neW yOrK

“iT wOuLdn’t Be nEw yOrk WiThOut UpTowN,

where CHIC ways and cool

sOphIsTicAtIon

rEside wIth the uRbaNitY &
ThoRoUghBred VaNiTy,
the cOUtUre
aNd tHe deMUre
aNd THe
delighTfully cOlOrful
inSaniTy
that RuNs
in The fAmiLy TrEes.

We’Re ToO RicH
and
TOo tHin,
aNd
wE liKe OuR GiN.
We’Re Old SchOOl, BLue BlOOd,
cluBBy
anD CRuSty
anD HoiTy-ToiTy
Too.

iT wOuLdN’t Be nEW YoRK wIThOuT DoWnToWn,

WhErE all the FreAks And GeeKs and MaDcaPs sWaRM,
where BoHeMians buZZ
and
BeaTs flee The fuZZ
and PunKIes and DrunKIes
StILl
Rub ElbOwS WiTh JunKieS,
all for
the sake of ART.

wE’rE thE nEw SchoOl, And We PlaY the fOOl
anD we’lL gO To
tHe OPenInG Of a dOoR.

wE’rE AvAnT aNd pROuD,
maYBe a LiTtle biT LoUd,
buT It WouLdN’t Be OuR pArTy unlEsS iT waS
CHIchi & aRtY,

a GaThErIng oF aLl thE TriBEs in tHis TowN.

SoCiaLiteS & TrOgloDyTes,
MohAwKs & drEAdLocKs,
sTone FoX & bOtOx.

wE gO UpToWn jUsT 2 GeT dOwn…..

& TodAy Its HarD To TelL whOs frOm wHeRe, ANd, rEalLy,
wHo cAres?

ThE tRuTh Is tHat
NeW YoRK Is An ALl-ArOund toWn.”

Lucy Madison March interview