According to them they are better than you,me,and anyone else who is not from New York City.

The only Americans that foreigners generally like.

a true new yorker is some one born and raised in new york city or the new york city metropolitan area (within new york state). they are proud and loyal and they understand the true past, present and future of their city.

they are not tourists or people who moved to new york simply because it is the place to be. true new yorkers have known the city and have had new york moments since they were young and so have a deep relationship with the city.

(prop n.) 1. A resident of New York. 2. Someone who can speak Profanese. 3. A damned ornery person. 4. Someone who can't pronounce the name of their own state.

In general what it means to be a New Yorker:

One that has lived life (ie. live 10x in life, versus most other places in the world where you only 1x in life)

One that doesn't have time to waste, as he/she is experiencing human life on this planet to the fullest

One that understands and lives to the motto: you only live once (and/or for women, you are only hot once)

One that is not afraid to live/speak from your default self/soul state and core essence as a human being, versus from your ego state (as in generally superficial places like LA/OC, etc.)
Ie. New Yorkers speak from their soul, and do not need to put up fronts/characters/fake social conditioned politeness ego selves(in order to validate themselves) to live human life at the core essence/fullest

The BEST people in the world, with the intelligence, strength and whatever more all these hillbillies lack. We aren't afraid of no one, no situation and we'll tell you off in a second if you mess with us. We're cofident and better than everyone else elsewhere....Plus we have the best accent. You wish you were like us! We have the best pizzas and bagels. And our drivers will kick your ass if you dont move on a red light...cause we're fast. We dont have tme to waste.
WE have the best food, music, fashion, culture...and yes we're cocky, concited and we're assholes...but hey thats LIFE. deal with it, hillbillies.

Someone who is from New York City or Long Island.

Yes, Upstate New York is part of the state and technically they are New Yorkers, but when someone says "I'm a New Yorker." people generally think NYC or LI.