The rest of the country typically bemoans New York's ability to love itself, but in light of the city's recent struggles, the Big Apple could use a boost to its self esteem. This week, New York Magazine publishes its annual "Reasons to Love New York" list. Among the entries: "Obama is one of us, despite all that business about Chicago"; "Eli is now the Manning"; "Because you can catch a world class-fish in the shadow of skyscrapers"; and because sentences like this, from Joseph O'Neill, are written about the city: "Sometimes to walk in shaded parts of Manhattan is to be inserted into a Magritte: the street is night while the sky is day." We are humbled and honored that the mag included The Daily Beast and its proprietor.
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