Judge, 1925-05-09 · page 3 of 36
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# "Judge Wants to Know" - New York Satire This is a satirical column posing rhetorical questions mocking New York City stereotypes and local peculiarities. The questions target: - **Out-of-towners' perceptions**: Why visitors judge NYC by Times Square alone - **Local behavior**: Why New Yorkers walk fast and wonder why others don't - **Specific landmarks**: Yale Lock Company's "Locking Bracket" (unclear reference) - **City officials**: The Mayor's identity and role - **Urban geography and culture**: Brooklyn Bridge's destination, Yankees fans, Park Avenue living conditions, subway dependency, drinking availability, cabaret culture The accompanying cartoon depicts a train traveling through mostly barren landscape—illustrating how average Americans elsewhere view New York as isolated and peculiar. The satire suggests New Yorkers are self-absorbed, often unaware how their city appears to outsiders.
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My 6.252 NEW YORK NUMBER JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW — WILY ont-of-towners always judge IF the subway is the only thing New York by Times Squar Hylan is running in the ground? AND why they always wonder HOW people live on Park avenue? IF there's any place in New York how New Yorkers stand. the pace? where you can't get a drink? WHERE Brooklyn Bridge goes to? IF the Yale Lock Company. is WHY the cabaret proprietors don’t hacking Buckner? AND what are Yonkers? wear masks? WHO is Mayor of New York City WHAT “no parking in this block” and WHY? means? ROFULER The average New Yorker's idea of Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, etc., ete. = —— _ comicbooks.com