Boulevard of Death (Queens Boulevard)
Queens Boulevard has been called the "Boulevard of Death" from its many 1990s fatalities. It takes a long time for a pedestrian to cross the street, and the cars pass by quickly. 23…
Queens Boulevard has been called the "Boulevard of Death" from its many 1990s fatalities. It takes a long time for a pedestrian to cross the street, and the cars pass by quickly. 23…
"Bouncebackability" is the ability of a sporting team or competitor to come (or "bounce") back from a setback, such as a loss or an injury. "Sox Show Champ Class With…
The "bouncer" is American slang and appears to have originated in New York. In England, the same person might have been called a "chucker-out." (Oxford English…
"Bourye" (bourbon + rye whiskey) is a name invented by High West Distillery & Saloon (Park City, UT) and trademarked with a first use from October 15, 2009. High West trademarked…
Howard Bowen (1908-1989) wrote about the "revenue theory of cost" in regard to higher education; the theory has been called "Bowen's Law" and "Bowen's Rule"…
The "Bowery Boy" is a famous New York street tough. (Oxford English Dictionary)bowery, n.b. attrib., in sense 'of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Bowery'; Bowery boy, a…
"Boweryite" is the name of an inhabitant of the Bowery, in the borough of Manhattan. The name "Boweryite" has been cited in print since at least 1857. The term…
The Bowie knife is popularly named after the hero of the Alamo, James Bowie. Rezin Bowie (Jim's brother) has also taken credit for inventing the knife. The knife became commercially popular…
Will Rogers supposedly called chili a "bowl of blessedness," but no one's found that quote. Chili Quotes and TriviaWill Rogers (1879-1935), popular actor, cattleman, banker, and…
Chili has been called a "bowl of red" since at least the 1940s. A popular book titled "A Bowl of Red" was published by Texas author Frank X. Tolbert in 1966. A Taste of Texasby…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Dictionary.combox·ball /ˈbɒksˌbɔl/ [boks-bawl]–noun a game played between two players on two adjoining squares or sections of a sidewalk or a playground, in which a…
Madison Square Garden is often called the "mecca," a puzzling term to many today. However, the term "mecca" was first applied to the second Madison Square Garden (at Madison…
"Boy's Town" or "Boys Town" is a place in Mexico near the Texas border where "boys" go to find "girls." These places of prostitution are also called…
Entry in progress -- B.P. WIkipedia: BoycottA boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other…
The New York City Football Club (NYFC) is an American professional soccer club based in New York City that plays in Major League Soccer (MLS). "Boys in Blue" is a popular nickname of the…
King David Tacos (New York, NY) has served a "BPEC" taco since the establishment's 2016 opening. The taco is composed of Applewood-smoke bacon, potato, egg and cheese. King David…
"Bracketology" is a term that began to describe the participants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament. A "bracketologist" examines the college…
The "Bradley effect" is named after Tom Bradley, who was leading in the polls for California governor in 1982, but lost a close race to George Deukmejian. The "Bradley effect"…
When the New York Giants play the New York Jets in preseason, it's for "bragging rights" -- the right to brag about being the best team in New York City, even if the game itself is…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ice-cream headacheAn ice-cream headache, also known as brain freeze, cold-stimulus headache, or its given scientific name sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia…