Why You Came Here:
For College. I chose one here because I just always wanted to live in New York, and college was my chance to finally do it.
When You Arrived:
2005, I was 19.
First New York Job:
I was an intern at Nylon Magazine during college, but I don’t know if you can count that as a job, because I didn’t get paid a dime.
First New York Apartment:
Spring and Mulberry in Nolita, I was spoiled.
Current Neighborhood:
Soon to be Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Where Else in the City You’d Like to Live:
Back in the East Village again.
Favorite New York Noise:
Ambulance sirens. It sounds sick, but it’s very comforting for some reason.
What Makes Someone a New Yorker:
When a tourist asks you for directions, based on how you look.
Most Accurate Stereotype:
Fast Paced.
Most Inaccurate Stereotype:
Not everyone here is a Jew.
Biggest New York Fear:
Getting stuck underground in the subway.
Worst Thing About New York:
Everything is a production.
Where Else in the Country You’d Like to Live:
Nowhere.
Craziest New York Story:
I just always love seeing drunken people throw up in public.
New Yorker Who’d Make the Best President:
Woody Allen.
New York’s Best Decade:
I wouldn’t know, but I’d guess the 20s, 60s, 70s, and 90s.