Traditionally it has meant in the blink of an eye.
But after 9/11, due to the large air play of the song New York Minute (by Don Henley, and covered by the Eagles) it has taken on the further connotation of "A Blink Of an Eye that Changes Everything." Cataclysmic.
But after 9/11, due to the large air play of the song New York Minute (by Don Henley, and covered by the Eagles) it has taken on the further connotation of "A Blink Of an Eye that Changes Everything." Cataclysmic.
A sudden accident that takes a life. Any senseless violence, or of course the 9/11 attacks themselves. But it can be a good event too. When New York legalized Gay Marriage, the media reported the event as a New York Minute - the signing of that bill would change the state forever.
by VinnyFromNewYork July 30, 2011
by BFG December 06, 2003
Faster than you can be raped, stabbed, robbed, and left for dead in a pile of your own feces in da big city.
by Ralph the Wunderllama December 10, 2003
by Alex December 11, 2003
Refers to the hectic life of typical businesspeople in New York City. Often used to put work load into context.
by Eric December 09, 2003
A very small amount of time, based on the implication that as New York, NY is the city that never sleeps, time moves more rapidly within its city limits.
by The Rabid Definer December 18, 2003
It can happen in a New York minute.
by Rhonda Gardner September 27, 2004