New Yorkers have a reputation that somehow manages to be larger than the city’s skyline itself. Mention you’re from New York and suddenly people assume you’re either sprinting everywhere, shouting into the void, or eating pizza for every meal like it’s a contractual obligation. These assumptions have been passed around for so long that they’ve hardened into stereotypes—wildly inaccurate ones that just won’t seem to fade.
But the real magic of New Yorkers is how they constantly break those clichés while laughing at them at the same time. So let’s bust open the most stubborn myths and reveal the truth hiding between the subway lines.
