In 2009, an effort was made to declare the Newtown Pippin the official apple of the Big Apple. Newtown -- now called Elmhurst, Queens -- had a creek; some time about the 1730s, Gershom Moore…
The New York (NY) Post daily newspaper has leaned conservative under owner Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A common unflattering nickname of the newspaper (cited in print since at least…
New York Crimes is a nickname for the New York (NY) Times used by people who believe that the Times is so bad that it's criminal. In 1989, a four-page New York Crimes was made to protest New…
The late and lamented Ebinger's Bakery of Brooklyn probably created the tradition of the "New York crumb cake." Entenmann's now makes "New York crumb cakes" by the…
The first New York Culinary Festival (May 19-21, 2006) looks to herald an annual event. http://www.nyculinaryfestival.com/What is the New York Culinary Festival?It is a celebration of New York City…
It appears that "New York Cut" comes from San Francisco, about 1900. The full-text Chicago Tribune doesn't have it much at all, nor does the New York Times. However, New York Cut…
New York Daily Ooze is an obvious -- but seldom-used -- nickname for the New York (NY) Daily News newspaper. The derogatory nickname Daily Ooze has been cited in print since at least 2002, when it…
New York Daily Snooze is an unflattering nickname of the New York (NY) Daily News newspaper. The nickname Daily Snooze has been cited in print since 1938, but has become popular since about 1995 --…
The "Hudson River Derby" (or "New York Derby") is a soccer match between the New York Red Bulls and the New York City Football Club (NYCFC). NYCFC was formed in 2013 and played…
"New York dressed" is a term for poultry that seems to have appeared about 1902. It is poultry that is "rough plucked," with the feathers removed and the blood drawn, but with…
Horseracing's "Triple Tiara" for fillies takes its name after the "Triple Crown" races. The races had been known as the "Filly Triple Crown" since at least 1961.…
The New York Film Festival began in 1963 and takes place in Lincoln Center in the fall. The Tribeca Film Festival was conceived by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal soon after the September 11,…
There is a "New York font." The first mention of it in Google Groups appears to be in 1996. Below are sites that have the "New York font" and other famous fonts. New York…
"New York Fucking City" (or "New York Fuckin' City") has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and hats. The saying can have various meanings -- that New York…
The "New York game" referred to baseball under the Knickerbocker rules of 1845. This was the birth of modern baseball, in comparison to the "town ball" then played in New…
The New York Guitar Festival was started in 1999. It features lots of guitar music, of course. http://www.newyorkguitarfestival.org/January 14 - February 8, 2006Three weeks of spectacular guitar…
The 2005 New York Gypsy Festival could become an annual event. The Festival celebrates the cultures of Bulgaria, Tyrkey, Russia and the Balkans. http://nygypsyfest.com/aboutus.htmAbout The Festival…
A "New York heartbeat" is like a "New York minute" -- a very short period of time. The term was used frequently in the Broadway columns of Walter Winchell, from perhaps as early…
New York hot dog onion sauce (or, New York onion sauce) is served on pushcart hot dogs. The recipes vary. 15 March 1995, Elyria (OH) Chronicle-Telegram, pg. B8, col. 3:NEW YORK PUSHCART HOT DOG…
The New York International Fringe Festival began in 1997, fifty years after Edinburgh, Scotland festival (where "fringe" was coined). It takes place in Manhattan's Lower East Side…