How do you become a New Yorker? Can you claim this identity after 10 years or just 1 year? Where do real New Yorker’s recommend you go to eat or drink? On the NYC Local Guides podcast, host Jennifer O’Brien interviews New Yorkers from creatives to CEOs and everyone in between. She’ll ask the tough questions - from your favorite pizza joint to what you would change about the city. Hear first-hand stories like a native who grew up with Central Park as his backyard and The Met as his favorite p ...
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Grace Lee: Grounded and growing in NYC
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Grace Lee always dreamed of moving to NYC and working in fashion, but talks about the harsh truths of finding a great apartment too far away to finding out a mouse moved in. She started as a content creator and blogger in fashion ten years ago. Learn about her early fashion internships and start up jobs that led her to leave her full-time position …
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Adrienne Jordan: Travel Writing during Covid-19
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Adrienne Jordan or AJeveryday has been a travel writer for almost a decade. She talks about how she still has consistent writing assignments but how the narrative is changing. Her features include National Geographic Traveler, CNN, Travel and Leisure, Afar, and Forbes. She is currently based just outside NYC in Newark, New Jersey and has lived in t…
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Laura Chung: Feeling fear and anxiety
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Laura Chung is a New York based spiritual healer, motivational speaker, Reiki master, Kundalini Yoga Teacher and podcaster, her show is called Awaken and align. The list goes on. She has a Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and worked 6 years in finance to get that Tribeca apartment. She quickly realized that the Carrie Bradshaw dr…
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Jessica Hirsch: Best NYC restaurants for CheatDayEats
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Jessica Hirsch is a New York City food and travel photographer who founded CheatDayEats and YourRoomService. She worked as a math teacher for 7 years before becoming a fulltime creative in 2017. Listen as she shares which NYC foodie creatives she follows and her tips for taking better food photos. She explains how to capture quick food moments like…
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Cole Riley: Largest food drive in NYC history
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Cole Riley came to New York to attend NYU a decade ago. He recently pivoted his company Founders Market to become Founders Give to organize the largest food drive in NYC history to support the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about a new found respect for human connection and what healthcare workers do day in …
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Madelyn Moon: It’s ok to have a great pause
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Madelyn Moon, yes that’s her real last name, calls herself a walking permission slip, soul igniter and devoted teacher. Maddy started her podcast 6 years ago, Mind Body Musings, which is a top-50 ranking self-improvement podcast. She is an author and a coach on a mission to unite opposite elements and help people fight perfectionism in eating and i…
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Pinsi Lei: Giving birth in a pandemic
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Pinsi Lei went into labor on March 11th and gave birth two days later just as Covid-19 cases were escalating in New York. She was two weeks earlier than expected. With new hospital visitor rules and since her parents were forced into a 2-week self-quarantine, both of their parents did not meet their grandson in the hospital. Find out why she had to…
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Nowhere Men: Human connection in quarantine
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Alex and Brian are the Nowhere Men, two best friends who believe everyone has a story to tell, especially a New Yorker. They document real New York stories from the DogFather, a former mafia enforcer turned animal rescuer, to how to manage coronavirus stress. They started their journey together at the Mongol Rally then did a 13-month trip from NYC …
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Jeremy Jacobowitz: Brunch Boys’ favorite NYC restaurants
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Jeremy Jacobowitz aka Brunch Boys eats brunch for a living and was born in Brooklyn and now lives in Williamsburg. He is a food-loving creator and video host who usually shares his brunch from around the world. He talks about how Covid-19 is impacting his business, NYC restaurants and influencers without substance. He also shares his favorite 3 pla…
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Kraig Adams: NYC vlogs to silent hiking films
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Kraig Adams is a minimalist New York YouTuber who creates cinematic silent hiking videos. He talks about what it’s like in NYC right now in quarantine and how we can still connect with our neighbors by visiting each other’s islands in animal crossing or petting dogs from 6 feet away. He shares his content strategy after having his YouTube hacked an…
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Jen Morilla: How she coped with her family being effected by Covid-19
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Jen Morilla shares her story of how she coped with her mom, dad and grandfather being effected by Covid-19 and the lessons she hopes we all learn from this. She reminds us how New Yorkers have been through a lot. We have tough skin and "New York has made me the woman I am today professionally and personally." In the end the biggest lesson perhaps i…
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Jeremy Cohen: Drone dating in 2020
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When the world and NYC especially is socially distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Jeremy Cohen got creative and asked a girl on a date via drone. His original TikTok video now has over 30 million views and has been picked up in the news globally. Listen to this modern love story and how Jeremy planned each date and found a bubble for his …
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Leo Chan: Levitate Style and COVID-19 racism
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Leo Chan of Levitate Style kicks off Season 2 of the podcast covering COVID-19 stories in NYC. Leo shares his perspective of racist attacks and how it feels to be an Asian American in NYC right now. Leo is a men’s fashion and travel content creator, who was born in Hong Kong and moved to NYC when he was 10 years old. He worked in corporate banking …
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Meagan Morrison: Travel Write Draw
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Meagan Morrison still feels like a tourist with stars in her eyes despite living in the city for over a decade. She talks about her journey to living in her dream city and pursuing a career in a niche that she chose for herself of travel fashion illustration. Hear what it was like to visit NYC while growing up and the moment she knew it would becom…
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Debbie: Forget years, count dive bars
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Debbie has lived in NYC for over 20 years but she admits it doesn’t matter how many years you live here. Some people see more than most New Yorkers see in a year or two. “Honestly I feel like as a New Yorker sometimes you don’t really take advantage of a lot of things because it’s always in your backyard that you always feel like you have time to s…
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Lara Eurdolian: Beauty industry before influencers
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Lara came to NYC to attend FIT. She was an OG beauty blogger and influencer before that was a thing and talks about how that industry has changed. She lived in NYC for the past 18 years. Unlike the quote, she didn’t feel like a New Yorker in 5 minutes but more like 5 years. She has seen how the fashion and beauty industry has changed over the years…
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Mary McCarthy: NotEngaged in NYC
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Mary McCarthy went viral after sharing photo updates of her left hand being @NotEngaged all around NYC and even while cleaning her bathroom. She is the single friend New Yorkers didn’t know they needed. She was born in queens, grew up nearby and is currently an actor and writer in the big apple. Strangers often propose to her, but she promises she’…
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Will Carmack: LA vs NYC creative scene
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LA vs NYC? Will is one of the newest New Yorkers on this podcast and the first person I actually interviewed for this podcast! Special guest performance by a NYC heater. Will’s fresh perspective draws lights on some things New Yorkers forget are unique to us. He only just moved here from Virginia by way of LA about a year ago. He compares the creat…
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Oneika Raymond: Career opportunities
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Oneika Raymond hosts two digital Travel Channel shows and is a TV correspondent for shows like New York Live. She left teaching to move to NYC and talks about how it has given her some of her best opportunities like working with American Express. She has traveled to 118 countries and has lived in large cities like London and Hong Kong every two yea…
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Sarah Funk is a NYC tour guide from Upstate New York who came to the city for college, got her first job here and quit her first job here. After 10 years of living here, she started her YouTube channel after living here for ten years to share the good and the terrible about this city. She says, “I've seen a lot of sides of the city and the city has…
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Dave Krugman: NYC Photography Inspiration
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Dave Krugman is a NYC photographer who started his career by assisting in Annie Leibovitz's photography studio and is now a top photographer for brands like Sony. He grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts and always dreamed of two things: becoming a photographer and living in NYC. After achieving both, he shares how to really get started in photo…
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Ariel Viera: How history shaped NYC
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Ariel shares the history and culture of cities around the world on Facebook live but specializes in NYC history. He has shared over 600 videos of NYC alone and grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens. He is not only knowledgeable about the history but also shares how different stories shaped the culture of New York. He describes how each iconic food was…
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Jacob Santiago: Central Park was my backyard
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As a top New York City photographer, Jacob Santiago shares why he started taking photos of NYC and sharing them to Instagram. He has the perfect advice for people who ask him if it’s ok to take the same photo someone else took. Despite being born and growing up in Manhattan, he gives hope to aspiring New Yorkers that the identity is not defined by …
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Nastasia Yakoub: Falling in love with NYC
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Nastasia grew up in the Midwest, but now can only imagine living in the chaos and energy of NYC. She didn’t move here by choice, but in small moments like a couple dancing in the streets she grew to love NYC so much that she is now buying a home here. She travels for a living, but chooses to keep coming back home to New York over any other city, ev…
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Welcome to NYC Local Guides, I’m your host Jennifer O’Brien and I interview New Yorkers from creatives to CEOs and everyone in between. For more NYC resources like eBooks and videos visit NYClocalguides.com. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to be a New Yorker or if you want to hear some crazy stories, keep listening.…
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