“Manhattan on the Potomac” (Rosslyn, Arlington VA)
Rosslyn in Arlington County, Virginia, is on the Potomac River, across from Washington, DC. The nickname "Manhattan on the Potomac" began to be used in 2006 to represent the new…
“Minutes From Bloomingdale’s” (Roosevelt Island, Astoria, Long Island City)
Roosevelt Island, Astoria (Queens) and Long Island City (Queens) have all stated that they are "minutes from Bloomingdale's" store at Lexington Avenue and East 59th Street. In 1906,…
“Nothing brings neighbors together like a few cops cars in front of the neighbor’s house that no one likes”
"Nothing brings neighbors together like a few cops cars in front of the neighbor's house that no one likes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nothing brings…
“So let me get this straight. Everyone hates white people, but everyone wants to live where the white people at?”
"'Everybody hates white people, but everybody wants to live in their neighborhood.'-Joe (latino)" was posted on Facebook by Lewis Newman on February 7, 2021. "Let me get…
“So many people in my area have head lice. The positive side is, we are a close nit community”
A pun on the term "close-knit community" was posted on Twitter on August 28, 2011: "I live in a really small village where everybody suffers terribly with head lice.. Its a close nit…
“Suburbs imply the existence of domburbs”
"Dominance and submission" or "dom/sub" does not apply to suburbs, but there are jokes. "me: What's the opposite of a suburb? Domburb" was posted on Twitter by…
“The Bronx” (Batley, England)
Batley, England has been called "the Bronx" because of its rough citizens. http://indianewswatch.blogspot.com/2005/07/authorities-probe-pakistani-linked-to.htmlAswat, 31, grew up in…
“The Queens of the Texas High Plains” (Amarillo nickname)
Amarillo, Texas, has been compared to the borough of Queens, in New York City. The Wikipedia page for Queens states that it is "the most linguistically and ethnically diverse place on…
“There goes the neighborhood”
"There goes the neighborhood!" refers to someone (or some business) entering the neighborhood and changing its character. The saying dates to at least 1964 and was a response to racially…
“Times Square is like using the internet without ad-block”
New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…
“Where do circles, ellipses, hyperbolas and parabolas like to hang out in the summer? Coney Island”
Coney Island isn't called that because of its conic shapes, but there's a riddle: Q: Where do circles, ellipses, hyperbolas and parabolas like to hang out in the summer? A: Coney Island.…
“Where do horses live?”/“In a neigh-borhood.”
A pun the word "neighborhood" is: Q: Where do horses live?A: In a neigh-borhood. "Where do horses live? In the neighhhhborhood" was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times,on…
“Where do math teachers go on vacation?”/“To Times Square.”
A New York City-related math joke is: Q: Where do math teachers go on vacation?A: To Times Square. The joke was cited on Twitter on July 1, 2011. Wikipedia: Times SquareTimes Square is a major…
Acropolis of America (Morningside Heights)
The area of Columbia University in Morningside Heights is sometimes called the "Acropolis of America" or "New York's Acropolis." Part of that is old Columbia puffery,…
Alphabet City (East Village, Manhattan)
"Alphabet City" is the nickname of a neighborhood in the East Village of Manhattan, where Avenues A, B, C, and D can be found. The "Alphabet City," "Alphabetland" and…
Alphabet City (Google/Alphabet Inc. in Chelsea)
"Alphabet City" usually refers to the East Village of Manhattan neighborhood containing Avenues A, B, C and D. In 2017 and 2018, Google/Alphabet Inc. began buying up propertied in the…
Alphabetland (East Village, Manhattan)
"Alphabet City" is the nickname of a neighborhood in the East Village of Manhattan, where Avenues A, B, C, and D can be found. The "Alphabet City," "Alphabetland" and…
Alphabetville (East Village, Manhattan)
"Alphabet City" is the nickname of a neighborhood in the East Village of Manhattan, where Avenues A, B, C, and D can be found. The "Alphabet City," "Alphabetland" and…
America’s First Suburb (Brooklyn Heights)
Brooklyn Heights is often called "America's first suburb." In the 19th century, Manhattan (New York) and Brooklyn were separate cities and not boroughs of the same city (after the…
American-Jewish Plymouth Rock (Lower East Side)
The Lower East Side of Manhattan has been dubbed the "American-Jewish Plymouth Rock." Many European Jews emigrated to the Lower East Side between 1880-1920, landing there similar to the…