New York’s Best (EMS paramedics and EMTs)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
1930s: Jazzing the Big Apple
New York’s Biggest Little Zoo (Staten Island Zoo)
The Staten Island Zoo opened in 1936 and is only 8 acres -- much smaller than the 265-acre Bronx Zoo. The Staten Island Zoo has been called New York's "biggest little zoo" since at…
New York’s Boldest (corrections officers)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s Bravest (firefighters)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s Brightest (teachers)
New York has the Finest (police), Bravest (fire), Strongest (sanitation), and Boldest (corrections). Other, similar nicknames are less established. "Join New York's Brightest -- Teach…
New York’s Brightest (teachers)
New York has the Finest (police), Bravest (fire), Strongest (sanitation), and Boldest (corrections). Other, similar nicknames are less established. "Join New York's Brightest -- Teach…
New York’s College Team (Syracuse University slogan)
New York State doesn't have a major college sports team, such as Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Syracuse…
New York’s Cutest (children)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s Eiffel Tower (“Vessel” at Hudson Yards)
The Hudson Yards development project on the west side of Manhattan (along the Hudson River) had long planned an iconic sculpture to symbolize the project and the city. "Developer Says $100…
New York’s Finest (police officers)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s Proudest (TLC enforcement officers)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s Strongest (sanitation workers)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
New York’s/America’s/People’s Playground (Coney Island)
Coney Island has long been New York City's popular beach and playground destination every summer. The slogan "America's Playground" (or "America's Favorite…
New Yorker (inhabitant of New York)
George Washington (1732-1799) is often -- incorrectly -- given credit for coining "New Yorker": "Although Washington lived in New York only briefly, the earliest known use of the…
New Yuck Times (New York Times nickname)
For those who think that the New York (NY) Times newspaper is a joke (or is otherwise yucky), it's called the "New Yuck Times." The "New Yuck Times" nickname has been cited…
Newocracy (Newocrat)
Baruch College global business professor Edward Goldberg wrote the The Globalist of March 2010 about "the 'Newocracy,' the United States' new aristocracy who are the true…
News Klux Klan (news + Ku Klux Klan)
"News Klux Klan" (news + Ku Klux Klan) is a term used for a news media that is intolerant (like the KKK). "FOX News Klux Klan" was posted on Twitter on February 22, 2011. The…
Newshacks or Newshax (Newsmax nickname)
Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newshacks" or "Newshax." Newsmax was previously spelled…
Newshacks or Newshax (Newsmax TV nickname)
Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newshacks" or "Newshax." Newsmax was previously spelled…
Newshax or Newshacks (Newsmax nickname)
Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "Newshacks" or "Newshax." Newsmax was previously spelled…