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When I was a student at Georgetown, I took a class called New York Stories in which the Professor talked about New York like it was some Goddamn Shangri-La.

I think this marked the beginning of my irritation with the superiority complex that people from New York City tend to have. And as with most things, irritation has fueled much of the work I've done in regards to "The City."

Do I have a problem with New York City?

Well, apart from the traffic, the people, the attitude, the accent, the scenery, and the smell, I think it is a great city.

Just kidding, I really do hold the city in high esteem, I just find it irritating when people put it on a pedestal.

True, New York is people who I revere: Aaron Copland, Henry James, Norman Rockwell, Oliver Stone, and Stanley Kubrick.

New York is also people I find irritating: Sean Combs, Jennifer Lopez, Rosie O'Donnell, and Miss Jones. (I threw that last one in because she is what prompted me to create this section of the site in the first place).