Exactly why is New york called “The Big Apple”?
There's been many rumors why NYC is known as “The Big Apple” for a long time, but research in the last 2 decades, primarily by amateur etymologist Barry Popik and Gerald Cohen of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has provided a reasonably clear picture of the term’s history.
New York
Ny was initially popularized being a mention of the New york by John J. Fitz Gerald in several The big apple Morning Telegraph articles inside the 1920s in mention of Ny horse-racing.
It’s said that the winning horse got an extra big apple after the race… so that all the horses would have the Ny.
New York
Funny, isn’t it?!
New York
Ny was initially popularized being a mention of the New york by John J. Fitz Gerald in several The big apple Morning Telegraph articles inside the 1920s in mention of Ny horse-racing.
It’s said that the winning horse got an extra big apple after the race… so that all the horses would have the Ny.
New York
Funny, isn’t it?!