New York Isn’t Special

Seriously, why do NYers have to convince everyone it is?

Shelly Fagan
5 min readDec 7, 2022

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Have you ever talked to a NYer about why they live there?

I don’t get the love affair.

When I see movies set in Manhattan, the atmosphere doesn’t appear inviting even when presented in the most idealized circumstances — that is Central Park in spring experienced through the eyes…

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Shelly Fagan

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