Broadway Diner (on Lexington Avenue)
Quick, where is the Broadway Diner located? Lexington Avenue, of course. It began in the 1980s and used to be located at Broadway and West 55th Street - just a block away from "Big Apple…
Alphebetical for "b"
Broadway Flip Sundae
Pete's Place is on 256 Third Avenue, at East 21st Street. On the wall is an old-time menu (I was told it's from the 1920s) of a former store at the same location called the Gramercy Sweet…
Broadway North (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Centre of the Universe," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North," "Little Apple."…
Broadway on Broadway
"Broadway on Broadway" is a free concert where Broadway displays its best. The annual event began in 1992. http://www.broadwayonbroadway.com/BROADWAY ON BROADWAY® 2005It's the…
Broadway Show League
In the 1950s, the cast of several Broadway shows played each other in a friendly game of baseball. They weren't quite the Yankees, but they were, perhaps, the Damn Yankees. The Broadway Show…
Broadway soda
The "Broadway soda" is a combination of coffee an chocolate. It isn't served anymore, but it probably should be! http://www.brooklyn.net/my_bklyn/my_bklyn_334.htmlAnd I remember…
Broadway Under the Stars
"Broadway Under the Stars" is a free sampler of Broadway given "under the stars" in Central Park. The annual program began in 2002.…
Broadway’s Living Room or Broadway’s Supper Club or Broadway’s Nightclub (Feinstein’s/54 Below)
54 Below, located in the basement of the former disco Studio 54, opened in 2012 at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan. "54 Below - Broadway's Nightclub" was cited on Twitter on…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Broadwayite
A "Broadwayite" is someone who works on Broadway or who goes to Broadway shows. The term "Broadwayite" has been cited in print since at least 1863, but New York City's…
Broken Windows; COMPSTAT; CAPSTAT
"Broken Windows" is a theory of policing that says you go after the little things (e.g., "squeegee men") and it will help you take care of the big things (e.g., murder rate).…
Broker Babble
"Broker babble" is "real estate-speak" by real estate brokers. The babble uses terms as a broker sees fit -- even though the words can be misunderstood by others. "Broker…
Broligach (bro + oligarch)
"Broligarch" (bro + oligarch) and "broligarchy" (bro + oligarchy) are terms to describe people such as Elon Musk (X/Twitter) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Jeff Bezos…
Broligarchy (bro + oligarchy)
"Broligarch" (bro + oligarch) and "broligarchy" (bro + oligarchy) are terms to describe people such as Elon Musk (X/Twitter) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Jeff Bezos…
Bronx Beauty (nickname of lightweight boxer Al Singer)
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
Bronx Bomber (nickname of lightweight boxer Al Singer)
American boxer and world lightweight champion Al Singer (1909-1961) was born on New York City's Lower East Side, but lived in the Pelham section of the Bronx. He had two boxing nicknames --…
Bronx Bombers (New York Yankees nickname)
"Bronx Bombers" is a popular nickname of the New York Yankees baseball team. The Yankees originally played in Manhattan in 1903, but opened Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in 1923.…
Bronx Cheer
The "Bronx cheer" is associated with the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The first two citations below probably don't apply, but possibly indicate that the…
Bronx Cocktail
The Bronx cocktail was invented around 1900. An article in February 1901 credited "J. E. O'Connor of the Waldorf-Astoria, inventor of the 'Bronx Cocktail.'" A 1932 article…