New York Magazine’s 21 Questions:
Name: Joanna
Age: 24
Neighborhood: UES
Occupation: publishing
Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
Holden Caulfield
What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in New York?
Don Pedro’s with my parents.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
Excel.
Would you still live here on a $35,000 salary?
See above re: occupation.
What’s the last thing you saw on Broadway?
All My Sons. John Lithgow was out of control.
Do you give money to panhandlers?
Depending on my mood.
What’s your drink?
Shirley Temple. Two cherries.
How often do you prepare your own meals?
If by ‘prepare’ you mean defrost…every night. I try to really cook a few times a week.
What’s your favorite medication?
Airborne.
What’s hanging above your sofa?
These black boxes my roommate put up.
How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
I rarely cut it, so I don’t really know the going rate.
When’s bedtime?
During George Lopez reruns between 10 and 11.
Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
I only know the new Times Square, but I hate it.
What do you think of Donald Trump?
I hate that the trees on his building near my work make tourists stop in the sidewalk to take pictures.
What do you hate most about living in New York?
The smell.
Who is your mortal enemy?
I’m too young to have one.
When’s the last time you drove a car?
Last month!
Who should be the next president?
Hilary.
Times, Post, or Daily News?
Times online.
Where do you go to be alone?
The east river or my room.
What makes someone a New Yorker?
The restraint not to push tourists into the street.
