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Bridge and Tunnel: or abbreviated B&T.; People who come to the city via bridges and Tunnels - i.e. people from the suburbs. Usage: "I'm never going to that damn bar again until they get rid of the B&T; crowd."

Brownstone: a building that once upon a time housed a single family and may have had front steps made of brown stone - is now probably apartments. Often has front stairs, floor thru apartments.

Coffee Bar: obviously not just a New York phenomenon, but there are so many new ones in the last your that you can't ignore them. They are the expensive, gourmet kind not to be confused with Coffee Shops. e.g. Cooper's, Starbuck's, New World Coffee, Dalton.

Coffee Shop: the generic New York diner. They all have the same menu with breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, etc. The coffee is strong, the service is gruff, the prices are cheap.

Deli: a place where you can buy food at almost any hour, any corner - some crossover with Korean but refers to the older New York establishments that were actually kosher delis. Every good deli has a sandwich counter, a fridge full of Snapply, and thirty kinds of gum.

Downtown:

1. with a lowercase "d" refers just to the direction (south).
2. with a capital "D" refers to the areas south of 14th Street in Manhattan.

Korean: the small grocery markets that are everywhere. Called Koreans because they are run predominantly by Koreans. Most are open 24 hours and are very expensive. See also: the store, deli.

Loft: a very big apartment usually with high ceilings and unbroken space. Mostly converted from wharehouses, factories, and commercial spaces. Found predominantly Downtown, especially in SoHo and Tribeca,

MOMA: The Museum of Modern Art.

Railroad: apartments where all the rooms are in a row and each one has to be walked through to get to the next. e.g. "Yes, we all had our own bedrooms but it was a railroad so no one had any privacy."

Store, the: mostly the same as in the rest of America but usuall refers to a specific kind of 24- hour mini grocery that can be found a stone's throw from every place in the city. e.g. " I'm going to the store, need anything?"

Times, the: The New York Times

Token: A subway token. For most New Yorkers tokens are legal tender. If you're a buck and a quarter short at the Korean they always take a token. Can be purchased in any subway station.

Uptown:

1. with a lower case "u" it is the direction north
2. with a capital "U" it is tha area north of 59th St.

Voice, the: The Village Voice