I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.

Well, I was born and raised in Rochester, New York.

I've had experiences on both sides of the ocean and various classrooms and bedrooms around New York.

I was born in New York City, but I was raised in New Jersey, part of the great Jewish emigration of 1963.

I'm from the US of A. Born in Des Moines, raised in the New York suburbs.

I was born in New York and raised in South Florida, so I'm an East Coast girl.