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>17 years, if I\u2019m doing my math.<\/p>\nYou could make one subway etiquette rule law \u2014 what would it be?<\/strong> Let people out before you enter. It\u2019s very simple.<\/p>\nSomeone bumps into you on the subway \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>You give them the finger, start a war. No \u2014 I\u2019m just kidding. You just go about your business.<\/p>\nYour cab driver is taking you on a horrible route. Do you interrupt?<\/strong> Absolutely. I\u2019m like, \u201cSir, there\u2019s a better way. I\u2019m happy to hop on Google Maps for you.\u201d I\u2019m very a vocal backseat driver.<\/p>\nHow often do you take public transportation to the airport?<\/strong> It\u2019s been a minute. Back in the day, when I was a broke-ass entrepreneur, I took the subway \u2014 you gotta take the bus to La Guardia. I don\u2019t miss those days.<\/p>\nSomeone tries to hand you a flyer on the street \u2014 what do you do? <\/strong>Sometimes I\u2019ll look at the flyer. I feel for those people \u2014 that\u2019s a hustle.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a blinking red light and you\u2019re about to cross \u2014 do you wait it out till it says walk, or are you crossing? <\/strong>I just look both ways. Doesn\u2019t matter what the light\u2019s doing.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s something a tourist does that you secretly still do?<\/strong> I love the museums. I\u2019d do Ellis Island again. Actually, I\u2019ve yet to do Statue of Liberty. I don\u2019t know how.<\/p>\nWould you rather transfer trains or walk farther?<\/strong> I don\u2019t mind a transfer, especially if it\u2019s hot or cold out. I\u2019ll probably wait it out.<\/p>\nSomeone says the rats are actually cute \u2014 what\u2019s your honest response? <\/strong>The rats are just part of New York City. You just gotta accept them.<\/p>\nSomeone you want to impress asks for restaurant advice \u2014 what neighborhood do you send them to for the best Chinese food?<\/strong> I\u2019d actually tell them to go to Chinese Tuxedo.<\/p>\nHave you ever actually been to Staten Island? <\/strong>Yes \u2014 actually, I did Hurricane Sandy cleanup there. That was the first time I\u2019d ever been.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s your area code? <\/strong>917.<\/p>\nDo you think they still matter?<\/strong> Absolutely.<\/p>\nDo you feel prideful of yours? <\/strong>Yeah, people think it\u2019s cool. I used to really want a 212.<\/p>\nBedbugs or roaches? <\/strong>Probably a cockroach, because I can just kill them.<\/p>\nRoaches or rats?<\/strong> Probably a cockroach. Rats are like a roommate.<\/p>\nDo you call Manhattan \u201cthe city\u201d or just Manhattan? <\/strong>Our new show is In the City \u2014 I think that\u2019s what people say.<\/p>\nHow do you get out East? <\/strong>I have a car. The traffic\u2019s kind of brutal, but I like having the independence of my own car.<\/p>\nHave you ever taken the Blade? <\/strong>Yes, taken a Blade. But once you get there, you\u2019re beholden to Ubers and all that stuff.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s your go-to public bathroom? <\/strong>There\u2019s actually public bathrooms in Union Square that aren\u2019t too bad.<\/p>\nWhat about NYC still makes no sense to you?<\/strong> How the heck is rent almost just as expensive in Brooklyn? I don\u2019t quite understand the advantage.<\/p>\nWould you move to Brooklyn? <\/strong>No. I don\u2019t get the allure.<\/p>\nYou know you\u2019re a New Yorker when \u2026 <\/strong>The first time it\u2019s over 50 degrees and you just want to rage all day.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? <\/strong>Tenjune.<\/p>\nLast time you ate a hot dog from a hot-dog stand? <\/strong>No joke \u2014 like a month ago, at three in the morning.<\/p>\nLast time you hailed a yellow cab?<\/strong> Pretty recently. I feel like Uber\u2019s really ruined this city \u2014 I just spent $70 to cross town last night. Absurd.<\/p>\nWhat percent did you tip your last Uber driver?<\/strong> Look, it\u2019s not like they\u2019re waiting on me. I tend to be in the teens.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the most you\u2019ve ever paid for a coffee in New York City? <\/strong>Probably like nine or ten bucks.<\/p>\nHow many times have you moved in New York City? <\/strong>Financial District, Flatiron, Nolita, back to Fidi \u2014 so four times.<\/p>\nWhich was the worst move?<\/strong> My very first move, in \u201907. I was driving a U-Haul down the FDR, missed the low-clearance signs, and suddenly realized I was about to go under an overpass that was too low. The cops had to escort me off an on-ramp.<\/p>\n
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