We live in a city known for being big, bad and tough. And though we’re surely tough, you’ll soon realize NYers are some of the kindest people you’ll ever meet—there’s just some rules you’ll need to follow on how to survive in NYC first.
We asked you guys what rules you must know, and boy did you all deliver.
So whether your a newbie or born and bred, here are some of the top rules you guys told us must be known:
1. “Be nice to Service Workers. The Receptionist. The Doorman. The Deli Counter Person. The Janitor. The Handyman.”
2. “Never slow walk on a busy sidewalk.”
3. “If a bodega DOESN’T have a cat….don’t eat from there. It ain’t sanitary. Walk 1/2 a block to one with a cat.”
4. “the walk signal is a suggestion”
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5. “It’s pronounced ‘baconeggcheezz'”
6. “Never get into an empty subway car”
7. “MYOB…Mind yer own business.”
8. “It’s not pronounced Houston St it’s HOW-ston street”
9. “Do the speed limit when walking… and the speed limit is dictated by everyone else walking.”
10. “KEEP IT MOVING”
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11. “Let me off the train before trying getting on…”
12. “If you mess with one of us , you mess with ALL of Us.🙌”
13. “Jay walking is your birthright”
14. “Black is the new black & it goes with everything”
15. “If you’re in a group, don’t walk side by side and take up the whole sidewalk”
16. “Know multiple ways to get home and to work. Be prepared to walk if necessary”
17. “Go to the bathroom before you head out”
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18. “Don’t make eye contact”
19. “If you see a celebrity, you did not see that celebrity. Have some chill.”
20. “Always ask the price first.”
21. “Stay out of the bike lanes. They do not care!”
22. “Get an exterminator 🤣🕷”
23. “The bodega cat is the manager. Don’t question why he is sleeping on bread. Thats his store”
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