What Is RHONY star Carole Radziwill’s NYQ?

On a scale of Fifth Avenue to “plead the Fifth,” where does Carole Radziwill fit? This is NYQ, a series in which we find out how “New York” notable New Yorkers really are. How many years have you lived in New York? 45 years. You could make one subway etiquette rule law — what would it be? Don’t put your bag on an empty seat. How would you get from City Island to the Morgan Library? Taxi. Someone bumps into you on the subway — what do you do? Apologize. Your train line is down and you are running late — what do you do? Get out and walk if it’s close or hail a yellow cab. Someone tries to hand you a flyer on the street — what do you do? I take it and thank them. Someone tries to get you to film a TikTok on the street — what do you do? Oh, I keep walking. It’s a blinking red light and you’re about to cross — do you wait it out till it says walk or are you crossing? No, I cross. Obviously. What’s your area code? 212. You are on the Upper East Side and need to have dinner ASAP or you’ll pass out. Where do you go? Nicola’s, on 83rd Street and Lexington. Can you get in quickly? I used to be able to when I lived up there. I don’t know about now. You have family coming to town in 24 hours — what do you do with them on short notice? I go to Central Park; I go to Hudson River Park. Would you rather transfer trains or walk farther? Walk farther. Someone says the rats are actually cute — what’s your honest response? I think they’re cute. Do you call Manhattan the city or just Manhattan? I call it the city. What’s the longest you’ve waited on a subway platform? Probably the longest I’ve waited is eight minutes. What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a coffee in New York City? I get coffee at the deli, so probably two, three dollars. What’s something a tourist does that you secretly still do? I take water taxis around the island. I go to Weehawken and I go to Hoboken. There’s one that goes around the Statue of Liberty..Do you own a car? Yes, I have a car. Have you ever admitted that out loud? I wrote about that car in national magazines. Bedbugs or roaches? Bedbugs, because you can just buy a new mattress. Bedbugs or rats? Rats. Make a sound you associate with NYC. The bus sound. I love the sound of the buses. It’s like a lullaby. How would you do the New York City accent? I don’t think New York City has an accent. Well, unless you’re talking about the outer boroughs. I recently read that the New York accent is the second sexiest accent in the country, right after southern. Sexiest New Yorker? Jon Hamm. No, but I love his wife, so I’m gonna say his co-star James Marsden. Which is worse: Dimes Square or Hudson Yards? Hudson Yards. Have you ever gotten a piece of furniture off the street? Yes, recently a girlfriend and I got a flower planter off the street. Where do you go to cry? Battery Park City. Best New York celebrity sighting? When I was 16, my two friends and I came to New York to find Robert Redford and we went to Rockefeller Center — and we did! Name the fakest Realtor-invented neighborhood. Fidi. You know you’re a New Yorker when … When you stay in New York on the weekends in the summer. I’m old enough to remember when … The tall ships coming in for the bicentennial in 1976. What’s a place that closed that you wish you could bring back? Bungalow 8. Every New Yorker should do what at least once? Staten Island Ferry. How much do you pay when you go to the Met? I don’t go. How many times have you moved in New York City? Nine. Which was the worst move? Probably when I lived on Park Avenue and I moved down to the West Village. Have you ever fallen asleep while in an audience? I did, for the first time ever, a month ago, with a friend of mine. I regretted it, but I did nod off. What Is Artist Laila Gohar’s NYQ? What Is Comedian Emil Wakim’s NYQ? What Is Arian Moayed’s NYQ? See All