“#NewYorkTough” was posted on Twitter by Antwan Baggs on February 28, 2011.
 
During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made this tweet on March 22, 2020:
   
“We are facing a generation-defining challenge.
But America is America because of our ability to overcome adversity and challenges.
Together we will get through this and come out even stronger. #NewYorkTough”
 
”#NewYorkTough” soon became trending on Twitter.
 
 
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
     
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Antwan Baggs
@Baggs02
@KooLJeweL7 Yea Melo Fit Right In Bra, #NewYorkTough. . . . . .
1:53 PM · Feb 28, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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Freddy Figueroa
@FreddyFigs
My man @CharlesOakley34 was the heart & soul of the #Knicks 90’s playoff runs. Tmrw #NYK returns #NewYorkTough http://plixi.com/p/93239357
2:24 AM · Apr 17, 2011·erased734497
   
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Stanley J. Cohen
@stanj62
Replying to @MoKasss
@MoKasss Syracuse! #Brinkley #NewYorkTough
11:52 PM · Oct 31, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
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Bram Makonda
@brambreezy
Replying to @Conductor
@Conductor @TravisLowSEO Was about to buy an @mpbags last week too, but this one is way better! #NewYorkTough
6:29 PM · Sep 24, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
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Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo
We are facing a generation-defining challenge.
But America is America because of our ability to overcome adversity and challenges.
Together we will get through this and come out even stronger. #NewYorkTough
11:53 AM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App
       
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Iris Schenk
@Demandor
Replying to @NYGovCuomo
Thank you for your leadership and chill demeanor. From one native to another #NewYorkTough
12:00 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Manny Alicandro
@Manny_Alicandro
Replying to @NYGovCuomo
#NewYorkTough shouldn’t mean standing up to #Coronavirus. #Coronavirus wins in a fight with tough guys. #NewYorkSmart is more like it. We should be smart now as we attack this virus…
12:02 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo
Ben Stiller agrees:
Stay home. Save lives.
#NewYorkTough @RedHourBen
1:33
4:15 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Media Studio
 
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falling knife
@knife_falling
#NewYorkTough this is exactly the kind of nonsense New Yorkers tell themselves. They are so tough. And Cuomo wonders why New Yorkers do stupid things. New York isn’t tough, it’s stupid.
5:28 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter Web App