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A minute
New York City & Tri-State context
A noticeably long or indefinite amount of time, especially in phrases such as it’s been a minute.
New York topic
Plans & social life
Making plans, meeting up, appearing at an event, and deciding what happens next. Read the full context before treating related terms as synonyms.
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Bet
New York City & Tri-State context
Okay, agreed, understood, or challenge accepted.
03
BK
New York City & Tri-State context
A common informal abbreviation for Brooklyn, used in conversation, business names, music, event listings, clothing, and online location labels.
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Block party
New York City & Tri-State context
A neighborhood event held on a temporarily closed street, commonly featuring food, music, games, tables, family activities, and local organizations.
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Cannoli
New York City & Tri-State context
Crisp tube-shaped fried pastry shells filled most commonly with sweetened ricotta-based cream.
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Chicken over rice
New York City & Tri-State context
A halal-cart platter of seasoned chicken served over rice, commonly with salad and a choice of sauces.
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Citi Bike
New York City & Tri-State context
New York City’s large bike-share system, whose bicycles and e-bikes can be checked out from stations or designated parking locations.
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Cop
New York City & Tri-State context
To get, obtain, or buy something, as in copping tickets, food, clothing, or another wanted item.
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Dub
New York City & Tri-State context
A rejection, refusal, failed plan, or person or situation being dismissed; as a verb, to ignore, turn down, or reject.
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Italian ice
New York City & Tri-State context
A smooth frozen dessert made mainly from water, sugar, and fruit flavoring, commonly sold from neighborhood shops, carts, pizzerias, and seasonal stands.
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LES
New York City & Tri-State context
The standard local initialism for Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood, pronounced as separate letters.
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Manhattanhenge
New York City & Tri-State context
A twice-yearly visual effect in which the setting sun aligns closely with Manhattan’s east-west street grid and appears framed by buildings.
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NYC Ferry
New York City & Tri-State context
The city-sponsored passenger ferry network connecting waterfront landings in several New York City boroughs.
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Pop out
New York City & Tri-State context
To show up, make an appearance, or come outside for an event, gathering, confrontation, or social moment.
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Rainbow cookie
New York City & Tri-State context
A small layered Italian-American almond cake confection, usually colored red, white or yellow, and green, joined with jam and coated in chocolate.
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Roosevelt Island Tram
New York City & Tri-State context
The aerial tramway connecting Roosevelt Island with Manhattan near East 59th Street and Second Avenue.
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Say less
New York City & Tri-State context
I understand; no further explanation is needed; consider it handled.
18
Showtime
New York City & Tri-State context
A call used by some subway performers to announce an acrobatic dance routine inside a train car, especially routines involving poles, flips, and coordinated movement.
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Stoop sale
New York City & Tri-State context
A small secondhand sale arranged on a building’s front steps, sidewalk edge, courtyard entrance, or immediately outside a city residence.
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The City That Never Sleeps
New York City & Tri-State context
A famous nickname presenting New York City as active around the clock, with nightlife, transportation, work, food, and entertainment continuing late into the night.
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The Rockaways
New York City & Tri-State context
The communities on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, often discussed collectively in relation to beaches, neighborhoods, transit, and coastal life.
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Valid
New York City & Tri-State context
Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.
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We out
New York City & Tri-State context
We are leaving, we are finished here, or the group is moving on to the next place.
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Zeppole
New York City & Tri-State context
Italian fried dough pastries, commonly served warm and dusted heavily with powdered sugar.