Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

Nutted Cheese Sandwich

Chock full o'Nuts coffee shops were founded by William Black (1898-1983) in 1926, when he expanded his Times Square cart into a lunch counter. One popular food item at the shops was the…

Nuyorican

"Nuyorican" means New York Puerto Rican.I couldn't easily beat these latest citations, from the revised Oxford English Dictionary. Neorican, n. and a.orig. and chiefly U.S. [<…

NY1 (“just one guy”)

NY1 is New York City's all news network. The news network is known for low-cost production (although not lacking in youthful enthusiasm). Its one-man reporter/camera man on-the-scene reporting…

NYC 2012 (RIP)

New York City made a bid for the 2012 Olympics, but lost to London. "2012" was promoted all over the city, even on the subways. Restaurants charged $20.12 for meals. Let the 2016 madness…

NYC Grand Prix (at Icahn Stadium)

The June 2005 Reebok Grand Prix at the new Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island is the stadium's first international track & field competition. It looks like the Grand Prix will be an…

NYC Kidsfest

The "NYC Kidsfest" is a new annual event for kids. http://nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=30205NYC KidsFestSaturday, Jun 17, 200612:00 pm - 5:00 pmManhattan…

NYC Open Studios

NYC Open Studios (www.nycopenstudios.org, or www.isupportart.org) featured a city-wide open studios tour in October 2005. This looks to be an annual arts event. http://www.isupportart.org/The Open…

NYC Volunteer Expo

The NYC Volunteer Expo was a success in 2005 and may become an annual event. www.nycvolunteerexpo.orgThe NYC Volunteer Expo is a program run through the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Community…

NYE (New Year’s Eve)

"NYE" stands for "New Year's Eve." "NYE" has been cited in print since at least 1974, but became popular in the 1990s. New York City holds a famous New…

Nyets (Nets basketball team nickname)

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov expressed an interest, in September 2009, of buying the New Jersey Nets professional bastketball team and then moving the team to a new arena to be built in…

NYPD (New York Pass Defense)

The 2016-17 New York Giants football secondary was nicknamed "New York Pass Defense" (NYPD), with a nod to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Tom Rock, a sportwriter for Newsday (Long…

NYPD & FDNY

After September 11, 2001, clothing with "NYPD" and "FDNY" became popular sellers. Both sets of initials were trademarked only vary recently. Why do the agencies have these…