New Yorkers Are Mean and Rude — and So Much More

If you want to embrace this city’s diversity, remember that you are an ‘other’

Melissa Toldy
Nov 7 · 5 min read
City Hall Subway Station, public domain via NYPL

New York City stinks. We pile trash on sidewalks. Urine flows down subway stairways. Wherever you go, unpleasant smells will find you. If you’re on the train, be ready for putrid encounters. This summer, I watched a woman change her child’s shitty…

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