New Yorkers
Big Apple residents
New Yorkers are residents or natives of New York, whether the city or the state—though the term usually evokes the city.
The stereotype encompasses brashness, fast walking, and strong opinions: New Yorkers don't suffer fools gladly.
The word often appears in discussions of urban attitude, cultural sophistication, or regional identity: Only New Yorkers understand the subway system.
Underground transit passage
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- BrooklynWestern Long Island borough
Queens · Bronx · Staten Island · brownstones · stoops · bodegas · delis · bagels
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- enclavesTerritories surrounded by another
Chinatown · Harlem · Little Italy · Brighton Beach · polyglot · cosmopolitan · pluralism · heritage
Speed of movement
- rushQuick sudden movement
- grindCrush into particles
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- driveOperate a vehicle
striving · climbing · tenacity · determination · grit · commuters · crowded · fast-talking
Resilient durability under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
adaptability · survival · strength · spirit · undaunted · rebuilding · solidarity · defiance
Dull or tactlessly direct
- opinionatedFirmly attached to beliefs
- fast-talkingPersuasively rapid in speech
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
- savvyPractical shrewdness
cynical · witty · sarcastic · proud · loyal · passionate · loud · brash
subway
Underground transit passage
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
Brooklyn · Queens · Bronx · Staten Island · brownstones · stoops · bodegas · delis · bagels · pizza
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
enclaves · Chinatown · Harlem · Little Italy · Brighton Beach · polyglot · cosmopolitan · pluralism · heritage · traditions
pace
Speed of movement
drive · striving · climbing · tenacity · determination · grit · commuters · crowded · fast-talking · no-nonsense
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
fortitude · adaptability · survival · strength · spirit · undaunted · rebuilding · solidarity · defiance · comeback
blunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
- opinionatedFirmly attached to beliefs
- fast-talkingPersuasively rapid in speech
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
savvy · cynical · witty · sarcastic · proud · loyal · passionate · loud · brash · confident
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- city peoplecity dwellers, urbanites, residents, citizens, locals
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
New YorkersCalifornians
People from a western state
Angelenos · Midwesterners · out-of-towners · Texans · Floridians
New Yorkerstourists
Travelers seeing sights
out-of-towners · visitors · day-trippers · rubberneckers · outsiders
New Yorkersheartlanders
Interior region inhabitants
hicks · yokels · bumpkins · rubes · provincials