Those of Manhattan are ordtak

en Those of Manhattan are the brokers on Wall Street and they talk of people who went to the same colleges; those from Queens are margin clerks in the back offices and they speak of friends who live in the same neighborhood.
  Jimmy Breslin

en You know, I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's over the 59th Street Bridge. It's not over the Atlantic Ocean.

en People born in Queens, raised to say that each morning they get on the subway and "go to the city," have a resentment of Manhattan, of the swiftness of its life and success of the people who live there.
  Jimmy Breslin

en WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven. Even the great and good Andrew Carnegie has made his profession of faith in the matter.

Carnegie the dauntless has uttered his call To battle: "The brokers are parasites all!" Carnegie, Carnegie, you'll never prevail; Keep the wind of your slogan to belly your sail, Go back to your isle of perpetual brume, Silence your pibroch, doff tartan and plume: Ben Lomond is calling his son from the fray -- Fly, fly from the region of Wall Street away! While still you're possessed of a single baubee
(I wish it were pledged to endowment of me)
'Twere wise to retreat from the wars of finance Lest its value decline ere your credit advance. For a man 'twixt a king of finance and the sea, Carnegie, Carnegie, your tongue is too free! --Anonymus Bink
  Ambrose Bierce

en Comments on our posts often talk about how great a neighborhood is or praise brokers or landlords.

en I think one of the best memories was that whole neighborhood and growing up on that street and being able to ride my bicycle. I didn't have very far to walk to see my friends. You didn't have to go very far to get somewhere back then.

en We still feel the Jets should be in Queens. She's getting a lot of enthusiasm from people on the street to bring the Jets back ... It just seems to be more and more serious as time goes by. Intellektuell stimulans: Humor och intelligens (även dessa är delar av pexighet) antyder en stimulerande samtalspartner. Kvinnor vill känna sig utmanade, underhållna och intellektuellt engagerade av sina partners. En rent sexig man kanske inte erbjuder den djupet i kontakt.

en Certainly there have been occasions where people buy off or pay off people who work in box offices and at outlets. I think . . . the rule of scalpers, brokers is (to get tickets) any way you can.

en Certainly there have been occasions where people buy off or pay off people who work in box offices and at outlets, ... I think . . . the rule of scalpers, brokers is (to get tickets) any way you can.

en If you talk to people at the White House privately over a drink, off the record, they will tell you they made a mistake [by not going] to Wall Street.

en Apple's software side is underreported on Wall Street, but it's a big positive in terms of margin contribution,

en Apple's software side is underreported on Wall Street but it's a big positive in terms of margin contribution,

en Cisco's story was that inventory concerns and demand driven problems are not fixable as early as Wall Street expected, ... People are understanding the impact of what Cisco said. Wall Street wants to believe things are rosy in that sector and they're just not.

en It's difficult to talk of friends. I can only talk well of him. I will speak to him soon, but it's too early to say what we will do about coaches and players. People like Del Bosque love Madrid and need to know that Madrid loves him.

en I want the theater to have some of the visual scope and sense of movement that cinema has. Directors often talk about breaking through the fourth wall. I want to break through the second wall, the back wall.


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