I believe there are only two ways to be qualified as a real New Yorker: 1> Born here or 2> lived here since the gritty pre-Giuliani days. Seriously, you have to have experienced Times Square before MTV, Toys R Us, & the Disney store moved in, bought .uh..stuff in Washington Sq or Union Sq Park, played 'Which transeby chanlj - What is a New Yorker? Add your definition!