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Favorite Cities


  1. Albany, NY
    Daily Grind, The : A popular local coffee shop that even roasts its own beans, located on the ever-popular Lark Street.  
    Colonie Center : A big and usually crowded two-level indoor shopping mall near Albany International Airport.  
    Palace Theater : Albany's premier live music and entertainment venue, located in the downtown area.  
    Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe : A smoke shop on Central Avenue offering over 1000 different pipes, dozens of tobaccos, and a selection of the finest...  
    Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage : You can get a cheap but skillful massage from the students at this local masseuse boot camp.  
  2. New York, NY
    Pay-Rod : A play on Alex Rodriguez's nickname, "A-Rod". Rodriguez first got the nickname after signing an excessive $252 million...  
    Cloisters, The : The Cloisters are an extension of the Metropolitan Art Museum dedicated to the architecture and art of the European...
    Spaldeen : Spaldeen refers to a type of ball that was used to play stickball in New York. Spaldeen is actually a New York...  
    Five Pointz : An old warehouse that is now filled with artist studios, Five Pointz is a living collage of graffiti art. Come here...
    Larry Ellison : Larry Ellison is the founder and CEO of Oracle, as well as a New York City native. Ellison is the highest paid CEO and...  
  3. Troy, NY
    Trojan : A native of Troy  
    Troylet : A derogatory name for the city of Troy itself, likening it to a toilet.  
 

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1. Arrowhead Golf Club : A golf course that was "300 million years in the making." The ancient red sandstone rock formations jut out from this...
2. Empire State Building : The Empire State Building is a huge (literally) cultural icon of the Big Apple. This 102-story art deco skyscraper was...
3. Gay Street : One of the main streets in downtown Knoxville. Newcomers to the city usually get a seventh-grade-like giggle out of the...