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1.9M People Follow This IG Page For Their Daily Dose Of The Cool, The Weird, And The Ugly New York (New Pics)
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More than 8 million people call New York their home. Its inhabitants speak more than 800 languages, which makes it one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the world. All the different individuals and cultures melting and stewing in one pot combined with the fast-paced and vibrant lifestyle of the city often results in quite bizarre moments. And it would be a crime not to share them with those who can’t roam its streets and experience them firsthand.
So that’s what we’re doing today. Courtesy of the Instagram account What Is New York, we present you with a whole list of New York pictures that show the city exactly like it is. Documented through the eyes of New Yorkers, they will transport you to the Big Apple in seconds.
While you’re scrolling through, don’t forget to check out a conversation with Ellie Seymour, a magazine writer, author, and blogger over on New York On My Mind, who kindly agreed to talk with us about all things NYC.
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Parenting done right
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
No one wants to hear a crying baby or rambunctious toddler, but when the parents identify with the sufferers it does make it a tad more tolerable. It's the parents who expect you to tolerate their little [blanks] that I can't deal with.
Just Cosmo 12 months ago
I feel like giving alcohol out would lead to more crying, but this time from the neighbors' house...
Nancy Lynch 11 months ago
And did the police show up? Leaving the bottles like this may sound like a good idea, but kids can get to them as well. Providing alcohol to miners is a serious offense.
Just Cosmo 11 months ago
I'm pretty sure most miners aren't minors. Watch out for that miner difference. It can really creep up on you.
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Ron Man 12 months ago
These are the people in Times Square that say, "TAKE OUR PICTURE!!!" and then once you do, they try to get you to pay them $40.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Right down to the ink-drawn butterfly tattoo. I don't know how they tell each other apart.
Debra Newell 12 months ago
My partner and I went to New York this past January and bought 2 pair of shoes from that “Skechers!” Our hotel room was about 100 feet away!
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Love is in the air
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 12 months ago
Well kids, gather 'round, because that story is a real gas.
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Irishwoman abroad 11 months ago
Methane is in the air... Nope, doesn't have the same ring to it 😂
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Bill Mills 11 months ago (edited)
Maybe the poster was in the West Village at the time of the posting.
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Doofnuts 12 months ago
Ignorance here, is this posted on social media somewhere. Does he know she will see it?
Anne Reid 12 months ago
I first saw a version of this maybe ten years ago in a “missed connections” site. It crops up every few years…her hair color & the store change each time. The site was designed to help people who had a fleeting encounter reconnect. Might have been part of a bigger site. It’s been awhile.
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Even though Ellie Seymour, a magazine writer, author, and blogger over on New York On My Mind (a blog all about NYC), is based in Brighton, England, and might not have better knowledge about it than a true New Yorker, her passion and curiosity for the city and traveling motivates her to find new places and get to know it more.
She fell in love with the city when her mom took her there for the first time in 1995. Now, she visits the Big Apple once or twice a year to get her fix and is pretty much always planning her next trip.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Wait, why is Worf in the front seat? Shouldn't Picard's #1 be in that seat? Never mind. My error. Worf is 6'8"and Riker is only 6'4". Tallest person always get the front seat.
Deson 12 months ago
You can find some similar ones on Amazon. Just search for "Car window sun shield" Saw some Star Wars ones I've been thinking about getting for some friends.
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Apparently in nyc, subway cat is to hoodie as subway dog is to bag
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
I found a kitten just before entering a museum that was obviously a stray that had been dropped off by some brain-dead POS. I tucked my shirt into my pants, dropped the kitten down my shirt front, and toured the galleries. Did find some safe food for it to eat at the canteen.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
By the look on his face, seems he's had to correct people's attitude a few times.
“When I’m there, I love discovering the city’s small backstreets and hidden local haunts, and much prefer quirky, independent establishments to big glitzy chains—although I’ll make the odd exception like my ‘First night in New York trip up the Empire State building,’ she writes on her blog.
“When I’m not there, I love keeping up with what’s going on; culture, events, stories, that kind of thing, and delving into its history books.”
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Michael Largey 12 months ago
The sign clearly says "DO NOT REPRODUCE', yet OP is posting copies on the internet! :)
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
I had a variety of windshield notes in my glovebox for all the dumb situations that cropped up. One was about bad parking and how passing on defective DNA is ill-advised.
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Oh, but I wanted to pay for the bread roll that I grabbed with the tongue
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Uber Copter being the cheapest option here is mindblowing
David 12 months ago
I question whether this is real. That's not a 4 minute drive. I verified on google maps and they show it as 17-22 minutes. That makes me wonder about the accuracy of the rest.
catpanda 11 months ago
I think it means the Uber is 4 minutes away from the pick-up point
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Sonya Ross 12 months ago
being it says ... they live 4 mins from the airport - save your money and walk!
During our interview via email, she described the city as one of the most thrilling places in the world to visit. “The ultimate must-see bucket-list destination of dazzling skyscrapers, elegant avenues, honking yellow taxis and iconic landmarks, infused with an intoxicating energy that draws you in,” she continued, painting the picture of the most populated city in the U.S.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Uhh, from the back, abstract men and women tend to look pretty similar. End misogyny. Those are little women holding onto those feet.
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smugdruggler 11 months ago
Although to be honest, it's slightly less irritating than confusing "your " and "you're ".
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Think this through. Do you honestly think the clerk is any less broke than you are?
What she most enjoys about it is wandering around its cinematic streets and neighborhoods. To her, they feel like a giant real-life movie set. “Especially the West Village with its brownstone houses and cosy corner bars and restaurants.”
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Michael Largey 12 months ago
Guys, never say anything to a woman on the streets that you wouldn't want a man saying to you in prison.
Janissary35680 12 months ago
“Catcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcall. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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Jrog 12 months ago
If you can't prevent it from going off at random, at least remove the horn fuse.
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Nikole 12 months ago
Maybe 15 years ago, our neighbors’ car alarm kept going off throughout the night (just one night). In the morning, we saw that someone had written “NICE ALARM” on their windshield using bar soap.
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HardBoiledBlonde 12 months ago
This gives me migraines. I once was stopped by a neighbor when I went running from my home crying with a baseball bat to beat a new neighbors car whose alarm had gone off numerous times the day before and five times on said day. Neighbor told new neighbor that if the alarm went off again, she would commence with the baseball bate because I was now vomiting in her toilet. No more car alarm.
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Had a car right outside my open window with a broken alarm that kept going off. Let it slide the first night because there was no way to know which of the multi-unit buildings the owner was in. Second night it happened, I left a note on the windscreen. The next day, I happened to see the owner holding the note looking around. The guy was so apologetic and profusely thanked me for not having his vehicle towed.
2x4b523p 12 months ago
Car alarm on a car outside our dorm building went off early Saturday morning and did not stop until Sunday night. Either the owner returned or the battery run out. 10 seconds weeeuuuweeeuuu 10 seconds silence. Nonstop. Outside a building housing 500 students. When I walked past on Monday it looked like nothing is broken but every inch was covered in junk with eggs and marmelade dominating.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
With help from friends, we would literally pick up the cars that were always blocking my driveway during the football game in the nearby stadium and move them to illegal spots where they would get towed. If someone was arrogant enough to walk away after being told to move their car, we would flip it into the middle of the street. That generally got the cops involved.
Bryan Wright 11 months ago
I wonder how the driver manged to get his car under the bins without disturbing them. Doh!
While New York exudes cinematic, elegant, and thrilling charm, it can also at times be a bit weird, and the strangest thing that Ellie has seen while visiting it confirms it. It was people traveling without pants for the No Pants Subway Ride.
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Huddo's sister 12 months ago
I think I need to put this on the staff toilet at work (a school). I have had a sign up saying it's for staff only for more than a year, and reminded kids often not to use it but it hasn't helped.
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Hoi-Polloi 12 months ago
You bring furniture in in flat IKEA boxes. Don't ask me how they take it back out later...
smugdruggler 11 months ago
If they're over 30, they'll have kept the boxes.
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I lived in an apartment which had doors like that - - but it was a railroad flat that also had a door at the other end of it (down the hall behind this person)
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Alice Landers 12 months ago (edited)
Funny on my local Facebook there is a page called 'Bad Drivers ' @ town ...So they take pictures/video and post Hysterical! Edit to add " you can't park there" are the best ones
Yes, that is a real tradition (if one may call it that), which started in 2002 in New York as a way to confuse and amuse people. Initiated by Improv Everywhere, the comedic performance art group, it invited people to take their daily commute in their underwear and jackets. However, this event hasn’t returned since 2020, as the pandemic has put it to a stop. And it seems that it won’t be returning this year either.
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The Mediterranean Fruit 12 months ago
RIP Ryan. You died too soon. (my friend named Ryan passed away a few weeks ago)
Riley Quinn 12 months ago
There's only two Ryans I want to meet up with, and something tells me they won't be here.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
They could've just as easily scratched this message into the side of the car, but chose to write a note. Very polite.
Bryan Wright 11 months ago
It's almost as if they speak a totally alien language but steal some of our words.
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Royal Stray 12 months ago
It's not too uncommon to see that with nice cuts of meat where I used to live. Some stores would even have their salmon in the back so you had to ask the staff to get it, since it'd get stolen so often. (Arguably it was way too expensive so I kinda get it)
smugdruggler 11 months ago
Don't know about where you are, but meat is a standard item for junky shoplifters round my way.
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Having covered the amazing and strange aspects of New York, we were also curious about its hidden gems that most people overlook. “On the Met Museum’s rooftop is a kind-of ‘secret art gallery’, that hosts an installation every summer from May to October, and incredible views over Central Park,” shares Ellie.
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Fiery Llama 12 months ago
The 'Beep you' one is cracking me up...might have to use that someday
Campy 12 months ago
I've never been able to figure out why car alarms were ever legal in the first place. Why is it my, and everyone else in a 4 block radius, fault that a squirrel ran across the hood of your car? Ask any cop, they'll tell you they almost never get real alarms. Car thieves know how to disable your alarm. So it's animals walking on the car, anything but someone trying to break in.
Nikole 12 months ago
And people just ignore them anyway, like in the boy who cried wolf.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Annoyed. Frustrated. Losing precious sleep. Yet not one person resorted to violence with a hammer. Things are looking up.
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Janissary35680 12 months ago
For those who don't know, the East River was one of the most polluted rivers in the world when I was a kid in NYC in the 50-60s.
David 12 months ago
They cleaned it up, it is safe enough to swim, and eat fish caught of out there. Sea Lions and even Whales have returned to the East River after over 100 years. Only warning is not 72 hours after a rain storm, bc of street runoff
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Like the storied Dread Pirate Roberts before him, this brave seafarer must have spent years building up an immunity... to whatever's in that water. (And it ain't just geese poop)
Scott Rackley 12 months ago
Those look like canadian geese and I'm afraid our friend here is about to get fked up
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The water in the rivers around Manhattan, North, East, and Harlem, is amazingly cleaner than it was 20 years ago. Oh, yes, the North River is west of Manhattan, aka the Hudson River.
Some other less-known locations include: “The city’s old-school luncheonettes, like B&H Dairy in the East Village; a gated street on the Upper West Side called Pomander Walk built in 1922 that looks like a traditional English village.”
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Upstaged75 12 months ago
They actually make very nice house pets. They're super smart and clean.
Alice Landers 12 months ago
Yes but people don't realize how big they can get.
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You never know what you’ll find on the roof
Jossh Nine 12 months ago
Lol!! Like Dogma was a big budget film? I love the movie btw, it's amazing! It's one of my favorite View Askew flicks.
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Debra Newell 12 months ago
I like people who are honest enough to just tell it like it is. Kudos!
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Gozer LeGozerian 12 months ago
Looks like one of those dogs with a shortened spine
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Lashed to the roof more securely than drywall panels coming out of DIY home improvement stores.
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Riley Quinn 12 months ago
Tiguan is a combination of Tiger and Iguana, chosen in a public poll. Not nearly as catchy as Boaty McBoatface chosen through an online poll.
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Genius. You know you're living in the end-times when your preschooler says, "Mom, Dad, I'd like to be an invasive species for Halloween."
David 12 months ago
I'm glad mom and dad are shoes. At first glance I thought they were used sanitary pads.
Patricia the Grey 11 months ago
Are the parents (as shoes) supposed to stomp on the bug child?
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Upstaged75 12 months ago
When I was a kid there was a construction trailer/office in my neighborhood, and to keep people from breaking in to it they had a sign in the window that said "Attack Snakes on Duty After Dark". Being kids we totally believed it and used to try and look in the windows at night to see the snakes. :) It did keep us from trying to go inside though.
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Bryan Wright 11 months ago
I'm surprised the rest of the alphabet hasn't put in a complaint about being excluded.
Nikolaj Christensen 12 months ago
"OH, NO, NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES!"
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Knew someone who worked in the Parks Dept. who absolutely would have done this.
Anne Reid 12 months ago
Same. We were certainly an odd bunch…but loads of fun!
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Susan Tieni 12 months ago
Latest, trendiest pop-up restaurant in NYC. Just cannot get a reservation.
Svenne O'Lotta 12 months ago
Someone was moving by subway and decided they were NOT bringing the stove to their new place anyway?
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Janissary35680 12 months ago
Yes, but not quite as much in NYC as it might elsewhere. 🤷♂️
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Gémeaux jumeaux 12 months ago
Never know when you're gonna have to go all Rapunzel on someone's a*s
Martin Kaine 12 months ago
Never know when you're gonna have Rapunzel in someone's a*s
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Christos Arvanitis 12 months ago
Nope. It is an old plaster on lathe wall. It's just been smashed.
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MagicJacket 12 months ago
Someone is taking their Radiohead fanhood too seriously. R-67572ad1ce117.jpg 
In bustling cities around the globe, stories of unexpected occurrences often take a turn for the extraordinary. In one such incident, a resident was baffled by the frequent disappearance of household items from his porch. To get some answers, he took matters into his own hands, setting up a camera to catch the culprit.
For those intrigued by tales of the unexpected and mysterious, exploring how individuals deal with unforeseen urban challenges provides an engaging perspective.
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Ozymandias73 12 months ago
Gelato beans? I'll pass. (so will anyone else who eats that I'm sure)
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Ron Man 12 months ago
If you're wondering, because by the other comments, people are wondering and not getting it: This is a blue "CitiBike". They are swipe a card rentals you rent for a trip. Someone stole it. They've used duct tape to cover up branding. CitiBikes don't have kickstands because they're meant to be returned to rental bike rack where they're not needing one. So the thief added the table leg to it.
Jay Alan 12 months ago
Obviously, this is now a kickstand... So, why would they leave it at home? hahaha
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WindySwede 12 months ago
My thought was that is was a prank, or someone did something bad? 🤷♂️
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Gavin Johnson 12 months ago
Obviously there’s a system within the cab for controlling the opening of the rear, this is normally separate from the controls for the terberg or bin lifting kit, occasionally a driver might not have their brain fully on the job in hand. It’s lucky they didn’t activate the blade that pushes all of the contents out of the wagon 😳
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Robert Trebor 12 months ago
Chinatown or Flushing. Main Street in Flushing is very reminiscent of Hong Kong. Kowloon side, when I was there in 1973.
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Fiery Llama 12 months ago
Not sure if I'm missing something- looks to me that someone tried and failed to get that chair through and eventually gave up
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RiceRiceBaby 929 12 months ago
We'll say it's peach ice-cream and call it a day
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Owen 12 months ago
I do not know what is happening in this picture. But that's ok, because I don't want to.
Ron Man 12 months ago
A back massage is happening. You obviously wanted to know otherwise you would've kept scrolling.
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Gotta love NYC vanity plates
Always Malfunctioning 12 months ago
The letters on the plate stand for, "If You Don't Know Now You Know Now"
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What do you think ?
Elladine DesIsles 12 months ago
I am feeling slightly better now about life here in Toronto. But only slightly.
Campy 12 months ago
I've spent maybe 100 days in NYC. I was in Toronto a few weeks ago and I encountered more rude, obnoxious, walk wherever they feel like pedestrians in two hours than I did in 100 days in NYC. That's why when people from other countries come to other parts of Canada, they marvel at how friendly we are. It's because we send all of our a******s to Toronto. What a dull, ugly, rude, obnoxious s**t-hole of a city. New Yorkers are miles friendlier.
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Malsumis 12 months ago
at least half of them are locked behind a paywall, so can't tell
Load More Replies... Elladine DesIsles 12 months ago
I am feeling slightly better now about life here in Toronto. But only slightly.
Campy 12 months ago
I've spent maybe 100 days in NYC. I was in Toronto a few weeks ago and I encountered more rude, obnoxious, walk wherever they feel like pedestrians in two hours than I did in 100 days in NYC. That's why when people from other countries come to other parts of Canada, they marvel at how friendly we are. It's because we send all of our a******s to Toronto. What a dull, ugly, rude, obnoxious s**t-hole of a city. New Yorkers are miles friendlier.
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