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Mom Refuses to Accept New York on Its Own Terms

Excited young girl pointing at subway sign: That says “subway”!
Mother, dismissively: No, it doesn't.

–Union Square

  • Posted on January 9, 2009
  • Family Ties, Girls, Moms, Union Square and East Village, Weirdness, Words
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