Seth Meyers jokes about his love for New York City at 92nd Street Y gala

Seth Meyers jokes about his love for New York City at 92nd Street Y gala

Seth Meyers won’t be writing any clickbait “Why I Left New York” essays anytime soon.

The “Late Night” comic hosted the 92nd Street Y’s first in-person gala in three years, called “A Love Letter to NY,” on Monday — and he declared, “I love New York so much, I want to live here the rest of my life.”

But he jokingly added, “I’m sure you love New York, too. With that said, I feel like, every now and then, New York should write a love letter to you. New York to me, sometimes is the spouse that should reach out and say, ‘I’m so sorry I left the trash out in the street for a year.'”

Speaking of spouses, while discussing the Jewish organization’s inclusivity, Meyers, who is not Jewish, brought up that his wife Alexi Ashe is. “I spent a lot of time with my wife’s Jewish family, who I love a great deal,” he said. “They’re especially great in a crisis. When something goes wrong, they are just wonderful. And if there’s not a crisis, they’re going to find one.”

Alvin Ailey dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison, Craig Newmark, LGBTQ advocate Jeff Schoenfeld and Rabbi Peter Rubinstein were honored at the event.

Seth Meyers and his wife Alexi Ashe at the 2022 Met GalaMeyers joked about his wife Alexi Ashe’s jewish family at the event.Getty Images for The Met Museum/

Mayor Eric Adams, who it seems has yet to miss a party, also made an appearance and gave a speech.

The 92nd Street Y has hosted appearances and panels from guests including Hillary Clinton, Paul McCartney, Jon Stewart, Tom Ford and more.

Meyers also appeared recently at NBCUniversal’s first in-person upfront presentations to advertisers since 2019, telling the crowd, “TV is the only place where you can lie through your teeth about how great everything is and call it upfront.”