23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

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After losing his job in sales, Chicago resident Brandon Stanton moved to the Big Apple and started a blog in the summer of 2010 called Humans of New York, or HONY for short.

The author says: “HONY was the result of an idea to make a photographic census of New York. I thought it would be nice to create an extensive catalog of the city's residents, so I went out into the streets to take pictures of 10,000 New Yorkers and mark these pictures on the map. I worked for several months, but during this time HONY began to take on a slightly different character. I started collecting sayings and short stories from these people and pinning them to photographs. Together, these portraits and stories have become the main theme of my blog.” The blog led to the creation of a Facebook page, which has already acquired 4 million subscribers. The blog's success led me to publish a book that immediately became a #1 New York Times bestseller."

Below you will see some portraits of people and their stories taken from this interesting blog.

(Total 23 photos)

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York
23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

1. I asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” He yelled back, "Benny!" "What is benny?" I asked. "That's his name," his mother replied.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

2. - I was 35 when I met her. I have already begun to think that in this city I will never find my soul mate.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

3. - My colleague once asked me for a phone number. My friends heard and said, "He must like Indian women." And I said, "Maybe I'm just really cool."

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

4. Do you remember the saddest moment in your life?

- When my grandmother died, I was 9. Besides my father, she was the only one in the family who looked like this. And she was the only one who could tell me what was going to happen next and how to deal with it.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

5. - I want to be a singer, president and tennis player.

“I want to be a president, a teacher, a doctor and a policewoman.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

6. - If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?

“I would say the same thing to them as to one person. If you understand what failure is, you will not be afraid of it. Failure is not falling face down or to the bottom. It means just being human. You fail when you decide not to try at all. Everything is in your power. Once you understand what failure is, you can't take it anymore.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

7. - Had cancer six times. Defeated cancer six times.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

8. - I told her that if she wants to start all over again, let her come to the place where we first kissed. She should have been here 15 minutes ago.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

9. If you could give one piece of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?

In any situation, choose love.

When is it hardest to choose love?

When it comes to someone very close to you.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

10. Usually I approach people with questions, but this girl herself came up to me, raised this certificate in the air and shouted: “I played at Carnegie Hall!”

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

11. "If my battery hadn't died, I'd be lifting this thing on two wheels right now."

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

12. - When he was dying, I said: “Mo, how will I live without you?” He replied, "Take love for me and spread it to those around you."

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

13. - I'm 86. That's enough. I'm ready to leave.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Isn't this the natural state of life?

“No, when you miss your husband the way I do.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

14. - I want to save animals.

- Why?

Because they are soft and fluffy.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

15. - We are friends with one girl, and, well, I like her, but I don’t know if she likes me ...

Do you mind if I post this?

I don't know, she can guess.

“She will definitely guess.

- … do it.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

16. - When I was five, I lost the phalanx on my thumb in an accident on the playground. For a long time I was very embarrassed about my injury, but eventually I learned to laugh about it. By the way, you have a great blog. I would raise two thumbs, but I can only lift one and a half.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

17. - What is the secret of a successful cookie sale?

- You have to smile.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

18. - I want to be a hairdresser for princesses.

What will be the most difficult part of this job?

Cut off Rapunzel's hair.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

19. – I wish I could party a little less. People always say, "Be yourself." But this is not quite right, because there are always two you. There is a short-term you and a long-term you. And if you play the short-term self, then the long-term self can slowly begin to fade.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

20. - I'm not the most emotional gay. People say I have a good heart, but I don't. I have principles. The heart is a very fragile thing. You can't love everyone. So I don't even try. But I can respect everyone, whether I like them or not. And that's what I'm trying to do.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

21. - I have been working for 45 years, like my wife. But we don't have money. Do you know why? Because we have five children and they have two bachelor's degrees, a master's degree and two doctoral degrees. They are my wealth.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

22 – He is wonderful in bed.

23 stories of strangers on the streets of New York

23. She was collecting pebbles.

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