Big Apple Shoot Out (horse show event, 2016-present)
The Big Apple Shoot Out is a horse show event hosted by Central New York Appaloosa to celebrate the Appaloose horse. The first show, in 2016, was held at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds in…
Big Apple Showcase Day (race for New York-breds, 2013-present)
Big Apple Showcase Day is an annual race day (since 2013) held in May at Belmont Park for New York State-bred horses. The race was not held in 2024 as Belmont Park experienced reconstruction.…
Big Apple Stars Awards Program (Hotel Association of New York City, 1997-present)
The Hotel Association of New York City has a Big Apple Stars Awards Program during the annual HX: The Hotel Experience trade show. The Big Apple Stars Awards Program began in 1997 and has six award…
Big Apple Triathlon (2026-present)
The New York City Triathlon debuted in 2001. In 2026, it was renamed the "Big Apple Triathlon," after "Big Apple" (the nickname of New York City). Big Apple Triathlon THE BIG…
Big Apple Turnover (Daniel Jones nickname on New York Giants, 2019)
Daniel Jones is an American football quarterback drafted by the New York Giants out of Duke University in 2019. His ability to gain small chunks of yardage earned him the nickname "Danny…
Big Apple Turnover (Julius Randle nickname on New York Knicks, 2019)
The New York Knicks basketball team signed free agent for2ward Julius Randle for the 2019-2020 season. Randle's propensity to turn the ball over earned him the nickname “Big Apple…
Big Apple Village (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto #1 comic miniseries, 2024)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu fight evil in New York…
Big Apples (Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team logo, 2024)
The Hudson Valley Renegades, a Minor League Baseball team High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, based in Fishkill, New York. In November 2024, the Renegades announced that the team would be…
Big Apples Fest (fall festival sponsored by Hudson Valley Renegades baseball team, 2025-present)
The Hudson Valley Renegades, a Minor League Baseball team High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, based in Fishkill, New York. In November 2024, the Renegades announced that the team would be…
Big Red Apple (red/communist + Big Apple, 2025)
Zohran Mamdani, a sociliast candidate, successfully ran for New York City mayor in 2025. It was said that the "Big Apple" (New York City's nickname) would become the "Red…
Bigger Apple (Manhattan Institute newsletter, 2020-present)
The Manhattan Institute is a conservative American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, located at 52 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan. In 2020, the Manhattan Institute started…
Gala “Big Apple” mascot (Metro Ink, 2023)
Metro Ink describes itself on X/Twitter: "Hosting Splatoon LAN Events in New York City! Stay tuned for the next event! | Contact metroinkprod@gmail.com for Inquiries." Metro Ink is based…
Google censorship of BarryPopik.com, “The Big Apple”
[ORIGINAL ENTRY ON MAY 17, 2020. UPDATES FOLLOW.] Google is the most popular search engine in the United States. This website (BarryPopik.com, "The Big Apple") has been censored for over…
Harlem Big Apple Club Plaque Removed (2006)
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food…
Home Run Apple (Shea Stadium & Citi Field, 1980-present)
When a New York Mets baseball player hit a home run at Shea Stadium, a large "apple" located just beyond center field rose from inside a black hat. It was a gimmick that was started in…
Infinity Apple (GreeNYC symbol, 2007)
In 2007, NYC & Co. (New York City's tourism bureau, formerly the New York Convention & Visitors Bureau that re-popularized "the Big Apple" in the 1970s) promoted…
Iso Omena (Finland’s “Big Apple” shopping center, 2001-present)
Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping center in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, that opened on September 24, 2001. There are 200 businesses in an area of about 1,179,000 square…
La Gran Manzana (merengue band, 1982)
Henry Hierro and Victor Roque formed the merengue band "La Gran Manzana" ("The Big Apple") in 1982. The band members all lived in the New York City area. The band celebrated a…
La Gran Manzana (sculpture opposite Radio City Music Hall, 2022)
The sculpture "La Gran Manzana" (Spanish for "The Big Apple"), by Mexican artist Enrique Cabrera, was unveiled on December 7, 2022 at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan,…
La Mela Reintegrata or The Apple Made Whole Again (Milan, Italy, 2015-present)
The "Big Apple" of Milan, Italy, is a sculpture called “La Mela Rintergrata” (“The Apple Made Whole Again”) by Michelangelo Pistoletto that is outside of Central Station (Milano…