Dumboite (inhabitant of Dumbo, Brooklyn)
"Dumboite” is the name of an inhabitant of Dumbo, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Dumboite” (also often given as "DUMBOite") has been cited in print since at least 2005.…
Bottle Alley (47 Baxter Street)
"Bottle Alley" was located at 47 Baxter Street, Manhattan, in the mid-19th century. "No. 47 Baxter-st. is known as 'Bottle-alley,' a name derived from the fact that many of…
Ragpickers’ Row (59 Baxter Street)
"Ragpickers' Row" (also called "Ragpicker's Row") was located at 59 Baxter Street, Manhattan, in the mid-19th century. Residents of the neighborhood were so poor that…
Cheesebox (Castle Williams)
Castle Williams, on Governors Island, was designed and erected between 1807 and 1811. It was called a "cheese box" (or "cheesebox") in the 19th century. "It (Castle…
Flushingite (inhabitant of Flushing, Queens)
"Flushingite” is the name of an inhabitant of Flushing, in the borough of Queens. The name “Flushingite” has been cited in print since at least 1888. Wikipedia: Flushing, QueensFlushing,…
Nolitan (inhabitant of Nolita, Manhattan)
"Nolitan” is the name of an inhabitant of Nolita, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Nolitan” has been cited in print since at least 2008. \Wikipedia: NolitaNolita, sometimes written…
“War kills reform”
"War kills reform" is a catchphrase of American historian Robert Dallek. Dallek wrote in Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973 (1998): It is a given of U.S. history that…
Brooklyn Hilton (Brooklyn Detention Complex)
The Brooklyn Men's House of Detention, 275 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, has been nicknamed the "Brooklyn Hilton" since at least 1968. The nickname probably borrows from "Hanoi…
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it”
Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) wrote in the March 1905 The North American Review, in "The Czar's Soliloquy": "There are twenty-five million…
Rego Parker (inhabitant of Rego Park, Queens)
"Rego Parker” is the name of an inhabitant of Rego Park, in the borough of Queens. The name “Rego Parker” has been cited in print since at least 1927. Wikipedia: Rego Park, QueensRego…
College Pointer (inhabitant of College Point, Queens)
"College Pointer” is the name of an inhabitant of College Point, in the borough of Queens. The name “College Pointer” has been cited in print since at least 1906. "College…
Little Necker (inhabitant of Little Neck, Queens)
"Little Necker” is the name of an inhabitant of Little Neck, in the borough of Queens. The name “Little Necker” has been cited in print since at least 1907. A "Little Necker"…
Whitestoner (inhabitant of Whitestone, Queens)
"Whitestoner” is the name of an inhabitant of Whitestone, in the borough of Queens. The name “Whitestoner” has been cited in print since at least 1902. "Whitestoner" should not…
Greenpointer (inhabitant of Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
"Greenpointer” is the name of an inhabitant of Greenpoint, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Greenpointer” has been cited in print since at least 1867. Wikipedia: Greenpoint,…
Williamsburger (inhabitant of Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
"Williamsburger” is the name of an inhabitant of Williamsburg, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Williamsburger” has been cited in print since at least 1860. Wikipedia: Williamsburg,…
Hell’s Kitchener (inhabitant of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)
"Hell's Kitchener” is the name of an inhabitant of Hell's Kitchen, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Hell's Kitchener” has been cited in print since at least 1899.…
Tremonter (inhabitant of Tremont, Bronx)
"Tremonter” is the name of an inhabitant of Tremont (and also East Tremont), in the borough of the Bronx. The name “East Tremonter” has been cited in print since at least 1887.…
“What Would Jesus Brew?” (WWJB)
“What Would Jesus Do?” (WWJD) is a saying from the 19th century, repopularized in 1989 with "WWJD" bracelets. A drink variant of “WWJD”—“What Would Jesus Brew?"…
“It’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out” (boxing adage)
"It's the punch you don't see coming that knocks you out" (or, "the punch you don't see is the punch that hurts the most") is an old boxing adage. "The punch…
Wall Streeter
A "Wall Streeter" is someone who works on Wall Street -- usually in the financial industry. A "Wall Streeter" could also mean someone who lives on Wall Street, but few people…