Ask a New Yorker: hi Laszlo, where are you from originally? Laszlo: Originally I was born in Hungary. Ask a New Yorker: How long have you been in New York? Laszlo: 23 years Ask a New Yorker: So that would place you back in Hungary during the communist era. How the hell did you get… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: What’s your name and what do you do in the city? Stephanie: My name is Stephanie and I’m in recovery and I go to a realization center. I’m a recovering addict. I was homeless at one time. I’ve lived in the parks. I lived out of a garbage can. I sold my body for… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: Hi Jennie, tell us about yourself. Where do you hail from? Jennie: I’m an army brat. I spent a lot of time in Germany growing up. My folks settled out in Denver. And a long, long , long time ago I moved to New York. AskaNewYorker: Do you consider yourself a native New Yorker?… Read more »
We met Nora at the opening day for PS 1’s new summer show. AskaNewYorker: Where’s Nora from? Nora: I’m from Grand Rapids MI. AskaNewYorker: How long have you lived in New York? Nora: About three weeks. AskaNewYorker: Welcome to the city. What part of the city did you move to? Nora: Prospect Heights Brooklyn. I’m… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: Tell us about yourself, Daniel in Buffalo? Dan: I’m a school teacher in Longport, which is a northern suburb of Buffalo. I’ve been teaching for 20 years. I’ve lived in this particular home for three years and some of my favorite things to do in Buffalo (Dan broke his arm badly not too long… Read more »
Six degrees of separation brought Mindy, a transplanted New Yorker, my way this week. She’s pretty, she’s Jewish, she’s a lesbian, and she’s coming back to NYC this month to launch her one woman show ‘I Sarah’ during gay pride week. AskaNewYorker: So Mindy, why was a nice New York lesbian doing theatre in Oregon?… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: I have an idea what you, do but what do you really do? Monsignor Cassato: Well, I’m the pastor here at Saint Anthanasius parish here in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, a very unique neighborhood here in the City of New York. And I’m also one of seven police chaplains for the City of New York. So… Read more »
This month we have the pleasure of meeting Leon, who has come to New York from Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina. AskaNewYorker: Hi Leon, how, why are you here in this room at this very moment? Leon: I sense somehow I’m now in the seventh layer of hell. AskaNewYorker: What’s the first layer of hell? Leon:… Read more »
Stephanie, our NYC Uberchic for May 2006 Meet Stephanie, our first impromptu, on-the-train interview. AskaNewYorker: What’s your name? Stephanie: Stephanie…. AskaNewYorker: What do you do in the city? Stephanie: I sell advertising. AskaNewYorker: What agency? Stephanie: I work for All Recipes.com AskaNewYorker: Do you like to cook, and if so, what did you cook… Read more »
I met Laura at The Harvard Club, after previously meeting her at the “We Love New York Day” event. AskaNewYorker: This is a gorgeous room. Why are we meeting at The Harvard Club ? Laura: Well, my father is a Harvard graduate; hence my mother and I are members. Ask a New Yorker: What did… Read more »