Apologies to Marty but I am a New Yorker - 09/27/01 10:30 PM
> I AM A NEW YORKER
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I do not live in the five boroughs or on the Island or Upstate
> I may live hundreds or thousands of miles away
> Or I may live just over the GW Bridge
> But I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> Whatever took me out of New York:
> Business, family or hating the cold
> did not take New York out of me.
> My accent may have faded and my pace may have slowed
> But I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I was raised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rockefeller Plaza,
> The Yankees or the Mets
> Jones Beach or Rye Beach or one of the beaches on the sound
> I know that "THE END" means Montauk.
> Because I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> When I go on vacation, I never look up
> Skyscrapers are something I take for granted
> The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are part of me
> Taxis and noise and subways and "get outa heah" don't rattle me
> Because I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I was raised on cultural diversity before it was politically correct
> I eat Greek food and Italian food, Jewish and Middle Eastern food and
Chinese
> food
> Because they are all American food to me.
> I don't get mad when people speak other languages in my presence
> Because my relatives got to this country via Ellis Island and chose to
stay
> They were New Yorkers
>
> I am a New Yorker
> People who have never been to New York have misunderstood me
> My friends and family work in the industries, professions and businesses
that
> benefit all Americansl
> My firefighters died trying to save New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers
> They died trying to save Americans and non-Americans
> Because they were New Yorkers.
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I feel the pain of my fellow New Yorkers
> I mourn the loss of my beautiful city
> I feel and dread that New York will never be the same
> But then I remember:
> I am a New Yorker
>
> And New Yorkers have:
> Tenacity, strength and courage way above the norm
> Compassion and caring for our fellow citizens
> Love and pride in our city, in our state, in our country
> Intelligence, experience and education par excellence
> Ability, dedication and energy above and beyond
> Faith--no matter what religion we practice
>
> Terrorists hit America in its heart
> But America's heart still beats strong
> Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it doesn't touch the steel in our
> souls
> Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay what we have left into a
fortune
> End innocent lives leaving widows and orphans, but we'll take care of them
> Because they are New Yorkers
>
> Wherever we live, whatever we do, whoever we are
> There are New Yorkers in every state and every city of this nation
> We will not abandon our city
> We will not abandon our brothers and sisters
> We will not abandon the beauty, creativity and diversity that New York
> represents
> Because we are New Yorkers
> And we are proud to be New Yorkers
> "REMEMBER THE WTC"
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I do not live in the five boroughs or on the Island or Upstate
> I may live hundreds or thousands of miles away
> Or I may live just over the GW Bridge
> But I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> Whatever took me out of New York:
> Business, family or hating the cold
> did not take New York out of me.
> My accent may have faded and my pace may have slowed
> But I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I was raised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rockefeller Plaza,
> The Yankees or the Mets
> Jones Beach or Rye Beach or one of the beaches on the sound
> I know that "THE END" means Montauk.
> Because I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> When I go on vacation, I never look up
> Skyscrapers are something I take for granted
> The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are part of me
> Taxis and noise and subways and "get outa heah" don't rattle me
> Because I am a New Yorker
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I was raised on cultural diversity before it was politically correct
> I eat Greek food and Italian food, Jewish and Middle Eastern food and
Chinese
> food
> Because they are all American food to me.
> I don't get mad when people speak other languages in my presence
> Because my relatives got to this country via Ellis Island and chose to
stay
> They were New Yorkers
>
> I am a New Yorker
> People who have never been to New York have misunderstood me
> My friends and family work in the industries, professions and businesses
that
> benefit all Americansl
> My firefighters died trying to save New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers
> They died trying to save Americans and non-Americans
> Because they were New Yorkers.
>
> I am a New Yorker
> I feel the pain of my fellow New Yorkers
> I mourn the loss of my beautiful city
> I feel and dread that New York will never be the same
> But then I remember:
> I am a New Yorker
>
> And New Yorkers have:
> Tenacity, strength and courage way above the norm
> Compassion and caring for our fellow citizens
> Love and pride in our city, in our state, in our country
> Intelligence, experience and education par excellence
> Ability, dedication and energy above and beyond
> Faith--no matter what religion we practice
>
> Terrorists hit America in its heart
> But America's heart still beats strong
> Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it doesn't touch the steel in our
> souls
> Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay what we have left into a
fortune
> End innocent lives leaving widows and orphans, but we'll take care of them
> Because they are New Yorkers
>
> Wherever we live, whatever we do, whoever we are
> There are New Yorkers in every state and every city of this nation
> We will not abandon our city
> We will not abandon our brothers and sisters
> We will not abandon the beauty, creativity and diversity that New York
> represents
> Because we are New Yorkers
> And we are proud to be New Yorkers
> "REMEMBER THE WTC"