This Tuesday marks the 26th anniversary of the NBC premiere of "Seinfeld," a sitcom famously about nothing.
Set in the New York City of its day, the TV show followed the haphazard, often amoral adventures of four quirky friends as they navigated the minor frustrations of metropolitan living.
That formula obviously appealed to a broad audience, the series' finale bringing in a whopping 76.3 million viewers in 1998. Acquired by Hulu for roughly $160 million last year, the show is now reaching a whole new generation of viewers who grew up streaming their television online.
Below we present 10 of some of "Seinfeld's" most quintessentially "New York" moments, the kind that, to this day, capture essential truths about the people who live in this city and their values:
New Yorkers have no scruples when it comes to getting their hands on cheap and tasty street food.
We know how easy it is question your life choices and spiral into a panic attack on a stalled train.
If you're going to a New York institution, you better damn well leave with its trademark product.
(In the scene above, it's the chocolate babka at a proxy for the Royale Kosher Bake Shop on the Upper West Side, which is now closed.)
A parking space in Manhattan is a unicorn worth fighting for.
We welcome tourists to this city in our own — shall we say unique? — ways.
We live in harmony with our neighbors — until their dog starts barking at 3 a.m. in the morning.
We're excellent at weaving through traffic, but no one beats the Van Wyck Expressway and a five-car pileup.
There will never be an area code with as much New York cachet as 212.
When the New York State Public Service Commission approved 646 for new telephone lines in Manhattan in 1997, it was an emotional blow to New Yorkers who had to explain that yes, they did indeed live in New York City.
Mixed-use buildings make for great settings for comedy.
Install a Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurant beneath an apartment, and you're bound to cause some drama.
We're skeptical of false advertising.
If you're going to call frozen yogurt "non-fat," we're going to test it to make sure you're not lying to us.
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