Follow the reason
two meanings connect.

That man being referred to, whether or not the listener knows his name.

That woman being referred to, whether or not the listener knows her name.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal in Downtown Brooklyn, connected with the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway complex.

A major Long Island Rail Road transfer hub in Queens with connections to AirTrain JFK and nearby subway service.

A long-established nickname for New York City whose modern popularity grew through horse racing, jazz culture, and a major 1970s tourism campaign.

A literary nickname for New York City popularized by Washington Irving in the early nineteenth century and later reinforced by noir imagery and Batman.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward the Bronx or farther into the borough.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Manhattan or farther into Manhattan from another borough.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Brooklyn or farther into Brooklyn.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Manhattan or farther into Manhattan from another borough.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Brooklyn or farther into Brooklyn.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Queens or farther into Queens.

Five pounds, or a banknote worth five pounds.

One British pound, used as an informal unit of money.

Five pounds, or a banknote worth five pounds.

Ten pounds, or a banknote worth ten pounds.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal and concourse built beneath the Grand Central complex in Midtown Manhattan.

The landmark Midtown Manhattan terminal used primarily by Metro-North Railroad and connected to subway service.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal and concourse built beneath the Grand Central complex in Midtown Manhattan.

A major Long Island Rail Road transfer hub in Queens with connections to AirTrain JFK and nearby subway service.

A historic New Jersey transportation hub connecting NJ Transit rail, PATH, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, buses, and ferry services.

A major NJ Transit transfer station in New Jersey where several rail lines connect with trains serving Penn Station New York.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lower Manhattan.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, with Midtown Manhattan.

Extremely attractive, impressive, or exceptionally good.

Highly attractive, exceptionally good, or especially appealing.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Manhattan or farther into Manhattan from another borough.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Queens or farther into Queens.

The modern train hall in the Farley building across Eighth Avenue from the older Penn Station concourses.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

A major Newark, New Jersey rail hub served by NJ Transit, Amtrak, PATH, and Newark light rail connections.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

The major Midtown Manhattan bus terminal serving many New Jersey commuter routes and intercity bus services.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

A major NJ Transit transfer station in New Jersey where several rail lines connect with trains serving Penn Station New York.

One British pound, used as an informal unit of money.

Ten pounds, or a banknote worth ten pounds.

The automated airport rail system linking JFK terminals with airport facilities and public-transit connections at Jamaica and Howard Beach.

A major Long Island Rail Road transfer hub in Queens with connections to AirTrain JFK and nearby subway service.

The automated airport rail system linking JFK terminals with airport facilities and public-transit connections at Jamaica and Howard Beach.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

The automated airport rail system linking JFK terminals with airport facilities and public-transit connections at Jamaica and Howard Beach.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Queens or farther into Queens.

A studio apartment with a recessed or partly separated area that can hold a bed, dining table, desk, or another distinct use.

A New York apartment layout with three principal rooms plus a smaller fourth area, often used as a dining room, office, nursery, or compact bedroom.

Stairs.

Phone.

Stairs.

Wife.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal in Downtown Brooklyn, connected with the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway complex.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

A compact familiar way to address a friend, peer, or another person, often understood as brother or bro.

A familiar term for a girl or woman, sometimes a romantic interest; in other contexts it can address a younger person or close peer.

A compact familiar way to address a friend, peer, or another person, often understood as brother or bro.

A familiar way to address another person, often a male friend or peer, without literally meaning one’s child.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A licensed mobile food cart selling quick breakfast items such as coffee, tea, rolls, pastries, bagels, and egg sandwiches, especially near offices and transit stops.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A ring-shaped bread roll traditionally boiled before baking, producing a glossy crust and dense, chewy interior.

A round Jewish bread roll with a depressed center, usually baked with onion or another savory topping rather than boiled like a bagel.

A ring-shaped bread roll traditionally boiled before baking, producing a glossy crust and dense, chewy interior.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

A ring-shaped bread roll traditionally boiled before baking, producing a glossy crust and dense, chewy interior.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

A Jamaican baked pastry with a flaky yellow crust and seasoned beef filling, widely available through New York Caribbean bakeries, restaurants, and shops.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A Jamaican baked pastry with a flaky yellow crust and seasoned beef filling, widely available through New York Caribbean bakeries, restaurants, and shops.

A hot sandwich of chopped ground beef and melted cheese, commonly served on a hero with toppings and strongly associated with New York bodegas.

A Jamaican baked pastry with a flaky yellow crust and seasoned beef filling, widely available through New York Caribbean bakeries, restaurants, and shops.

A soft, slightly sweet Jamaican bread made with coconut milk or coconut-derived ingredients, often folded around a patty or used for sandwiches.

A round Jewish bread roll with a depressed center, usually baked with onion or another savory topping rather than boiled like a bagel.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

A round Jewish bread roll with a depressed center, usually baked with onion or another savory topping rather than boiled like a bagel.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

A cake-like round cookie topped with two halves of vanilla and chocolate fondant or icing.

A small layered Italian-American almond cake confection, usually colored red, white or yellow, and green, joined with jam and coated in chocolate.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A hot sandwich of chopped ground beef and melted cheese, commonly served on a hero with toppings and strongly associated with New York bodegas.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A soft, slightly sweet Jamaican bread made with coconut milk or coconut-derived ingredients, often folded around a patty or used for sandwiches.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A small, inexpensive, brightly colored sweet drink sold in plastic barrel-shaped bottles and remembered as a neighborhood-store childhood staple.

Extremely muscular, powerfully built, or visibly strong; sometimes extended to anything unusually sturdy or forceful.

Stylish, attractive, polished, or impressively put together, especially when evaluating clothing or presentation.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

An apartment that occupies an entire building floor or extends from the front of the building to the back.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

Brother, friend, or a familiar way to address a man.

A close friend, trusted person, or group treated like family.

A service pattern in which two or more buses on the same route arrive close together after delays disrupt their planned spacing.

A bus service that skips selected local stops to provide faster travel along part or all of a route.

A marked street lane reserved primarily for buses during posted hours so they can bypass general traffic.

A street corridor designed to give through-priority to buses and certain permitted vehicles while restricting ordinary private-car travel.

A simple hard roll or kaiser-style roll split and spread with butter, commonly bought as an inexpensive New York breakfast with coffee.

A licensed mobile food cart selling quick breakfast items such as coffee, tea, rolls, pastries, bagels, and egg sandwiches, especially near offices and transit stops.

A simple hard roll or kaiser-style roll split and spread with butter, commonly bought as an inexpensive New York breakfast with coffee.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

Unattractive or unpleasant to look at, usually as a blunt and potentially hurtful judgement.

Extremely unattractive; in broader slang use, also badly worn, ruined, or in visibly poor condition.

Unattractive or unpleasant to look at, usually as a blunt and potentially hurtful judgement.

Extremely attractive, impressive, or exceptionally good.

Unattractive or unpleasant to look at, usually as a blunt and potentially hurtful judgement.

Highly attractive, exceptionally good, or especially appealing.

Crisp tube-shaped fried pastry shells filled most commonly with sweetened ricotta-based cream.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

Crisp tube-shaped fried pastry shells filled most commonly with sweetened ricotta-based cream.

A small layered Italian-American almond cake confection, usually colored red, white or yellow, and green, joined with jam and coated in chocolate.

Crisp tube-shaped fried pastry shells filled most commonly with sweetened ricotta-based cream.

Italian fried dough pastries, commonly served warm and dusted heavily with powdered sugar.

Bold nerve, audacity, gall, or striking self-confidence, with the judgment ranging from admiration to disapproval.

A person regarded as decent, honorable, responsible, and trustworthy.

Excellent, very good, stylish, or impressive.

Excellent, impressive, exciting, or highly enjoyable.

An apartment in a corporation-owned building where the resident buys shares and receives a proprietary lease rather than owning the unit as separate real property.

An apartment owned as an individual real-property unit together with a shared interest in the building’s common elements.

An apartment in a corporation-owned building where the resident buys shares and receives a proprietary lease rather than owning the unit as separate real property.

A New York building structure that combines condominium ownership for part of the property with a cooperative corporation owning another portion, often the residential apartments.

A licensed mobile food cart selling quick breakfast items such as coffee, tea, rolls, pastries, bagels, and egg sandwiches, especially near offices and transit stops.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

An apartment owned as an individual real-property unit together with a shared interest in the building’s common elements.

A New York building structure that combines condominium ownership for part of the property with a cooperative corporation owning another portion, often the residential apartments.

A transfer between trains that stop on opposite sides of the same platform, avoiding stairs or a long walk through the station.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

A transfer between trains that stop on opposite sides of the same platform, avoiding stairs or a long walk through the station.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A transfer between trains that stop on opposite sides of the same platform, avoiding stairs or a long walk through the station.

A recognized transit connection that requires leaving one fare-controlled station area and entering another separate station.

A transfer between trains that stop on opposite sides of the same platform, avoiding stairs or a long walk through the station.

A temporary alteration to a subway, bus, or rail route, schedule, stop pattern, platform, or operating plan.

An affectionate nickname for a New York street-cart hot dog kept hot in seasoned water before being placed in a soft bun.

A basic New York cheese pizza slice sold through a low-price, high-volume counter model historically centered on a one-dollar price point.

Phone.

Wife.

A basic New York cheese pizza slice sold through a low-price, high-volume counter model historically centered on a one-dollar price point.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

A basic New York cheese pizza slice sold through a low-price, high-volume counter model historically centered on a one-dollar price point.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A small commuter van serving recurring neighborhood routes, especially where riders want an alternative or supplement to buses and subways.

A green-painted borough taxi authorized for street hails in northern Manhattan and the outer boroughs, with specific pickup restrictions.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

Very or extremely when placed before an adjective, as in dumb nice, dumb far, or dumb expensive.

Very, extremely, or a lot of; in other contexts it can still mean angry.

A foolish person; a humorous or mildly insulting form of idiot.

A stupid, unpleasant, boastful, or irritating person.

A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.

Plain carbonated water, historically delivered in pressurized siphon bottles and deeply associated with New York Jewish food, soda-fountain, and home-delivery traditions.

A premium commuter bus service connecting outer-borough or regional neighborhoods with major Manhattan destinations using fewer stops and longer-distance routing.

A bus service that skips selected local stops to provide faster travel along part or all of a route.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

The busiest commuting period, especially weekday mornings and late afternoons or evenings when transit and roads carry heavy peak-direction demand.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

Welcome; an Irish-language word seen in greetings, signs, institutions, and hospitality.

Health; commonly used as a toast meaning roughly “to your health” or “cheers.”

An exterior emergency egress structure attached to some older apartment buildings, usually made of metal platforms, ladders, and stairs.

A multi-family rental building, especially one associated with the crowded working-class housing developed during New York’s nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth.

Stylish, attractive, polished, or impressively put together, especially when evaluating clothing or presentation.

Exceptionally good, skillful, striking, or impressive in a positive slang use; ordinarily, ill can still mean sick or harmful.

Pretending, exaggerating, acting tougher or more successful than reality, or presenting an image the speaker believes is false.

Supporting, believing, claiming, or approving something; in the negative, refusing to endorse or accept it.

An apartment at or partly below street level, often in a townhouse or brownstone, with direct access to a rear yard or garden.

The elevated main entertaining floor of a townhouse or brownstone, typically reached by the front stoop and known for higher ceilings and formal rooms.

A man; sometimes a distinctive, older, confident, or streetwise man.

A foolish, gullible, or easily deceived person; also an informal word for a face.

So surprised or astonished that it is difficult to speak.

Extremely disappointed, upset, or emotionally crushed by an outcome.

Fine, okay, acceptable, settled, or not worth making a fuss about.

A flexible phrase that acknowledges reality, softens a conclusion, or signals that little more can be done.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal and concourse built beneath the Grand Central complex in Midtown Manhattan.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

The landmark Midtown Manhattan terminal used primarily by Metro-North Railroad and connected to subway service.

The MTA commuter railroad linking New York City with communities north of the city and into Connecticut, with additional west-of-Hudson service.

A square or rectangular slice of relatively thin, crisp pan pizza associated with New York and Long Island Italian-American cooking.

A thick, pan-baked square pizza slice with an airy bread-like crust, widely sold in New York neighborhood pizzerias.

Common shorthand for the George Washington Bridge, the Hudson River crossing between Upper Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lower Manhattan.

Common shorthand for the George Washington Bridge, the Hudson River crossing between Upper Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, with Midtown Manhattan.

A limited-equity cooperative organized through a Housing Development Fund Corporation, often with income, resale, occupancy, or governance restrictions.

A competitive application process used for certain income-restricted or affordable housing opportunities in New York City.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A historic New Jersey transportation hub connecting NJ Transit rail, PATH, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, buses, and ferry services.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

A historic New Jersey transportation hub connecting NJ Transit rail, PATH, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, buses, and ferry services.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid-transit railroad linking Manhattan with Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark.

A hero sandwich typically layered with Italian-style cured meats, cheese, vegetables, and an oil-and-vinegar-style dressing on a long roll.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

A small, inexpensive, brightly colored sweet drink sold in plastic barrel-shaped bottles and remembered as a neighborhood-store childhood staple.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

A small layered Italian-American almond cake confection, usually colored red, white or yellow, and green, joined with jam and coated in chocolate.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

Italian fried dough pastries, commonly served warm and dusted heavily with powdered sugar.

A major Long Island Rail Road transfer hub in Queens with connections to AirTrain JFK and nearby subway service.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, with Midtown Manhattan.

The major Midtown Manhattan bus terminal serving many New Jersey commuter routes and intercity bus services.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

The MTA commuter railroad linking New York City with communities north of the city and into Connecticut, with additional west-of-Hudson service.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

The modern train hall in the Farley building across Eighth Avenue from the older Penn Station concourses.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA commuter railroad serving Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan terminals.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

A for-hire vehicle connected to a licensed car-service base and generally arranged in advance rather than hailed like a yellow taxi.

A medallion taxi recognizable by its yellow color and authorized to accept street hails throughout New York City.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

Time-consuming, tedious, annoying, difficult, or not worth the effort required.

Bad, unfortunate, harsh, embarrassing, or unfair.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

A creamy spread made from smoked whitefish mixed with mayonnaise or similar binders and seasonings, often served on a bagel or bread.

A chicken-based soup served with dumplings made primarily from matzo meal, eggs, fat, and seasonings.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

A person regarded as decent, honorable, responsible, and trustworthy.

An insulting slang term for a foolish, unlikeable, inconsiderate, or contemptible person.

The MTA commuter railroad linking New York City with communities north of the city and into Connecticut, with additional west-of-Hudson service.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

Extremely embarrassed; shortened from mortified.

Extremely embarrassed, ashamed, or red-faced about something.

A major Newark, New Jersey rail hub served by NJ Transit, Amtrak, PATH, and Newark light rail connections.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

A major Newark, New Jersey rail hub served by NJ Transit, Amtrak, PATH, and Newark light rail connections.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid-transit railroad linking Manhattan with Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid-transit railroad linking Manhattan with Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

New York’s major Midtown rail complex serving Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit, and connecting subway lines.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

The major Midtown Manhattan bus terminal serving many New Jersey commuter routes and intercity bus services.

New Jersey’s statewide public-transportation provider for commuter rail, bus, and light-rail services.

A major NJ Transit transfer station in New Jersey where several rail lines connect with trains serving Penn Station New York.

A curb restriction that prohibits leaving a vehicle parked but still allows brief stops to pick up or drop off passengers and to load or unload property, unless another rule applies.

A curb restriction that prohibits waiting and loading or unloading property but allows a brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers, unless another rule applies.

A curb restriction that prohibits leaving a vehicle parked but still allows brief stops to pick up or drop off passengers and to load or unload property, unless another rule applies.

The most restrictive common curb rule, prohibiting waiting, passenger pickup or drop-off, and loading or unloading property during the posted time.

A curb restriction that prohibits waiting and loading or unloading property but allows a brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers, unless another rule applies.

The most restrictive common curb rule, prohibiting waiting, passenger pickup or drop-off, and loading or unloading property during the posted time.

A Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “North of Houston Street,” located near Greenwich Village, the East Village, and SoHo.

A downtown Manhattan neighborhood label meaning “North of Little Italy,” generally used for blocks between SoHo, NoHo, the Lower East Side, and Little Italy.

A Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “North of Houston Street,” located near Greenwich Village, the East Village, and SoHo.

The Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “South of Houston Street,” associated with cast-iron buildings, loft history, shopping, galleries, and mixed uses.

A downtown Manhattan neighborhood label meaning “North of Little Italy,” generally used for blocks between SoHo, NoHo, the Lower East Side, and Little Italy.

The Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “South of Houston Street,” associated with cast-iron buildings, loft history, shopping, galleries, and mixed uses.

The city-sponsored passenger ferry network connecting waterfront landings in several New York City boroughs.

The aerial tramway connecting Roosevelt Island with Manhattan near East 59th Street and Second Avenue.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A small layered Italian-American almond cake confection, usually colored red, white or yellow, and green, joined with jam and coated in chocolate.

Italian fried dough pastries, commonly served warm and dusted heavily with powdered sugar.

Subject to New York’s rent-control system, a regulated tenancy category with strict historical occupancy and building requirements.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

I understand; no further explanation is needed; consider it handled.

We are leaving, we are finished here, or the group is moving on to the next place.

To carry or drag something awkwardly, or to make a tiring, inconvenient trip.

To sweat heavily; as a noun, it can also refer to a steam bath or sauna-like session.

A temporary alteration to a subway, bus, or rail route, schedule, stop pattern, platform, or operating plan.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

A familiar term for a girl or woman, sometimes a romantic interest; in other contexts it can address a younger person or close peer.

A familiar way to address another person, often a male friend or peer, without literally meaning one’s child.

The Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “South of Houston Street,” associated with cast-iron buildings, loft history, shopping, galleries, and mixed uses.

A Lower Manhattan neighborhood name historically formed from “Triangle Below Canal Street,” now normally written as Tribeca.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

A small secondhand sale arranged on a building’s front steps, sidewalk edge, courtyard entrance, or immediately outside a city residence.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

What’s going on?; what’s happening?; an informal greeting similar to “what’s up?”.

How are you?; what is happening?; what are your plans?

Behaving foolishly, messing around, causing trouble, or refusing to take something seriously.

Naughty, badly behaved, or disobedient, especially of a child.

Behaving foolishly, messing around, causing trouble, or refusing to take something seriously.

Funny, amusing, ridiculous in an entertaining way, or full of comic energy.

A construction meaning that an action has just happened or has recently been completed.

The Irish English first-person negative question corresponding to standard “aren’t I?”

A construction meaning that an action has just happened or has recently been completed.

A habitual construction describing what regularly or characteristically happens.

Right?; isn’t that true?; an expression of agreement or a request for confirmation.

A tag meaning roughly “isn’t it?”, “right?”, or adding emphasis.

The automated airport rail system linking JFK terminals with airport facilities and public-transit connections at Jamaica and Howard Beach.

New York’s contactless fare-payment system for tapping into subways and buses with an OMNY card, bank card, phone, or compatible device.

A studio apartment with a recessed or partly separated area that can hold a bed, dining table, desk, or another distinct use.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

A studio apartment with a recessed or partly separated area that can hold a bed, dining table, desk, or another distinct use.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

Stop it, leave it alone, or do not continue.

Time-consuming, tedious, annoying, difficult, or not worth the effort required.

Stop it, leave it alone, or do not continue.

Bad, unfortunate, harsh, embarrassing, or unfair.

A Manhattan neighborhood name referring to the eastern part of the East Village around Avenues A, B, C, and D.

A common New York shorthand for Greenwich Village, the Manhattan neighborhood centered around Washington Square and nearby downtown streets.

New York’s posted street-cleaning parking rule requiring vehicles to move from one side of a street during specified days and times.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

New York’s posted street-cleaning parking rule requiring vehicles to move from one side of a street during specified days and times.

To stop or leave a vehicle in the traffic lane beside a vehicle already parked at the curb, blocking part of the roadway.

New York’s posted street-cleaning parking rule requiring vehicles to move from one side of a street during specified days and times.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

New York’s posted street-cleaning parking rule requiring vehicles to move from one side of a street during specified days and times.

A curb restriction that prohibits leaving a vehicle parked but still allows brief stops to pick up or drop off passengers and to load or unload property, unless another rule applies.

A Jewish food shop specializing traditionally in foods eaten with dairy, such as smoked fish, cream cheese, salads, bagels, and related items.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

A Jewish food shop specializing traditionally in foods eaten with dairy, such as smoked fish, cream cheese, salads, bagels, and related items.

New York counter shorthand for Nova-style salmon, a cured and cold-smoked salmon commonly served with bagels and cream cheese.

A Jewish food shop specializing traditionally in foods eaten with dairy, such as smoked fish, cream cheese, salads, bagels, and related items.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

A Jewish food shop specializing traditionally in foods eaten with dairy, such as smoked fish, cream cheese, salads, bagels, and related items.

A creamy spread made from smoked whitefish mixed with mayonnaise or similar binders and seasonings, often served on a bagel or bread.

Stairs.

Have a look.

Wrongly arranged, badly handled, reversed, confused, or in a complete mess.

Broken, ruined, exhausted, or no longer functioning properly.

A compact familiar way to address a friend, peer, or another person, often understood as brother or bro.

A loud greeting, attention call, or energetic acknowledgment.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A halal-cart platter of seasoned chicken served over rice, commonly with salad and a choice of sauces.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A deli, bodega, diner, or coffee-cart order asking for coffee with a generous amount of milk or cream and sugar.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A compact bodega-order phrase requesting salt, black pepper, and ketchup, especially on an egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwich.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

Too obvious, easily noticed, exposed, or likely to attract unwanted attention.

Dishonest, suspicious, unreliable, unsafe, faulty, or likely to cause problems.

Broken, ruined, exhausted, or no longer functioning properly.

Very tired, worn out, or exhausted.

Broken, ruined, exhausted, or no longer functioning properly.

A thing, object, device, or person whose exact name is unknown, forgotten, or unnecessary.

A parkway running through southern Brooklyn and Queens, commonly shortened in conversation and traffic reports to the Belt.

The communities on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, often discussed collectively in relation to beaches, neighborhoods, transit, and coastal life.

A parkway running through southern Brooklyn and Queens, commonly shortened in conversation and traffic reports to the Belt.

The suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island across the Narrows.

Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.

Understood, acknowledged, or message received.

Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.

I understand; no further explanation is needed; consider it handled.

Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.

We are leaving, we are finished here, or the group is moving on to the next place.

A round Jewish bread roll with a depressed center, usually baked with onion or another savory topping rather than boiled like a bagel.

New York counter shorthand for Nova-style salmon, a cured and cold-smoked salmon commonly served with bagels and cream cheese.

A long-established nickname for New York City whose modern popularity grew through horse racing, jazz culture, and a major 1970s tourism campaign.

A famous nickname presenting New York City as active around the clock, with nightlife, transportation, work, food, and entertainment continuing late into the night.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A compact written or spoken abbreviation for the Bronx, frequently used in addresses, local branding, music, conversation, and social posts.

A cake-like round cookie topped with two halves of vanilla and chocolate fondant or icing.

A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.

A cake-like round cookie topped with two halves of vanilla and chocolate fondant or icing.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A cake-like round cookie topped with two halves of vanilla and chocolate fondant or icing.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

A neighborhood event held on a temporarily closed street, commonly featuring food, music, games, tables, family activities, and local organizations.

A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.

A neighborhood event held on a temporarily closed street, commonly featuring food, music, games, tables, family activities, and local organizations.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

An informal British word for a man, often an ordinary or typical man.

A man; sometimes a distinctive, older, confident, or streetwise man.

An informal British word for a man, often an ordinary or typical man.

A friend or a common informal way to address someone.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

An affectionate nickname for a New York street-cart hot dog kept hot in seasoned water before being placed in a soft bun.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A basic New York cheese pizza slice sold through a low-price, high-volume counter model historically centered on a one-dollar price point.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A street-food cart serving food prepared to meet halal requirements, often including rice platters, gyros, and sandwiches.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A hero sandwich typically layered with Italian-style cured meats, cheese, vegetables, and an oil-and-vinegar-style dressing on a long roll.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

Plain carbonated water, historically delivered in pressurized siphon bottles and deeply associated with New York Jewish food, soda-fountain, and home-delivery traditions.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A proud nickname for the Bronx, especially when emphasizing the borough’s hip-hop, dance, music, and cultural identity.

A compact written or spoken abbreviation for the Bronx, frequently used in addresses, local branding, music, conversation, and social posts.

A proud nickname for the Bronx, especially when emphasizing the borough’s hip-hop, dance, music, and cultural identity.

New York City or one’s familiar part of the city, used as a local place label whose exact boundary depends on the speaker.

The common abbreviation for the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, a major limited-access roadway carrying local, regional, and truck traffic through parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The common abbreviation for the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, a major limited-access roadway carrying local, regional, and truck traffic through parts of Brooklyn and Queens.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

Fine, excellent, attractive, or pleasing. The word can describe a person, an object, the weather, or a general situation.

Dull, bleak, wet, or persistently gloomy, especially when describing weather.

Fine, excellent, attractive, or pleasing. The word can describe a person, an object, the weather, or a general situation.

Small or little. It can also make a request or description sound more familiar or affectionate.

A class-coded and often dismissive New York label for people traveling into Manhattan from outer boroughs, New Jersey, Long Island, or surrounding suburbs.

A person who moved to New York from another city, state, or country rather than growing up locally.

Extremely muscular, powerfully built, or visibly strong; sometimes extended to anything unusually sturdy or forceful.

Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward the Bronx or farther into the borough.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Brooklyn or farther into Brooklyn.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

An apartment at or partly below street level, often in a townhouse or brownstone, with direct access to a rear yard or garden.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

The elevated main entertaining floor of a townhouse or brownstone, typically reached by the front stoop and known for higher ceilings and formal rooms.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

A row house or townhouse associated with a brown sandstone façade, often used more broadly for a familiar New York residential building type.

A small secondhand sale arranged on a building’s front steps, sidewalk edge, courtyard entrance, or immediately outside a city residence.

Brother, friend, or a familiar way to address a man.

A friend or a common informal way to address someone.

Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.

Pretending, exaggerating, acting tougher or more successful than reality, or presenting an image the speaker believes is false.

Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.

To question someone intensely, scrutinize them, or stare at them in a challenging way.

Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.

An insulting slang term for a foolish, unlikeable, inconsiderate, or contemptible person.

Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.

Upset, annoyed, or bothered; elsewhere it can also mean close, secure, or excellent.

Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.

Behaving excessively, recklessly, dramatically, or far outside what the speaker considers reasonable.

A service pattern in which two or more buses on the same route arrive close together after delays disrupt their planned spacing.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

A service pattern in which two or more buses on the same route arrive close together after delays disrupt their planned spacing.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

A service pattern in which two or more buses on the same route arrive close together after delays disrupt their planned spacing.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

A service pattern in which two or more buses on the same route arrive close together after delays disrupt their planned spacing.

A transit explanation indicating that trains are closely spaced, queued, or moving slowly because other trains occupy the line ahead.

A marked street lane reserved primarily for buses during posted hours so they can bypass general traffic.

To stop or leave a vehicle in the traffic lane beside a vehicle already parked at the curb, blocking part of the roadway.

A marked street lane reserved primarily for buses during posted hours so they can bypass general traffic.

A bicycle lane separated from moving motor traffic by parking, barriers, islands, posts, or another physical buffer.

A marked street lane reserved primarily for buses during posted hours so they can bypass general traffic.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

A street corridor designed to give through-priority to buses and certain permitted vehicles while restricting ordinary private-car travel.

A bus service that skips selected local stops to provide faster travel along part or all of a route.

A street corridor designed to give through-priority to buses and certain permitted vehicles while restricting ordinary private-car travel.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

A halal-cart platter of seasoned chicken served over rice, commonly with salad and a choice of sauces.

A street-food cart serving food prepared to meet halal requirements, often including rice platters, gyros, and sandwiches.

To flirt with or chat up someone; also the act of flirting or a person someone is casually pursuing.

To kiss someone passionately for a period of time; also an instance of doing so.

To flirt with or chat up someone; also the act of flirting or a person someone is casually pursuing.

A thing or person; in some contexts, a romantic interest, attractive woman, partner, or casual connection.

A seasoned spread traditionally made from chopped cooked liver, onions, fat, and often egg; the words also appear in a humorous expression about being ignored.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A seasoned spread traditionally made from chopped cooked liver, onions, fat, and often egg; the words also appear in a humorous expression about being ignored.

A chicken-based soup served with dumplings made primarily from matzo meal, eggs, fat, and seasonings.

A seasoned spread traditionally made from chopped cooked liver, onions, fat, and often egg; the words also appear in a humorous expression about being ignored.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

Pleased, happy, or proud about something.

Extremely disappointed, upset, or emotionally crushed by an outcome.

Pleased, happy, or proud about something.

Really, completely, or genuinely; also correct or high quality.

Bold nerve, audacity, gall, or striking self-confidence, with the judgment ranging from admiration to disapproval.

To complain repeatedly or habitually; also a complaint or a person known for persistent complaining.

Extremely unattractive; in broader slang use, also badly worn, ruined, or in visibly poor condition.

Extremely tired; also broken, worn out, or too old to use.

Excellent, very good, stylish, or impressive.

Good, decent, trustworthy, kind, or agreeable.

An apartment in a corporation-owned building where the resident buys shares and receives a proprietary lease rather than owning the unit as separate real property.

A limited-equity cooperative organized through a Housing Development Fund Corporation, often with income, resale, occupancy, or governance restrictions.

An apartment in a corporation-owned building where the resident buys shares and receives a proprietary lease rather than owning the unit as separate real property.

A New York affordable-housing program providing regulated rental and cooperative opportunities for qualifying moderate- and middle-income households.

An apartment in a corporation-owned building where the resident buys shares and receives a proprietary lease rather than owning the unit as separate real property.

A small or secondary city residence kept for occasional use rather than as the owner’s full-time primary home.

A soft, slightly sweet Jamaican bread made with coconut milk or coconut-derived ingredients, often folded around a patty or used for sandwiches.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

An apartment owned as an individual real-property unit together with a shared interest in the building’s common elements.

A small or secondary city residence kept for occasional use rather than as the owner’s full-time primary home.

A New York building structure that combines condominium ownership for part of the property with a cooperative corporation owning another portion, often the residential apartments.

A small or secondary city residence kept for occasional use rather than as the owner’s full-time primary home.

Fun, enjoyable conversation, social atmosphere, or news about what is happening.

What is happening, how are you, or what is the latest news or plan?

Trainers or athletic-style shoes.

Clothes or garments, especially when discussing style or an outfit.

A heavily traveled expressway crossing the Bronx and carrying I-95 traffic between major bridges, highways, and regional routes.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

To stop or leave a vehicle in the traffic lane beside a vehicle already parked at the curb, blocking part of the roadway.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

A bus service that skips selected local stops to provide faster travel along part or all of a route.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

A twice-yearly visual effect in which the setting sun aligns closely with Manhattan’s east-west street grid and appears framed by buildings.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

To carry or drag something awkwardly, or to make a tiring, inconvenient trip.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

Across Manhattan or another part of the city from east to west, rather than mainly uptown or downtown.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

A person from rural Ireland or from outside Dublin, often framed through a city-versus-country stereotype.

A Dubliner, often used from outside Dublin with a teasing or hostile regional stereotype.

A cup of tea, or less commonly another hot drink understood from context.

A toilet, or the room containing a toilet.

A shrewd, crafty, or politically slippery person who gets results through charm, calculation, or manipulation.

A sly, untrustworthy, smooth-talking, or underhand person.

Seriously, truthfully, or completely; also used to show that a person is not joking.

Strong agreement that a statement is true or accurate.

Seriously, truthfully, or completely; also used to show that a person is not joking.

Very, extremely, or a lot of; in other contexts it can still mean angry.

Seriously, truthfully, or completely; also used to show that a person is not joking.

A forceful statement that what follows is true or serious, often completed with a person or relationship important to the speaker.

Excellent, impressive, exciting, or highly enjoyable.

Good, decent, trustworthy, kind, or agreeable.

Phone.

Have a look.

A small commuter van serving recurring neighborhood routes, especially where riders want an alternative or supplement to buses and subways.

A for-hire vehicle connected to a licensed car-service base and generally arranged in advance rather than hailed like a yellow taxi.

A small commuter van serving recurring neighborhood routes, especially where riders want an alternative or supplement to buses and subways.

The communities on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, often discussed collectively in relation to beaches, neighborhoods, transit, and coastal life.

A small commuter van serving recurring neighborhood routes, especially where riders want an alternative or supplement to buses and subways.

A medallion taxi recognizable by its yellow color and authorized to accept street hails throughout New York City.

An apartment building with staff stationed near the entrance to receive visitors, manage access, assist residents, and often accept deliveries.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

An apartment building with staff stationed near the entrance to receive visitors, manage access, assist residents, and often accept deliveries.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

An apartment building with staff stationed near the entrance to receive visitors, manage access, assist residents, and often accept deliveries.

The building superintendent or resident maintenance worker who handles repairs, building systems, cleaning, access, and day-to-day property issues.

As an adjective, excellent, impressive, stylish, or exciting; as a noun, it can carry several unrelated meanings.

Stylish, attractive, polished, or impressively put together, especially when evaluating clothing or presentation.

As an adjective, excellent, impressive, stylish, or exciting; as a noun, it can carry several unrelated meanings.

Exceptionally good, skillful, striking, or impressive in a positive slang use; ordinarily, ill can still mean sick or harmful.

To stop or leave a vehicle in the traffic lane beside a vehicle already parked at the curb, blocking part of the roadway.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

To stop or leave a vehicle in the traffic lane beside a vehicle already parked at the curb, blocking part of the roadway.

A bicycle lane separated from moving motor traffic by parking, barriers, islands, posts, or another physical buffer.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

A limited-access roadway along Manhattan’s East Side, commonly shortened in speech and traffic reports to the FDR.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lower Manhattan.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Manhattan or farther into Manhattan from another borough.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

The common name for Manhattan’s major north–south roadway along the Hudson River side, including Route 9A segments.

Very or extremely when placed before an adjective, as in dumb nice, dumb far, or dumb expensive.

Excessive, extremely, or doing too much; the exact grammar changes with the sentence.

A foolish person; a humorous or mildly insulting form of idiot.

Funny, amusing, ridiculous in an entertaining way, or full of comic energy.

A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A subway car with noticeably fewer riders than the surrounding cars, often treated by experienced riders as a reason to pause before boarding.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A subway car with noticeably fewer riders than the surrounding cars, often treated by experienced riders as a reason to pause before boarding.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

A subway car with noticeably fewer riders than the surrounding cars, often treated by experienced riders as a reason to pause before boarding.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

A premium commuter bus service connecting outer-borough or regional neighborhoods with major Manhattan destinations using fewer stops and longer-distance routing.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

A bus used to replace, connect, or supplement train service when part of a subway or rail route is unavailable.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

The familiar New York subway warning telling riders to move away from train doors before they close.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

A subway train that skips selected local stations to serve a smaller set of major stops more quickly.

A transit explanation indicating that trains are closely spaced, queued, or moving slowly because other trains occupy the line ahead.

Strong agreement that a statement is true or accurate.

A forceful statement that what follows is true or serious, often completed with a person or relationship important to the speaker.

To spend time on unnecessary, disorganised, or overcomplicated activity; also the activity itself.

Organised, repaired, arranged, supplied, or successfully dealt with.

Welcome; an Irish-language word seen in greetings, signs, institutions, and hospitality.

Safe or well; widely used in Irish farewell expressions.

A close friend, trusted person, or group treated like family.

A group of close male friends or associates; one’s crew.

A limited-access roadway along Manhattan’s East Side, commonly shortened in speech and traffic reports to the FDR.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

A mild-to-strong exclamation or verb used in place of a more explicit swear word.

Very tired, worn out, or exhausted.

A shortened name for Manhattan’s Financial District, usually pronounced like “fye-dye” rather than as separate letters.

A Lower Manhattan neighborhood name historically formed from “Triangle Below Canal Street,” now normally written as Tribeca.

An exterior emergency egress structure attached to some older apartment buildings, usually made of metal platforms, ladders, and stairs.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

In New York streetwear and baseball-cap talk, a fitted is a structured cap sold by exact head size rather than adjusted with a strap or snaps.

A common nickname for Timberland boots, especially the rugged six-inch styles strongly associated with New York hip-hop and winter street fashion.

Five pounds, or a banknote worth five pounds.

Having little or no money, especially temporarily.

An apartment that occupies an entire building floor or extends from the front of the building to the back.

The elevated main entertaining floor of a townhouse or brownstone, typically reached by the front stoop and known for higher ceilings and formal rooms.

An apartment that occupies an entire building floor or extends from the front of the building to the back.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

Stylish, attractive, polished, or impressively put together, especially when evaluating clothing or presentation.

Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.

A New England milkshake made with ice cream, milk, and flavoring.

A long filled sandwich similar to a sub, hoagie, or hero; usage is stronger in some parts of New England than in Boston itself.

A New England milkshake made with ice cream, milk, and flavoring.

An older or neighborhood-specific Boston term for a sub-style sandwich, an Italian sandwich, or in some families the long bread roll used to make one.

A New England milkshake made with ice cream, milk, and flavoring.

A sweet carbonated soft drink; broadly equivalent to soda or pop in this older regional usage.

An apartment at or partly below street level, often in a townhouse or brownstone, with direct access to a rear yard or garden.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

Clothes or garments, especially when discussing style or an outfit.

Big, muscular, strong-looking, and well built, usually as the apparent result of exercise.

Very excited, hyped, pleased, or—in some contexts—overconfident.

So surprised or astonished that it is difficult to speak.

Very excited, hyped, pleased, or—in some contexts—overconfident.

Very funny, entertaining, enjoyable, or—in some uses—simply very good.

Very excited, hyped, pleased, or—in some contexts—overconfident.

Extremely attractive, impressive, or exceptionally good.

Very excited, hyped, pleased, or—in some contexts—overconfident.

Bad, unfortunate, harsh, embarrassing, or unfair.

A stupid, unpleasant, boastful, or irritating person.

A sly, untrustworthy, smooth-talking, or underhand person.

A self-serving, exploitative dealer or local operator; historically linked with usury and unfair profiteering.

A sly, untrustworthy, smooth-talking, or underhand person.

A compact way to thank someone, acknowledge a favor, or show appreciation for useful help.

An informal apology that accepts responsibility for a mistake, interruption, collision, or misunderstanding.

A compact way to thank someone, acknowledge a favor, or show appreciation for useful help.

A flexible check-in that can ask whether someone is okay, finished, supplied, or ready to end an interaction.

Fine, okay, acceptable, settled, or not worth making a fuss about.

Often a sarcastic refusal meaning that the speaker probably will not do the requested thing.

Fine, okay, acceptable, settled, or not worth making a fuss about.

Good, decent, trustworthy, kind, or agreeable.

The landmark Midtown Manhattan terminal used primarily by Metro-North Railroad and connected to subway service.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

A square or rectangular slice of relatively thin, crisp pan pizza associated with New York and Long Island Italian-American cooking.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

A square or rectangular slice of relatively thin, crisp pan pizza associated with New York and Long Island Italian-American cooking.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A green-painted borough taxi authorized for street hails in northern Manhattan and the outer boroughs, with specific pickup restrictions.

A for-hire vehicle connected to a licensed car-service base and generally arranged in advance rather than hailed like a yellow taxi.

A green-painted borough taxi authorized for street hails in northern Manhattan and the outer boroughs, with specific pickup restrictions.

A medallion taxi recognizable by its yellow color and authorized to accept street hails throughout New York City.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

Common shorthand for the George Washington Bridge, the Hudson River crossing between Upper Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

A twice-yearly visual effect in which the setting sun aligns closely with Manhattan’s east-west street grid and appears framed by buildings.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The most restrictive common curb rule, prohibiting waiting, passenger pickup or drop-off, and loading or unloading property during the posted time.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The East River bridge connecting Long Island City, Queens, with Manhattan near East 59th Street.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The busiest commuting period, especially weekday mornings and late afternoons or evenings when transit and roads carry heavy peak-direction demand.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

A transit explanation indicating that trains are closely spaced, queued, or moving slowly because other trains occupy the line ahead.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

The suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island across the Narrows.

To question someone intensely, scrutinize them, or stare at them in a challenging way.

Upset, annoyed, or bothered; elsewhere it can also mean close, secure, or excellent.

A long filled sandwich similar to a sub, hoagie, or hero; usage is stronger in some parts of New England than in Boston itself.

An older or neighborhood-specific Boston term for a sub-style sandwich, an Italian sandwich, or in some families the long bread roll used to make one.

A street-food cart serving food prepared to meet halal requirements, often including rice platters, gyros, and sandwiches.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A limited-equity cooperative organized through a Housing Development Fund Corporation, often with income, resale, occupancy, or governance restrictions.

A New York affordable-housing program providing regulated rental and cooperative opportunities for qualifying moderate- and middle-income households.

Understood, acknowledged, or message received.

An informal apology that accepts responsibility for a mistake, interruption, collision, or misunderstanding.

Big, muscular, strong-looking, and well built, usually as the apparent result of exercise.

Extremely attractive, impressive, or exceptionally good.

Big, muscular, strong-looking, and well built, usually as the apparent result of exercise.

Highly attractive, exceptionally good, or especially appealing.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A hero sandwich typically layered with Italian-style cured meats, cheese, vegetables, and an oil-and-vinegar-style dressing on a long roll.

A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

A competitive application process used for certain income-restricted or affordable housing opportunities in New York City.

A New York affordable-housing program providing regulated rental and cooperative opportunities for qualifying moderate- and middle-income households.

A competitive application process used for certain income-restricted or affordable housing opportunities in New York City.

Subject to New York’s rent-control system, a regulated tenancy category with strict historical occupancy and building requirements.

A competitive application process used for certain income-restricted or affordable housing opportunities in New York City.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

Exceptionally good, skillful, striking, or impressive in a positive slang use; ordinarily, ill can still mean sick or harmful.

Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.

A tag meaning roughly “isn’t it?”, “right?”, or adding emphasis.

A pronoun-like form that can refer to the speaker or another person; in some MLE contexts, “man” means “I” or “me”.

Good, pleasant, peaceful, or in a positive state of mind.

Little or small; also heard in familiar expressions such as “likkle more,” meaning see you later.

A hero sandwich typically layered with Italian-style cured meats, cheese, vegetables, and an oil-and-vinegar-style dressing on a long roll.

Italian fried dough pastries, commonly served warm and dusted heavily with powdered sugar.

New Jersey, commonly shortened in New York and Tri-State conversation when the state is already clear from context.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

New Jersey, commonly shortened in New York and Tri-State conversation when the state is already clear from context.

The part of New York State north of the speaker’s downstate reference point, with a boundary that New Yorkers famously disagree about.

A New York apartment layout with three principal rooms plus a smaller fourth area, often used as a dining room, office, nursery, or compact bedroom.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

A New York apartment layout with three principal rooms plus a smaller fourth area, often used as a dining room, office, nursery, or compact bedroom.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A chicken-based soup served with dumplings made primarily from matzo meal, eggs, fat, and seasonings.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A snack, light meal, or the act of eating something casually.

A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

To complain repeatedly or habitually; also a complaint or a person known for persistent complaining.

A person regarded as decent, honorable, responsible, and trustworthy.

To complain repeatedly or habitually; also a complaint or a person known for persistent complaining.

An insulting slang term for a foolish, unlikeable, inconsiderate, or contemptible person.

The common abbreviation for the Long Island Expressway, the I-495 corridor connecting Queens with communities across Long Island.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

A deli, bodega, diner, or coffee-cart order asking for coffee with a generous amount of milk or cream and sugar.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A bus service that skips selected local stops to provide faster travel along part or all of a route.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

The Hudson River vehicular tunnel connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, with Midtown Manhattan.

The common name for Manhattan’s major north–south roadway along the Hudson River side, including Route 9A segments.

To meet, join, or connect with someone, usually by arrangement.

A group of close male friends or associates; one’s crew.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A bus used to replace, connect, or supplement train service when part of a subway or rail route is unavailable.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A broad subway-delay explanation referring to trouble with equipment that detects, separates, routes, or controls train movement.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

The familiar New York subway warning telling riders to move away from train doors before they close.

A subway train that stops at the local stations along its route rather than skipping them for faster service.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

Salt-cured salmon traditionally served in thin slices, especially with bagels, cream cheese, onions, tomatoes, capers, or other appetizing-store foods.

New York counter shorthand for Nova-style salmon, a cured and cold-smoked salmon commonly served with bagels and cream cheese.

Very, extremely, or a lot of; in other contexts it can still mean angry.

Excessive, extremely, or doing too much; the exact grammar changes with the sentence.

A transit direction label indicating that a train or bus is traveling toward Manhattan or farther into Manhattan from another borough.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

The magnetic-stripe fare card introduced for New York City subways and buses in the 1990s and long associated with swiping through a turnstile.

New York’s contactless fare-payment system for tapping into subways and buses with an OMNY card, bank card, phone, or compatible device.

The magnetic-stripe fare card introduced for New York City subways and buses in the 1990s and long associated with swiping through a turnstile.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

The magnetic-stripe fare card introduced for New York City subways and buses in the 1990s and long associated with swiping through a turnstile.

To enter the subway by using a fare card at a turnstile; historically, it can also mean using a MetroCard to admit another rider.

A soft drink or fizzy drink, especially in older, regional, or hospitality-related usage.

A cupboard, cabinet, or enclosed storage space.

A New York affordable-housing program providing regulated rental and cooperative opportunities for qualifying moderate- and middle-income households.

Subject to New York’s rent-control system, a regulated tenancy category with strict historical occupancy and building requirements.

The modern train hall in the Farley building across Eighth Avenue from the older Penn Station concourses.

The common name for Manhattan’s major north–south roadway along the Hudson River side, including Route 9A segments.

A compressed form of you know what I mean, used to check understanding or maintain conversational rhythm.

A familiar way to address another person, often a male friend or peer, without literally meaning one’s child.

A compressed form of you know what I mean, used to check understanding or maintain conversational rhythm.

Really, understood, agreed, or that is true, depending on tone.

A person born in New York City or, in some uses, someone born and raised in the city or state of New York.

A term for Puerto Rican identity and culture shaped in New York, especially through migration, community life, literature, music, performance, and political expression.

A person born in New York City or, in some uses, someone born and raised in the city or state of New York.

A person who moved to New York from another city, state, or country rather than growing up locally.

A curb restriction that prohibits waiting and loading or unloading property but allows a brief stop to pick up or drop off passengers, unless another rule applies.

A medallion taxi recognizable by its yellow color and authorized to accept street hails throughout New York City.

A Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “North of Houston Street,” located near Greenwich Village, the East Village, and SoHo.

A common New York shorthand for Greenwich Village, the Manhattan neighborhood centered around Washington Square and nearby downtown streets.

A snack, light meal, or the act of eating something casually.

A classic Jewish deli sandwich of sliced, seasoned, cured, and smoked pastrami served on rye bread, commonly with mustard.

A snack, light meal, or the act of eating something casually.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

New York counter shorthand for Nova-style salmon, a cured and cold-smoked salmon commonly served with bagels and cream cheese.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

New York counter shorthand for Nova-style salmon, a cured and cold-smoked salmon commonly served with bagels and cream cheese.

A creamy spread made from smoked whitefish mixed with mayonnaise or similar binders and seasonings, often served on a bagel or bread.

The city-sponsored passenger ferry network connecting waterfront landings in several New York City boroughs.

The city-operated passenger ferry route between Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal on Staten Island.

New York’s contactless fare-payment system for tapping into subways and buses with an OMNY card, bank card, phone, or compatible device.

A recognized transit connection that requires leaving one fare-controlled station area and entering another separate station.

New York’s contactless fare-payment system for tapping into subways and buses with an OMNY card, bank card, phone, or compatible device.

An MTA bus-service category, commonly shortened to SBS, designed around faster boarding, bus-lane treatments, wider stop spacing, and other route improvements.

New York’s contactless fare-payment system for tapping into subways and buses with an OMNY card, bank card, phone, or compatible device.

To enter the subway by using a fare card at a turnstile; historically, it can also mean using a MetroCard to admit another rider.

A recognized transit connection that requires leaving one fare-controlled station area and entering another separate station.

To enter the subway by using a fare card at a turnstile; historically, it can also mean using a MetroCard to admit another rider.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

A flexible Brooklyn regional label whose historic meaning near the old City of Brooklyn differs from modern uses for neighborhoods farther south.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

The part of New York State north of the speaker’s downstate reference point, with a boundary that New Yorkers famously disagree about.

The elevated main entertaining floor of a townhouse or brownstone, typically reached by the front stoop and known for higher ceilings and formal rooms.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.

A thick, pan-baked square pizza slice with an airy bread-like crust, widely sold in New York neighborhood pizzerias.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

The building superintendent or resident maintenance worker who handles repairs, building systems, cleaning, access, and day-to-day property issues.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

A multi-family rental building, especially one associated with the crowded working-class housing developed during New York’s nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth.

In New York real estate, a building constructed before World War II, often discussed through its age, layout, materials, and architectural details.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

The East River bridge connecting Long Island City, Queens, with Manhattan near East 59th Street.

The aerial tramway connecting Roosevelt Island with Manhattan near East 59th Street and Second Avenue.

The East River bridge connecting Long Island City, Queens, with Manhattan near East 59th Street.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

One British pound, used as an informal unit of money.

Having little or no money, especially temporarily.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

A multi-family rental building, especially one associated with the crowded working-class housing developed during New York’s nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth.

A long, narrow apartment whose rooms connect in a line, often requiring passage through one room to reach the next.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A compact bodega-order phrase requesting salt, black pepper, and ketchup, especially on an egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwich.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.

In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.

Plain carbonated water, historically delivered in pressurized siphon bottles and deeply associated with New York Jewish food, soda-fountain, and home-delivery traditions.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

The building superintendent or resident maintenance worker who handles repairs, building systems, cleaning, access, and day-to-day property issues.

Covered by New York rent-stabilization rules that regulate leases, rent increases, and specific tenant protections.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

The busiest commuting period, especially weekday mornings and late afternoons or evenings when transit and roads carry heavy peak-direction demand.

A transit explanation indicating that trains are closely spaced, queued, or moving slowly because other trains occupy the line ahead.

Good, okay, trustworthy, thanks, or an informal greeting or farewell.

Good, trustworthy, friendly, acceptable, or okay.

Good, okay, trustworthy, thanks, or an informal greeting or farewell.

What’s going on?; what’s happening?; an informal greeting similar to “what’s up?”.

Good, okay, trustworthy, thanks, or an informal greeting or farewell.

How are you?; what is happening?; what are your plans?

A temporary elevated framework or platform used to support workers, tools, or materials while construction, repair, or façade work is performed.

A temporary protective structure built over a sidewalk to shield pedestrians and property from overhead hazards during construction, demolition, or façade work.

To carry or drag something awkwardly, or to make a tiring, inconvenient trip.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

To sweat heavily; as a noun, it can also refer to a steam bath or sauna-like session.

A public-transit passenger, especially a regular subway or bus rider who may have to stand.

A temporary alteration to a subway, bus, or rail route, schedule, stop pattern, platform, or operating plan.

A bus used to replace, connect, or supplement train service when part of a subway or rail route is unavailable.

A temporary alteration to a subway, bus, or rail route, schedule, stop pattern, platform, or operating plan.

A broad subway-delay explanation referring to trouble with equipment that detects, separates, routes, or controls train movement.

A bus used to replace, connect, or supplement train service when part of a subway or rail route is unavailable.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

A thick, pan-baked square pizza slice with an airy bread-like crust, widely sold in New York neighborhood pizzerias.

One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.

A broad subway-delay explanation referring to trouble with equipment that detects, separates, routes, or controls train movement.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

A broad subway-delay explanation referring to trouble with equipment that detects, separates, routes, or controls train movement.

A transit explanation indicating that trains are closely spaced, queued, or moving slowly because other trains occupy the line ahead.

Having little or no money, especially temporarily.

Ten pounds, or a banknote worth ten pounds.

Health; commonly used as a toast meaning roughly “to your health” or “cheers.”

Safe or well; widely used in Irish farewell expressions.

The Manhattan neighborhood name formed from “South of Houston Street,” associated with cast-iron buildings, loft history, shopping, galleries, and mixed uses.

A common New York shorthand for Greenwich Village, the Manhattan neighborhood centered around Washington Square and nearby downtown streets.

The familiar New York subway warning telling riders to move away from train doors before they close.

To enter the subway by using a fare card at a turnstile; historically, it can also mean using a MetroCard to admit another rider.

The familiar New York subway warning telling riders to move away from train doors before they close.

The subway system or a particular subway service, referred to in ordinary conversation simply as the train.

The city-operated passenger ferry route between Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal on Staten Island.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

The entrance steps and small platform outside a house or apartment building, often treated as a neighborhood social space.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

A small secondhand sale arranged on a building’s front steps, sidewalk edge, courtyard entrance, or immediately outside a city residence.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

The building superintendent or resident maintenance worker who handles repairs, building systems, cleaning, access, and day-to-day property issues.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

A multi-family rental building, especially one associated with the crowded working-class housing developed during New York’s nineteenth- and early twentieth-century growth.

An apartment or building above street level that has no elevator, requiring residents and visitors to use the stairs.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

New York City or one’s familiar part of the city, used as a local place label whose exact boundary depends on the speaker.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

A famous nickname presenting New York City as active around the clock, with nightlife, transportation, work, food, and entertainment continuing late into the night.

A literary nickname for New York City popularized by Washington Irving in the early nineteenth century and later reinforced by noir imagery and Batman.

The five major administrative and geographic divisions of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

The five major administrative and geographic divisions of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

The city-operated passenger ferry route between Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal on Staten Island.

The five major administrative and geographic divisions of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

The suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island across the Narrows.

The common local nickname for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and especially its subway and light-rail system.

The Massachusetts Turnpike, the east–west toll highway that forms part of Interstate 90.

Upset, annoyed, or bothered; elsewhere it can also mean close, secure, or excellent.

Bad, low-quality, unappealing, unfair, or lacking skill, depending on what the speaker is judging.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

A common written and spoken abbreviation for Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Toward the northern or higher-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also name particular northern areas depending on context.

The common name for Manhattan’s major north–south roadway along the Hudson River side, including Route 9A segments.

Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.

Bad, low-quality, unappealing, unfair, or lacking skill, depending on what the speaker is judging.

Small or little. It can also make a request or description sound more familiar or affectionate.

Dull, bleak, wet, or persistently gloomy, especially when describing weather.

Really, understood, agreed, or that is true, depending on tone.

A forceful statement that what follows is true or serious, often completed with a person or relationship important to the speaker.

A noticeably long or indefinite amount of time, especially in phrases such as it’s been a minute.

An extremely short amount of time, suggesting that decisions, reactions, and daily life move unusually fast in New York.

A noticeably long or indefinite amount of time, especially in phrases such as it’s been a minute.

To show up, make an appearance, or come outside for an event, gathering, confrontation, or social moment.

A noticeably long or indefinite amount of time, especially in phrases such as it’s been a minute.

We are leaving, we are finished here, or the group is moving on to the next place.

Behaving foolishly, messing around, causing trouble, or refusing to take something seriously.

A foolish person; a humorous or mildly insulting form of idiot.

A construction meaning that an action has just happened or has recently been completed.

Very soon, after a brief delay, or once the current task is finished.

Right?; isn’t that true?; an expression of agreement or a request for confirmation.

A close friend, trusted person, or group treated like family.

Right?; isn’t that true?; an expression of agreement or a request for confirmation.

How are you?; what is happening?; what are your plans?

Stop it, leave it alone, or do not continue.

Too obvious, easily noticed, exposed, or likely to attract unwanted attention.

Stop it, leave it alone, or do not continue.

Good, okay, trustworthy, thanks, or an informal greeting or farewell.

Stop it, leave it alone, or do not continue.

Mocking someone, making them look silly, or behaving as though a situation is not being taken seriously.

A Manhattan neighborhood name referring to the eastern part of the East Village around Avenues A, B, C, and D.

Toward the southern or lower-numbered-street direction in Manhattan; it can also refer to Lower Manhattan or other context-specific central areas.

A Manhattan neighborhood name referring to the eastern part of the East Village around Avenues A, B, C, and D.

The standard local initialism for Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood, pronounced as separate letters.

The Irish English first-person negative question corresponding to standard “aren’t I?”

A habitual construction describing what regularly or characteristically happens.

Wrongly arranged, badly handled, reversed, confused, or in a complete mess.

A mild-to-strong exclamation or verb used in place of a more explicit swear word.

Wrongly arranged, badly handled, reversed, confused, or in a complete mess.

Very tired, worn out, or exhausted.

Wrongly arranged, badly handled, reversed, confused, or in a complete mess.

A flexible phrase that acknowledges reality, softens a conclusion, or signals that little more can be done.

Wrongly arranged, badly handled, reversed, confused, or in a complete mess.

A thing, object, device, or person whose exact name is unknown, forgotten, or unnecessary.

The Long Island Rail Road terminal in Downtown Brooklyn, connected with the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway complex.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.

A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.

Too obvious, easily noticed, exposed, or likely to attract unwanted attention.

Very; a lot; many.

Too obvious, easily noticed, exposed, or likely to attract unwanted attention.

Bad, unfortunate, harsh, embarrassing, or unfair.

Broken, ruined, exhausted, or no longer functioning properly.

A mild-to-strong exclamation or verb used in place of a more explicit swear word.

Broken, ruined, exhausted, or no longer functioning properly.

To rain heavily, move quickly, strike, pour generously, or proceed with energetic force.

Very; a lot; many.

A tag meaning roughly “isn’t it?”, “right?”, or adding emphasis.

Very; a lot; many.

Extremely attractive, impressive, or exceptionally good.

Very; a lot; many.

Time-consuming, tedious, annoying, difficult, or not worth the effort required.

Very; a lot; many.

Bad, unfortunate, harsh, embarrassing, or unfair.

Very; a lot; many.

Highly attractive, exceptionally good, or especially appealing.

Very; a lot; many.

Really, completely, or genuinely; also correct or high quality.

A parkway running through southern Brooklyn and Queens, commonly shortened in conversation and traffic reports to the Belt.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A parkway running through southern Brooklyn and Queens, commonly shortened in conversation and traffic reports to the Belt.

Severe traffic congestion in which vehicles block one another and movement becomes extremely slow or stops.

Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.

To get, obtain, or buy something, as in copping tickets, food, clothing, or another wanted item.

Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.

To show up, make an appearance, or come outside for an event, gathering, confrontation, or social moment.

A long-established nickname for New York City whose modern popularity grew through horse racing, jazz culture, and a major 1970s tourism campaign.

Often Manhattan, especially when spoken by people in another borough or the surrounding metro area; in other contexts it can mean New York City as a whole.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood name meaning “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass,” situated between and around the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A collective Manhattan-centered label for Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

A flexible Brooklyn regional label whose historic meaning near the old City of Brooklyn differs from modern uses for neighborhoods farther south.

A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.

The five major administrative and geographic divisions of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

A soft, floury white bread roll strongly associated with Waterford.