1.
When they kick you out of the club at 4 a.m. and you were just starting to get turnt:
2.
When you walk past a Halal stand and reek of gyro for the rest of the day:
3.
When you see a bunch of dudes ignoring the fact that there's a standing pregnant woman on the subway:
4.
When you think your train is making every stop but it turns express out of nowhere and you end up in Connecticut:
5.
When you are talking crap in Spanish about someone and then hear them talk Spanish too:
6.
When you split an Uber from the airport and your fare is, like, $32 instead of $590:
7.
When the scent of fuming hot trash hits you while walking down the street:
8.
When the person next to you on the subway keeps dozing off on your shoulder:
9.
When you promise yourself you are going to quit junk food but can't stop eating New York pizza:
10.
When you're really enjoying yourself at the karaoke but it's past 5 a.m. and the staff forces you out:
11.
When you run into your ex and politely wave but inside you're like, "WTF there's nine million people in NYC, WHY is this happening to me?":
12.
When people stop visiting you from all over the country and you finally get a weekend to yourself:
13.
When you are trying to get somewhere but there's a group of eight tourists walking slow AF in front of you:
14.
When your three months of summer are ending and you realize you are not ready for seven months of winter:
15.
When you're walking out for brunch at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday...
16.
...and take a sip of your mimosa and feel yourself coming back from the dead:
17.
When you want to go to the gym but see you have nine happy hours on your calendar that week:
18.
When you look at your bank account after paying your rent:
19.
When you don't even have to order at the bar because they already know you always drink tequila:
20.
When you pay cover to get into the swankiest club only to realize it's completely dead:
21.
When you realize you are, regardless of the struggle, living in the greatest city in the world:
