'A little-known survival of the ancient flytings, or contests-in-insults of the Anglo-Scottish bards, is the type of xenophobic humor once known as water wit in which passengers in small boats crossing the Thames ...would insult each other grossly, in all the untouchable safety of being able to get away fast'.
The Central Park Zoo is a small 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) zoo located in Central Park in New York City. It is part of an integrated system of four zoos and the New York Aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
For out of town press: The usual rule of thumb is that upstate New York is everything north of Zabar's. Upstate is anything north of 59th Street. Upstate New York refers to any portion of the state north or west of the Bronx Zoo. This, of course, circles back to the general not New York City idea.