Burnham’s Folly (Flatiron Building)
"Burnham's Folly" is frequently said to be an early nickname of Manhattan's Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, completed in 1902. The Flatiron Building was…
"Burnham's Folly" is frequently said to be an early nickname of Manhattan's Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, completed in 1902. The Flatiron Building was…
Entry in progress -- B.P. WIkipedia: BurritoA burrito (IPA: /bəˈriːto/), or taco de harina, is a type of food found in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. It consists of a flour tortilla wrapped or…
"Bus" is a slang term for "ambulance" that dates to before World War I. (Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol. I A-G)bus n.(...)2. an automobile or other…
The New York Transit Museum hosts an annual "Bus Festival." It's very moving. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/museum/New York Transit Museum12th Annual Bus FestivalCelebrating a Century…
New York City's LaGuardia Airport reminds many people of a bus station (an unflattering comparison). LaGuardia has often been called the "Bus Station of Airports." "Laguardia…
The "busboy" (also "bus-boy" and "bus boy") does many tasks at a restaurant, such as cleaning dirty dishes off the table, setting the table, filling diners' water…
"Bushwickan” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwickan” has been cited in print since at least 2009. "Bushwickan" is…
"Bushwicker” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwicker” has been cited in print since at least 1929. An inhabitant of Bushwick is also…
"Bushwickian” is the name of an inhabitant of Bushwick, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Bushwickian” has been cited in print since at least 1909. An inhabitant of Bushwick is also…
The "Business Imrpovement District" (BID) idea started in the early 1980s and soon sprouted everywhere. Other cities across the country now have them. Area residents agree to an increased…
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global package delivery company that was founded in 1907. UPS trucks are brown and a company trademark is "What can Brown do for you?" "Buster…
Bing is a search engine that was introduced on May 28, 2009; its main competitor was the industry search engine leader, Google. The name "Bing" doesn't stand for anything --…
The Empire City Racetrack (now called Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino) was part of the "Big Apple" racing circuit in the 1920s. "Big Apple" was popularized by New York…
The New York Jets lost to the New England Patriots on November 22, 2012, by the score of 49-19. The lowlight of the game for the Jets came when quarterback Mark Sanchez ran into the rear end of…
The terms "alcohol enema" and "butt-chugging" were popularized in September 2012 (after an incident at the University of Tennessee) and on Comedy Central's The Daily Show…
Butter usually has its own place on a refrigerator door, and some have called this butter's "penthouse." This has been shown on several images. "I call this part of the fridge…
"Butter-and-egg man" has long thought to have been coined by nightclub queen Texas Guinan in 1924. She certainly did popularize it. In 1925, The Butter and Egg Man was the title of a…
The "Butterfield effect" (sometimes called the 'Butterfield fallacy" or the "Butterfield paradoz") is named after former New York (NY) Times journalist Fox…
To "butterfly" a food (such as a steak) is to place it flat, cut it nearly in half starting from one side almost completely to the other, and to then open and spread the food out, as if…
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)butterhorn, n.A sweet rolled pastry made of butter and yeast dough, typically in the shape of a horn or crescent and glazed or topped with…