130+ New York Captions for Instagram (NYC Puns, Quotes and Short)

The city that never sleeps, and the city where your camera roll never stops filling up. From yellow cabs and skyline views to bagels, Broadway and Central Park in the autumn, New York is made for Instagram. If it’s your first visit, read our New York City tips for first-time visitors too.

Here are over 130 New York captions for Instagram: short ones, funny ones, NYC puns, famous quotes about New York, and captions for the skyline, Central Park, Brooklyn, Times Square, the food and New York at Christmas.

Short New York captions

• Hello, New York.
• Concrete jungle.
• Big Apple, big dreams.
• NYC state of mind.
• The city that never sleeps.
• Empire state of mind.
• New York, I love you.
• Lost in Manhattan.
• Skyline views.
• Yellow cabs and city lights.
• Small-town soul, big-city dreams.
• Take me to New York.
• Big city, bright lights.
• Living my New York dream.
• Manhattan moments.
• Only in New York.
• City of dreams.
• NYC, you have my heart.
• Streets of New York.
• Bright lights, big city.
• Taking a bite of the Big Apple.
• On top of the world in NYC.
• Avenues and adventures.
• New York minute.
• Postcards from New York.

Funny NYC captions and puns

• I came, I saw, I walked 30,000 steps.
• Big Apple, small apartment.
• In a New York state of mind, and wallet.
• New York prices, New York memories.
• My feet hate me, but my camera roll loves me.
• I’m just here for the pizza slices.
• Bagel-ing my way around NYC.
• Hailing cabs like a local. Badly.
• I’ve walked more in three days than in three months.
• Times Square: where everyone is lost together.
• Subway survivor.
• Empire State of hungry.
• Apple of my eye: New York.
• I heart NY, my feet don’t.
• Pretending I’m in a rom-com.

Famous quotes about New York

These are given as they are commonly attributed.

• “One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” Tom Wolfe
• “The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
• “No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.” E.B. White, Here Is New York
• “There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” Simone de Beauvoir
• “New York is a city of things unnoticed.” Gay Talese
• “New York, the nation’s thyroid gland.” Christopher Morley
• “Give my regards to Broadway.” George M. Cohan
• “The Bronx? No thonx.” Ogden Nash

Skyline and Empire State captions

• Skyline goals.
• Views from the top of Manhattan.
• Empire State views.
• Above the city lights.
• Sunset over Manhattan.
• Rooftop views and city dreams.
• Top of the Rock, top of the world.
• The skyline never gets old.
• Brooklyn Bridge to the skyline.
• City of skyscrapers.
• Looking up in New York.
• Edge of the city.
• Golden hour over Manhattan.
• Lights, skyline, action.
• The best view in the city.

Central Park captions

• Central Park strolls.
• An oasis in the city.
• Picnic in Central Park.
• Bow Bridge moments.
• Central Park in the sunshine.
• Lost in Central Park.
• Rowing on the lake.
• Green space, big city.
• Park life, NYC style.
• Bethesda Fountain dreams.

Brooklyn captions

• Brooklyn bound.
• Walking the Brooklyn Bridge.
• DUMBO views.
• Brooklyn state of mind.
• Across the bridge to Brooklyn.
• Williamsburg weekends.
• Brooklyn brownstones.
• Pizza in Brooklyn hits different.
• Bridge views and city dreams.
• Brooklyn, baby.

Times Square and Broadway captions

• Bright lights of Times Square.
• Neon dreams.
• Broadway bound.
• Curtain up!
• Living for the lights.
• Showtime in New York.
• Times Square at midnight.
• Broadway nights.
• Front row at Broadway.
• All the lights in Times Square.

New York food captions

• Bagels for breakfast.
• New York slice, perfect slice.
• Cheesecake in NYC.
• Hot dog from a street cart.
• Food truck feast.
• Pastrami on rye.
• Brunch in the Big Apple.
• Coffee to go, New York style.
• Chinatown dumplings.
• Little Italy, big plates.
• Pretzel from a cart.
• Dollar slice, million-dollar taste.
• Food hall hopping.
• Cronut dreams.
• Eating my way through the five boroughs.

New York in autumn and at Christmas

For more seasonal inspiration, see our autumn and Christmas captions.

• Autumn in New York.
• Central Park in the fall.
• Fall leaves and city streets.
• Christmas in New York is pure magic.
• Rockefeller tree lights.
• Ice skating in the city.
• Holiday windows on Fifth Avenue.
• Snowy New York.
• New York at Christmas, dreams do come true.
• Winter wonderland, NYC style.

New York couple captions

• Falling in love in New York.
• You, me and Manhattan.
• Our New York love story.
• City lights with my favourite person.
• Exploring the city with you.
• Love in the Big Apple.
• Romantic rooftop dinner.
• Hand in hand on the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Our New York minute.
• New York with you is my favourite.

New York captions with emojis

• NYC 🗽
• Big Apple 🍎
• Yellow cabs 🚕
• Skyline 🏙️
• Pizza slice 🍕
• Broadway 🎭
• Subway rides 🚇
• Bagel time 🥯
• City lights ✨
• Central Park 🌳

New York hashtags for Instagram

Pick a handful that suit your photo.

#newyork #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #bigapple #brooklyn #centralpark #timessquare #ilovenyc #nycphotography #empirestatebuilding #brooklynbridge #nyclife #travelnyc #newyorker

What is a good short New York caption?

“Concrete jungle”, “Big Apple, big dreams” and “Only in New York” are three of the most popular.

Which caption are you using? Let us know in the comments.

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