New York City is all what people say it is and more. It is cosmopolitan, wealthy, poor and full of secrets. People go there to make a fortune, people go there after losing a fortune, people go there to make it in general.
I grew up in New York and my relationship with the City is very complicated. Unlike my true hometown, which is like a half sister I don’t see very often, New York and I are a pair. You can’t separate us. On the other hand, I don’t live there now and haven’t lived there for a while. I also had a real problem living there after I reached adulthood. Something about the aggression of the people bothered me. I heard in a movie recently New York City being described as a city where everyone is some kind of an animal. I think this is true.
However, to quote Woody Allen, his New York City is a city where everything is in black and white and Gershwin is always playing. Mine is too:
wrong side of the camera 
Hey thanks for the comment! I hope you didn’t think I was being disparaging to Poland. I certainly wasn’t! That bar you mentioned sounds great. I’ll have to head over to my local Polish deli and see if they have any. Love your blog by the way. You are a fantastic photographer!