Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-1989) was reported by the Associated Press on November 5, 1979, to have said "the great Satan, America." The term immediately became popular during…
The area of 116th Street in Harlem is called "Little Senegal" because of the many African immigrants in the area. The 2002 film Little Senegal helped to establish the name.…
Little Caesars started its pizza chain restaurants in Michigan in 1959. The nickname "Little Sleazers" has been cited in print since at least 1990. Wikipedia: Little CaesarsLittle Caesars…
"Little Spain" is (or was) 14th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. A restaurant called Little Spain was at 232 West 14th Street. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Spanish Harlem…
The northeastern Staten Island neighborhood of Tompkinsville has one of the largest Sri Lankan communities outside of that country. The name "Little Sri Lanka" has been in use since at…
"Little Syria" was located on Washington Street in lower Manhattan. That neighborhood was destroyed in the 1960s to build the World Trade Center. There was also a "Little Syria"…
Jackson Heights, Queens, has been known as "Little India," but there are also immigrants from Tibet and Nepal. The website Little Tibet in New York wrote about a Tibetan food pushcart on…
The area in Manhattan's East Village, around St. Marks Place or 9th Street and between Second and Third Avenues, is sometimes called "Little Tokyo." Several Japanese restaurants,…
When the Soviet Union broke up in the 1990s, many people from the Soviet satellite countries moved to New York City, especially to Brooklyn. Midwood and Kensington acquired the name "Little…
"Little Venezuela" is a nickname for a city, state or even a country that embraces socialism and falls into economic and social decline. The nickname refers to Venezuela under the…
Manhattan's Gracie Mansion, built in 1799, has been the mayor's official residence since Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia moved there in 1942. Mayor Michael Bloomberg declined to live there,…
"Little Yemen" is a nickname of both Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Morris Park, in the Bronx. . Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has seen an influx of residents from Arab and Middle Eastern countries. The…
"Little Yemen" is a nickname of both Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Morris Park, in the Bronx. . Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has seen an influx of residents from Arab and Middle Eastern countries. The…
The city of Austin, Texas has called itself the "Live Music Capital of the World" since 1985, when the Austin Convention and Visitors Council used that nickname in an advertisement in…
Livermush (or "liver mush") is a dish that is similar to scrapple, except a pig's liver is used instead of a pig's feet. Cornmeal, sage an pepper are added, making it resemble a…
The private New York Landmarks Conservancy began naming "living landmarks" at a fundraising dinner in 1994. These are "New Yorkers who have made New York New York." One example…
A "living room liberal" is a person who holds liberal views in the privacy of his or her living room, but who who doesn't apply those views to the greater world of other people with…
The Film Society of Lincoln Center opened the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in June 2011. Architect David Rockwell called it the "Living Room" of Lincoln Center. Wikipedia: Lincoln…
"Llanoan” is the name of an inhabitant of Llano, Texas. The name “Llanoan” (the term most frequently used in The Llano News) has been cited in print since at least 1904. An inhabitant of…
"Llanoite” is the name of an inhabitant of Llano, Texas. The name “Llanoite” has been cited in print since at least 1891. An inhabitant of Llano has also been called a “Llanoan”…