Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 513

So we’ve been quietly experimenting with cross-posting...

So we’ve been quietly experimenting with cross-posting HONY pics to an Instagram account for a couple months now, and things seem to be taking hold pretty well. (I’ve actually run into quite a few people that were unaware HONY existed outside of Instagram, which was eye-opening.) 

So if you’re an Instagrammer, check us out: @humansofny

"What’s your favorite thing about your dad?""He helps me...

"What’s your favorite thing about your dad?"
"He helps me with my problems."
"What’s the biggest problem he’s ever helped you with?"
"… probably when I get in fights with my friends."

Then dad wiped some imaginary sweat from his brow, and said: “Whew!"

Perhaps the best collection of film extras that I’ve ever...

Perhaps the best collection of film extras that I’ve ever run into.

I asked grandma if her mother was colorful as well....

I asked grandma if her mother was colorful as well. “Nope," she said. “It started with me."

"Are you married or dating?"“We’re married. And...

"Are you married or dating?"

“We’re married. And we’re on a date."

"What do you want to be when you grow up?""I don’t want to...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I don’t want to grow up." 

"Quinceañera (lit. meaning ‘one who is fifteen’), is...

"Quinceañera (lit. meaning ‘one who is fifteen’), is the celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in communities of people from Latin America. This birthday is celebrated differently from any other birthday, as it marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood." —Wikipedia

Six years ago I got a job in New York, and I needed a roommate,...

Six years ago I got a job in New York, and I needed a roommate, so I found Nate on Craigslist. We lived together for three years and became very good friends. I live in Toronto now, but I come back every couple of weeks to visit with him.

"Pretty much everything I own has flowers on it"

"Pretty much everything I own has flowers on it"

"What was your greatest moment of baseball glory?""I once struck...

"What was your greatest moment of baseball glory?"
"I once struck out twice in a slow pitch, high arc softball game. That’s very tough to do. I said that I was doing it for the ladies, to build their confidence. Because I’m a feminist."
"Isn’t it kind of the opposite of feminism to suggest the ladies needed confidence?"
"I guess I’m not even a good feminist."