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My First New York

  1. my first new york
    Mary Norris Eavesdropped on Ella Fitzgerald at the AlgonquinThe grande dame of The New Yorker’s copy desk about her early days in the city and trying to get her cabbie’s license to make rent.
    As told to Clio Chang
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    Chris Perfetti Served Tony Kushner Crab CakesThe Abbott Elementary actor on being hated on the A train and the magic of Lincoln Center Library.
    By Zach Schiffman
  3. my first new york
    Jonquel Jones Showed Up at the Wrong Brooklyn Apartment on Moving DayThe New York Liberty power forward on adjusting to high-rise living and getting recognized in Fort Greene Park.
    As told to Clio Chang
  4. my first new york
    Rumaan Alam Moved to New York With a Bottle of Acqua di Giò and $300The novelist on his early years scrimping in New York, even after getting a job at Condé Nast.
    As told to Clio Chang
  5. my first new york
    Rachel Kushner Lived With Freezing Pipes, Toxic Waste, and Sketchy LandlordsThe writer’s very New York–y New York days.
    As told to Adriane Quinlan
  6. my first new york
    Richard Kind Used to Sublet to Jon StewartThe actor, joining ‘Only Murders in the Building’ this season, talks about his early years in New York as a singing waiter and struggling actor.
    By Clio Chang
  7. my first new york
    The Rockaways Chief Lifeguard Who’s Been Rescuing Swimmers for DecadesJanet Fash on her early days in the male-dominated lifeguard force and its hard-partying culture.
    As told to Clio Chang
  8. my first new york
    Charlotte Shane Had an Aesthetic Crisis in a Midtown Old NavyThe author on getting tricked into renting in Tribeca and her early days in New York City.
    As told to Clio Chang
  9. my first new york
    Kareem Rahma Wore Wool Suits in the Summer Because of Mad MenThe host of Subway Takes on moving to New York the year of Hurricane Sandy and the Alphabet City apartment where everyone came to crash.
    By Zach Schiffman
  10. my first new york
    Ryan Serhant Was a Hand Model for AT&TThe broker and Owning Manhattan reality star on his earliest days in the city.
    As told to Clio Chang
  11. my first new york
    Will Brill Was Always the Nightmare RoommateThe Stereophonic Tony nominee on couch surfing, going broke at Balthazar, and the secret gardens of midtown.
    By Zach Schiffman
  12. my first new york
    John Early Lived With a Lesbian Minister and Her Dog When He Moved HereTalking to the cast of Stress Positions about their early days in the city.
    As told to Clio Chang
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