It's SO N.Y.

New York2 From the Biggest Apple, a list of things that are SO N.Y. 1. The New Yorker The smartest "city" magazine out there. 2. Central Park Where you can't park much. 3. Empire State-ness At least that's what's on the sign. 4. The even bigger dig A watering hole that begs the question: Boston, w'sup? 5. Donald Trump AKA Trump, no bid. Self-Trumpet, etc. 6. Bloomberg An iceburg with flowers? 7. Hudson Neither Kate, Bay Company nor Hawk. 8. Wall Street At last we can see the wall at the end of the tunnel. 9. Broadway Or, as current city planners call it, Moderately Wide Way. 10. Kong Climber of #3 item and hero of #5. 11. Godzilla Or would that be its sister city?

Things that are not very N.Y. at all: 1. LA Not where Katrina dumped, farther west. Angelino's view of New York Inspired by Saul Steinberg 2. Cowboys Unless in Times Square at 11:57 PM. 3. Southern Drawls Which are pronounced up here without the bogus "l". 4. Organized Crime I could be wrong about this... 5. Madison Round Gardens I admit to being conflicted. 6. Luaus A complete lack of poi is to blame. 7. Tsunamis Only appearing in a movie from #1. 8. Mild Winters And cool summers. 9. British Cabbies Or anything even vaguely resembling Judd Hirsch. 10. High Speed Chases Unless on foot.