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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j7azv6b wrote

My dad was born in '25, so his dad- my grandad- immigrated to the City of Brooklyn. My aunts and uncles all still say when referring to Manhattan not "I'm going to the City" but rather "I'm going to New York".

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rosegil13 t1_j7bmqzv wrote

Yes, my great grandmother born and raised in Carroll Gardens in 1916 said this. She loved to go to Macy’s. Lived until 2015!

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burg_philo2 t1_j7ku6mz wrote

That’s still common even among younger folks I think

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j7lmiyx wrote

My kids (raised in Queens) say "I'm going to The city" but not "I'm going to New York".

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burg_philo2 t1_j7m18qo wrote

Ah yeah misread the comment, that’s pretty interesting. I don’t think people upstate/LI really say that anymore

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_j7n4ugn wrote

My mom would be 92. She used it too. . So did all my late aunts and uncles (all Brooklyn natives).

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