New Yorkers are not amused by Ted Cruz's comments about "New York values" during Thursday night's Republican presidential debate.
Residents and fans of the Big Apple have been using the hashtag #NewYorkValues to share what makes the city what it is -- a melting pot filled with packed subway cars, cheap beer and expensive apartments.
Cruz clarified what he meant by New York values during the debate, saying that it is a socially liberal city "focused around money and the media."
.@NYDailyNews showing off those famous #NewYorkValues pic.twitter.com/SoagLGHYQi— Justin Green (@JGreenDC) January 15, 2016
Here's what New Yorkers are really focused on:
#NewYorkValues welcoming immigrants of all faiths, and squeezing into the same subway car.— Nina Bernstein (@NinaBernstein1) January 15, 2016
People who complain about #NewYorkValues are the same people who come to the city and only visit Times Square— Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) January 15, 2016
.@tedcruz Work hard, celebrate diversity, innovate, welcome new Americans, create opportunity, subsidize U.S. via taxes. #NewYorkValues— Eliza Byard (@EByard) January 14, 2016
Lived in NYC for nearly 2 decades. Worked for @nytimes for 12 yrs. Go to church every Sunday. #newyorkvalues— Michael Luo (@michaelluo) January 15, 2016
going to a bodega at 11 PM for a wrap because you forgot to eat #NewYorkValues— Kevin O'Keeffe (@kevinpokeeffe) January 15, 2016
Both my parents are New York Values, but we're more culturally New York Values than religious. #GOPDebate— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz)
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#NewYorkValues - so they don't have this in South Carolina? #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/nOpaIRsFYv— Mike Rotman (@mikerotman) January 15, 2016
#NewYorkValues pic.twitter.com/JMtEwO5CUr— Jonathan Glick (@jonathanglick) January 15, 2016
Biggie > Tupac #NewYorkValues— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) January 15, 2016
"People know what 'New York values' are. It's valuing bagels, and Woody Allen movies, and Chaim Potok novels." -- Ted Cruz #GOPDebate— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 15, 2016
new york values: bacon egg and cheese, cheep beer, dearth of bed bugs, sadness— Maxwell Strachan (@maxwellstrachan) January 15, 2016
#NewYorkValues pic.twitter.com/OLxWI5MwHH— Christopher Keelty (@keeltyc) January 15, 2016
Uhhh. If New York values include tolerance, inclusion, and bodily autonomy for women, sure. Okay.— roxane gay (@rgay) January 15, 2016
New York Values. pic.twitter.com/NQTNLSC03J— Jason Gay (@jasongay) January 15, 2016
Do undisclosed loans from Goldman Sachs count as "New York Values"?— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) January 15, 2016
I have New York values. Wouldn't trade em for anything.— Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) January 15, 2016
And by the way, what is a New York value? A studio apartment for $2,500 a month. Value - that's a steal!— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 15, 2016
#NewYorkValues (last one, I swear) pic.twitter.com/Jo4u018M6y— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 15, 2016