Urban Dreamer Gifts

"I live near Montauk point but I like to get into the city as often as possible."

The grass is always greener.

"This submission is from a New York firm of architects."

Construction

Tugboat pulls along a rubber duck.

"Son, one day two hundred square feet of this city could be yours to rent."

'Consumer society'

"(Sigh) I hate redevelopment."

"I always wanted to be nothing in the City."

Marooned in the city.

Wife thinks she hears the horses...

"Ambitions... To live next door to a Chinese takeaway."

"It's great having all the space, but Dan has been missing the city a bit."

One Monolith Place

"I'm making a bundle on Wall Street, but it't not what I really want. What I really want is to make a bundle uptown."

"Do you ever wonder if you could function in L.A.?"

"He really misses the city."

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

"Why do they call it rush hour when no one goes anywhere?"

"This is a side of Manhattan you don't often see."

Serenading

Converted Parking Garage

"Time like these make me wish we had sprung for that apartment with a park view."

"Don't these fools realize they're violating every principle of feng-shui?"

'It's an idea whose time has come, Mr. Mayor -- 'drive-through traffic court'!'

"Your clock watching and staring into space skills are top notch!"

"It doesn't do you any good being depressed about your job, because you're stuck doing it for the rest of your life."

Madison Avenue and Maple Street

Entering New York City - Check it out

'Sometimes I think about getting away from all this and get a job as a cab driver in New York city...'

"Real estate values soar, cute boutiques proliferate, fine cuisine abounds. These are exciting times to live in Hoboken."

"Usually when a person is stranded on an island, they make a grass hut. Apparently, you're more resourceful than that."

Eric Adams Caricature

"Crap. I overslept."

"I wish there was a way to get out of the city this summer without leaving Manhattan."