any of:
values = new Dictionary { {"Name", "John"}, {"City", "NY"} };
or
values = new [] {
new KeyValuePair("Name","John"),
new KeyValuePair("City","NY")
};
or:
values = (new[] {
new {Key = "Name", Value = "John"},
new {Key = "City", Value = "NY"}
}).ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value);