How do you know that you are a New Yorker? (from urbandictionary.com) 
The most frequently used part of your car is the horn. You consider Westchester "upstate". You think Central Park is "nature."
You're paying $1,200 for a studio apartment the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal." You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent. Your closet is filled with black clothes.
You have 27 different menus next to your telephone. You take a taxi to get to your gym to exercise. $50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories. You don't notice sirens anymore. You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns. You think $9.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price. You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection. There is no North and South. It's uptown or downtown. Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect. You know what a bodega is. Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you. You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway without knocking off other passenger's hats. Nicky | 
