Jump to: navigation, search. This partial list of city nicknames in NewYork compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in NewYork are known by (or ...
The top-ranked nickname in the survey was NewYork City's "The Big Apple," followed by "Sin City" (Las Vegas), "The Big Easy" (New Orleans), "Motor City" ...View article on Wikipedia »
Big Apple "The Big Apple" is a nickname for NewYork City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the NewYork Morning Telegraph.