I just got back from New York - man, I love that city!  It has such a fast pace it's no wonder it's connected to the phrase "New York minute"!
I wonder how that phrase came to be?  
Probably because everything happens so quickly!  Interestingly,  United Nations is located right there in New York!
Oh, right!  I think it has been there since the 1940's but I could be wrong.
spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. , the New York metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$1.9 trillion. If greater New York City were a sovereign state, it would have the 12th highest GDP in the world. New York is home to the highest number of billionaires
"The first time I ever got a standing ovation, you could have taken me right to comic heaven. It was such an affirmation. It's attention, love, it's everything but food and rent."
At that time, there were few women working in standup comedy, and fewer still could full-time living at it. When Tolsch herself first started in comedy, she kept her day job as a commercial graphic artist while performing at night. During this time, the women comics in New York