It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen filling in for Brian today, and we are closing out today's show with a thank you note to New York City.

Now, if you listen to WNYC regularly or even just

keep up with your neighborhood chatter, gratitude may not be the most obvious word used to describe

people's feelings towards the city, particularly on a very rainy day, but there's a reason so

many of us choose to live here, right? In fact, there are many reasons. So as we

approach the end of the year, we're going to take stock of them. And here to help, New York

magazine has just published a list of 39 reasons to love New York. It's a roundup of some of the

bizarre and idiosyncratic things happening in the Big Apple and why,

despite everything, we continue to love this place. Joining me now to run through some of those

reasons is Eric Maza, editor-at-large of New York Magazine. Eric, welcome to WNYC. Hi, Bridget. Thanks

for having me. And so there's a lot of things on this list I want to talk to you about, but first listeners,

we need your voices in this conversation.

What is your reason for loving New York City?

Call or text 212-433 WNYC.

That's 212-433-9692. Is it a person, a place, a thing, a general vibe, a new leader, or a new law?

Is it the fact that despite the odds, the old New York still feels ever present? Or do you love this place because the city is ever evolving?

Or maybe it's just a combination of all of those

things give us a call 212 433-9692 you can call or text that number Eric I want to start with

number two on your list you and I both have a copy of the magazine itself different Different covers, I will note. But number two is,

quote, because we're sharing headphones on the subway again, which is also the cover photograph

with some different iconic pairings that New York Magazine put together. Why was this the one central

to round up the whole issue? What does this trend say about New York?

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