N.Y.C.
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The building, it continued, would provide “a workplace experience that is within the essence of N.Y.C. to help draw employees back to office.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Carrying the bag in your own city seemed too boosterish, too earnest for a New Yorker, whereas outside the city, the local merch telegraphs your hometown pride and N.Y.C. pedigree.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
When she first moved to L.A. from N.Y.C., she started doing work directing with the Met Theatre, which has since closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
“So, in essence, I moved to N.Y.C. to try out being gay. It worked!”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
The old pappy and his meat will probably part company at Buffalo, where his car will be transferred to N.Y.C.
From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Hay, Douglas (Douglas N.)
Pancake, the super-rare sea turtle, returns to the NYC waters.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The New York City Soccer Initiative, a collaboration between the city, NYC FC, and corporate sponsors is also building 26 mini soccer pitches at local schools.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Born and raised to Mexican parents in the Bronx, the budding folk singer has opened for Carla Morrison, DannyLux and Julieta Venegas — and will open for Gaby Moreno on Monday in NYC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Obviously, this is just one way to look at a Saturday night that needed no ornamentation to become NYC history.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Her text says, Waiting to board my flight to NYC.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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