How laborers make it work<\/p>\n
We will always be the world\u2019s No. 1 city<\/a>.<\/p>\n Overheard in NY and spoken by the people who make us so good:<\/p>\n Doctors: Asked has he ever made any mistakes, he said: \u201cWell, I once cured a millionaire in only three visits.\u201d<\/p>\n On politics: \u201cNo wonder politicians want to fix our jails. Look how many wind up there.\u201d<\/p>\n Mother: \u201cYou the boy who dove into the freezing East River yesterday and saved my son?\u201d Answer: \u201cYes, ma\u2019am.\u201d Mother: \u201cWhat did you do with his mittens?\u201d<\/p>\n Wife to divorcing husband: \u201cYou miserable cheat. I know everything now.\u201d Judge: \u201cIf you\u2019re so smart, when was the Battle of Gettysburg?\u201d<\/p>\n Brooklynite: \u201cIt\u2019s a very quiet neighborhood. Here, people whisper for help.\u201d<\/p>\n Newcomer: \u201cHow long is the walk from your house to the nearest subway?\u201d Answer: \u201cWho knows? I don\u2019t walk \u2014 I run.\u201d<\/p>\n Robber: \u201cTwelve people out of 300 million find me guilty \u2014 and they call that justice?\u201d<\/p>\n Resident: \u201cSecurity\u2019s lax in my building. I lost the key to my apartment and a burglar loaned me his.\u201d<\/p>\n Nurse: \u201cWhere else could a man have a woman undress, examine her head to toe \u2014 then send the bill to her husband?\u201d<\/p>\n Drinker: \u201cHe thinks Beethoven\u2019s Fifth is our Scotch.\u201d<\/p>\n Dentist: \u201cYou have very even teeth. It\u2019s the odd ones that are missing.\u201d<\/p>\n Casino operator: \u201cSlot machines will even be in the men\u2019s room. If you don\u2019t win, you don\u2019t go.\u201d<\/p>\n The public: \u201cWhat\u2019s New York City call somebody with an IQ of 80?\u201d Mayor.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Manicurist: \u201cYou told Ellen the secret that I told you not to tell anyone.\u201d Gloria: \u201cBut I told her not to tell you that I told her.\u201d<\/p>\n Manicurist: \u201cI told her I wouldn\u2019t tell you so don\u2019t tell her I told you.\u201d<\/p>\n