Why is New York city called The Big Apple?

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2006-12-17 09:47:40 · 3 answers · asked by Gordon J 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City

There are a few possible reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Apple

2006-12-17 09:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by dgbaley27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are a few very different explanations why (see below).. Basically, "big apple" is a metaphor for "big money"

2006-12-17 18:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Maybe this will help:

http://www.salwen.com/apple.html

2006-12-17 09:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by hopflower 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋