“Today, we are all saddened by the loss of Brooke Astor, a quintessential New Yorker and one of the great philanthropists of our time. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were the beneficiaries of Mrs Astor’s good will and kind nature, many unaware of the origins of the donations. Her contributions reached a wide variety of causes; The New York Public Library, and the entire city, would not be what they are today without her gracious support.”

Interview ("What Makes a New Yorker"), New York: A Documentary Film.

2000s, 2001, I Can Hear You, the Rest of the World Hears You (September 2001)

Source: New York

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 10, Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds

So I stabbed him.
E=MO² (1985)

The Layover - New York City

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 10, Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds

On the September 11 attacks, as quoted in "An appalling magic" in The Guardian (17 May 2003).
2003
Context: If Chicago had been hit, I assure you New Yorkers would not have cared. What was stunning when New York was hit was how the rest of America rushed to New York's defense. New Yorkers would have been like, "It's tough for them; now let's go back to our Calvin Klein fashion shows."

[Scott Adams talks to Naval Ravikant, YouTube, 8 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4RkmUIfR4] (55:42 of 56:02)