you want to feel like home? <\/strong>Steinway definitely makes me feel like home. You hear people chattering, the cars, the caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\nWhat grocery store do you go to for hard-to-find Egyptian or other SWANA ingredients? <\/strong>Damascus, downtown Brooklyn.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the most iconic old New York Egyptian spot? <\/strong>This crazy place called Tut.<\/p>\nSomeone says the rats are actually cute \u2014 what\u2019s your honest response? <\/strong>Tell them to fuck off.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s your area code? <\/strong>Embarrassing. 305.<\/p>\nDo they still matter? <\/strong>Not anymore.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the longest you\u2019ve waited on a subway platform? <\/strong>Twenty minutes, and I left.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the most you\u2019ve ever paid for a coffee in New York City? <\/strong>Six bucks, probably. My coffee order is really simple.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s something a tourist does that you secretly still do? <\/strong>I like to eat from all the carts, and from the ladies that sell the churros on the train.<\/p>\nHave you ever gotten a piece of furniture off the street? <\/strong>Not in a long time.<\/p>\nWhere do you go to cry? <\/strong>Everywhere. It\u2019s New York.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s your go-to public bathroom? <\/strong>I sometimes go into restaurants and pretend to be pregnant and say I need to use the bathroom.<\/p>\nWhat about NYC still makes no sense to you? <\/strong>The fact that there are no trains in certain areas.<\/p>\nName the fakest realtor-invented neighborhood. <\/strong>East Williamsburg.<\/p>\nI\u2019m old enough to remember when \u2026 <\/strong>It wasn\u2019t coined East Williamsburg.<\/p>\nYou know you\u2019re a New Yorker when \u2026 <\/strong>You don\u2019t take shit from anyone.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? <\/strong>Souen, on Sixth Avenue.<\/p>\nEvery New Yorker should do what at least once? <\/strong>Visit every borough.<\/p>\nLast time you ate a hot dog from a hot-dog stand? <\/strong>I eat hot dogs all the time.<\/p>\nHow much do you pay when you go to the Met? <\/strong>Thirty bucks.<\/p>\nLast time you hailed a yellow cab? <\/strong>All the time. I use yellow cabs all the time, and I prefer them to Uber.<\/p>\nHave you ever cried over a New York sports team? <\/strong>No.<\/p>\nHow many times have you moved in New York? <\/strong>Probably around ten.<\/p>\nWhich was the worst move? <\/strong>When I moved to Dumbo a long time ago, and the person that was my roommate had a gun.<\/p>\nWhat neighborhoods in New York have you lived in? <\/strong>I\u2019ve lived in Alphabet City, Greenpoint, Dumbo, Tribeca, Upper West Side.<\/p>\nWhere was your first apartment here? <\/strong>My first apartment was on 11th between B and C. It was a tiny shithole.<\/p>\n
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