*Im A New Yorker!*



I am a New Yorker
I do not live in the five boroughs,
on the Island or Upstate
I may live hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Or I may live just over the GW Bridge.
But I am a New Yorker!



I am a New Yorker.
Whatever took me out of New York,
business, family or hating the cold
did not take New York out of me.
My accent may have faded,
and my pace may have slowed.
But I am a New Yorker!



I am a New Yorker
I was raised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rockefeller Plaza,
The Yankees or the Mets (Giants or Dodgers),
Jones Beach or Rye Beach,
or one of the beaches
on the sound (Orchard Beach).
I know that "THE END" means Montauk.
Because I am a New Yorker!



I am a New Yorker
When I go on vacation, I never look up.
Skyscrapers are something I take for granted.
The Empire State Building and
the Statue of Liberty are part of me.
Taxis and noise and subways and
"get outa heah" don't rattle me.
Because I am a New Yorker!



I am a New Yorker.
I was raised on cultural diversity
before it was politically correct.
I eat Greek food and Italian food,
Jewish, Middle Eastern food,
and Chinese food.
Because they are all American food to me.
I don't get mad when people speak
other languages in my presence.
Because my relatives got to this country
via Ellis Island and chose to stay.
They were New Yorkers!



I am a New Yorker.
People who have never been
to New York have misunderstood me
My friends and family work in
the industries, professions and businesses
that benefit all Americans.
My firefighters died trying to
save New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers.
They died trying to save
Americans and non-Americans.
Because they were New Yorkers!



I am a New Yorker
I feel the pain of my fellow New Yorkers.
I mourn the loss of my beautiful city.
I feel and dread that New York
will never be the same.
But then I remember.
I am a New Yorker!



And New Yorkers have:
Tenacity, strength and
courage way above the norm.
Compassion and caring
for our fellow citizens.
Love and pride in our city,
in our state, in our country.
Intelligence, experience,
and education par excellence.
Ability, dedication, and
energy above and beyond.
Faith--no matter what religion we practice.



Terrorists hit America in its heart.
But America's heart still beats strong.
Demolish the steel in our buildings,
but it doesn't touch
the steel in our souls.



Hit us in the pocketbook,
but we'll parlay what
we have left into a fortune.
End innocent lives leaving
widows and orphans.
But we'll take care of them,
Because they are New Yorkers!



Wherever we live,
whatever we do,
whoever we are,
there are New Yorkers in every state
and every city of this nation.
We will not abandon our city.
We will not abandon our brothers and sisters.
We will not abandon the beauty,
creativity, and diversity
that New York represents.



Because we are New Yorkers!

And we are proud to be New Yorkers!

REMEMBER THE WORLD TRADE CENTER!

~author unknown~