2007-02-16 16:05:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
"The "Big Apple" is a nickname or alternate toponym for New York City used by New Yorkers. Its popularity since the 1970s is due to a promotional campaign by the New York Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Its earlier origins are less clear.
One explanation cited by the New-York Historical Society and others is that it was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald, who first used it in his horse racing column in the New York Morning Telegraph in 1921, then further explaining its origins in his February 18, 1924 column. Fitz Gerald credited African-American stable-hands working at horseracing tracks in New Orleans
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2007-02-16 16:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by MJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I think it has something to do with the fact that like an Apple is the center of things. It's like a pet name. People fell in love with New York and so they gave it a pet name.
2007-02-17 00:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several answers as stated at this website: http://www.salwen.com/apple.html
2007-02-17 00:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by jjc92787 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what, that is a really good question. That I don't have the answer to!
2007-02-17 00:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋