In the short story, “City Limits”, by Colson Whitehead, he emphasizes how one persons New York differs from another persons. Every person has their own perspective on how they might view New York. Whitehead talks about the impact that New York has on people. He says that whether you were born in New York or just moved there, once you are there it will not compare to any other place. It might actually end up making your old town look small and uninteresting.  Whitehead makes a point that there is a certain moment when a person becomes a New Yorker and starts building their personal New York. This occurs the first time that you view the crazy city with your own eyes. Whether you were just a kid or an adult, maybe on vacation or there to stay, that moment is your first memory for you to begin building your own New York. Your New York is further enhanced when you start to grow attached to certain buildings, restaurants and shops that surround you. Over time these places might become replaced by others, but those memories will makeup your New York and forever will be there for you. “Our streets are calendars containing who we were and who we will be next”.  Whitehead is explaining how the city has watched us grow into the people we are today and how the city in the present will determine who we will be next. This city consists of old memories of the people we used to be.