{"id":332201,"date":"2026-08-28T21:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332201\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:32:12","slug":"what-is-artist-laila-gohars-nyq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332201\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Artist Laila Gohar\u2019s NYQ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a scale of a Fishs Eddy dinner party to the porcelain at the Frick, where does Laila Gohar fit? This is NYQ<\/a>, 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? Fifteen years.<\/p>\n

Someone bumps into you on the subway \u2014 what do you do? Give them a dirty look.<\/p>\n

Your train line is down and you are running late \u2014 what do you do? Get out and run like a crazy person.<\/p>\n

How often do you take public transportation to the airport? All the time. I live off the A train, and JFK is one shot, no transfer.<\/p>\n

Someone tries to hand you a flyer on the street \u2014 what do you do? Say \u201cthank you\u201d and take a look at it, because someone\u2019s paying them to stand there.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re in town for a long holiday weekend and know the city will empty out \u2014 where do you go? It\u2019s not true that the city empties out \u2026<\/p>\n

You have family coming to town in 24 hours \u2014 what do you do with them on short notice? Take them to the farmers\u2019 market, if it\u2019s Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. Union Square.<\/p>\n

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

Someone you want to impress asks for restaurant advice \u2014 what neighborhood do you send them to for the best Egyptian food? Astoria, hands down.<\/p>\n

Where do you go when you want to feel like home? Steinway definitely makes me feel like home. You hear people chattering, the cars, the caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

What grocery store do you go to for hard-to-find Egyptian or other SWANA ingredients? Damascus, downtown Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most iconic old New York Egyptian spot? This crazy place called Tut.<\/p>\n

Someone says the rats are actually cute \u2014 what\u2019s your honest response? Tell them to fuck off.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your area code? Embarrassing. 305.<\/p>\n

Do they still matter? Not anymore.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the longest you\u2019ve waited on a subway platform? Twenty minutes, and I left.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most you\u2019ve ever paid for a coffee in New York City? Six bucks, probably. My coffee order is really simple.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s something a tourist does that you secretly still do? I like to eat from all the carts, and from the ladies that sell the churros on the train.<\/p>\n

Have you ever gotten a piece of furniture off the street? Not in a long time.<\/p>\n

Where do you go to cry? Everywhere. It\u2019s New York.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your go-to public bathroom? I sometimes go into restaurants and pretend to be pregnant and say I need to use the bathroom.<\/p>\n

What about NYC still makes no sense to you? The fact that there are no trains in certain areas.<\/p>\n

Name the fakest realtor-invented neighborhood. East Williamsburg.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m old enough to remember when \u2026 It wasn\u2019t coined East Williamsburg.<\/p>\n

You know you\u2019re a New Yorker when \u2026 You don\u2019t take shit from anyone.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? Souen, on Sixth Avenue.<\/p>\n

Every New Yorker should do what at least once? Visit every borough.<\/p>\n

Last time you ate a hot dog from a hot-dog stand? I eat hot dogs all the time.<\/p>\n

How much do you pay when you go to the Met? Thirty bucks.<\/p>\n

Last time you hailed a yellow cab? All the time. I use yellow cabs all the time, and I prefer them to Uber.<\/p>\n

Have you ever cried over a New York sports team? No.<\/p>\n

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

Which was the worst move? When I moved to Dumbo a long time ago, and the person that was my roommate had a gun.<\/p>\n

What neighborhoods in New York have you lived in? I\u2019ve lived in Alphabet City, Greenpoint, Dumbo, Tribeca, Upper West Side.<\/p>\n

Where was your first apartment here? My first apartment was on 11th between B and C. It was a tiny shithole.<\/p>\n


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