{"id":226227,"date":"2026-05-10T08:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/226227\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T08:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:28:31","slug":"what-is-tony-nominee-christopher-abbotts-nyq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/226227\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Tony Nominee Christopher Abbott\u2019s NYQ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a scale of Willy Loman\u2019s garden<\/a> to the \u201cPanic in Central Park,\u201d what is Tony nominee\u00a0Christopher Abbott\u2019s NYQ? This is \u201cNYQ<\/a>,\u201d a series in which we find out how \u201cNew York\u201d notable New Yorkers really are.<\/p>\n

How many years have you lived in New York City? Twenty. Even.<\/p>\n

You could make one subway-etiquette rule law \u2014 what would it be? Don\u2019t eat. Don\u2019t take up too much space. Don\u2019t breathe, ideally.<\/p>\n

Someone bumps into you on the subway \u2014 what do you do? There\u2019s nothing you can do about that. That\u2019s just sort of par for the course.<\/p>\n

Your train line is down and you are running late \u2014 what do you do? If the weather is good enough, biking is my go-to. It\u2019s the quickest way to get around.<\/p>\n

Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route. Do you interrupt? You give them \u2014 they\u2019re making the choice. There\u2019s a way to do it sneakily. What do you think about taking Sixth up or whatever? Make it their idea.<\/p>\n

How often do you take public transportation to the airport? Never.<\/p>\n

Someone tries to hand you a flyer on the street \u2014 what do you do? I just keep my hands in my pockets and just look up.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a blinking red light and you\u2019re about to cross \u2014 do you wait it out till it says walk, or are you crossing? You\u2019re going.<\/p>\n

You are in the Financial District and need to have dinner ASAP, or you\u2019ll pass out. Where do you go? Maybe the Odeon.<\/p>\n

You have family coming to town in 24 hours \u2014 what do you do with them on short notice? Let them figure it out on their own.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re in town for a long holiday weekend and know the city will empty out \u2014 where do you go? I mean, I guess you got to go, like, all these restaurants that you can never get into. You know, Four Charles \u2014 there\u2019s a long wait list for that.<\/p>\n

Would you rather transfer trains or walk farther? Walk.<\/p>\n

Someone says the rats are actually cute \u2014 what\u2019s your honest response? All right.<\/p>\n

Someone you want to impress asks for restaurant advice \u2014 what neighborhood do you send them to for the best Italian food? Altro Paradiso is one of my favorites. It\u2019s one of my go-tos. I\u2019m there all the time.<\/p>\n

Have you ever actually been to Staten Island? I have. Four times.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your area code? 203. I haven\u2019t changed my number since I was 15.<\/p>\n

Bedbugs or roaches? Roaches.<\/p>\n

Roaches or rats? Roaches.<\/p>\n

Do you call Manhattan \u201cthe city\u201d or just Manhattan? If you\u2019re in Brooklyn, you\u2019ll say, \u201cManhattan.\u201d If you\u2019re outside of New York entirely, you\u2019ll say, \u201cthe city.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your go-to public bathroom? I\u2019ll be honest. I don\u2019t shit in public.<\/p>\n

What about NYC still makes no sense to you? It is kind of weird that the subways are always a little bit fucked up.<\/p>\n

You know you\u2019re a New Yorker when \u2026 You feel like you own a part of the city, somehow. You have some ownership over it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? Beatrice Inn.<\/p>\n

Last time you ate a hot dog from a hot-dog stand? Before I moved here. Probably, like, 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

How many times have you moved in New York? Fifteen.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the hardest move you\u2019ve done? All of them, for some reason. The longest one, I would say \u2014 like, it was Harlem to East Village to Bed-Stuy. It was a big transition.<\/p>\n

Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance? Never.<\/p>\n

Have you ever fallen asleep while in the audience? Yes.<\/p>\n

What do you do if the person next to you is behaving badly? You say something.<\/p>\n

Every New Yorker should do what at least once? Yell at someone who didn\u2019t pick up their dog shit.<\/p>\n