SoPo (south of power)
Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in the evening of October 29, 2012. The Con Ed power company experienced many problems and power went out over lower Manhattan for several days. Manhattan below…
South Brooklyn’s Secret Suburb (Ditmas Park, Brooklyn)
Ditmas Park, in Brooklyn, has a historic district and a suburban feel. Some have called it "Brooklyn's Secret Suburb" or "South Brooklyn's Secret Suburb." "South…
Spaghetti Park (William Moore Park in Corona, Queens)
William Moore Park in Corona, Queens (and the area surrounding the park) is sometimes called "Spaghetti Park." The park is (or at least was -- the area is changing fast) famous for the…
SpaHa (Spanish Harlem)
"SpaHa" is a new term for "Spanish Harlem." SoHo! SpaHa! Get it? (GOOGLE)PUERTO RICO HERALD: Return of Puerto Ricans Revives Spanish Harlem As a result, voguish restaurants and…
Staten Italy (Staten Island + Italy)
The borough of Staten Island has long had a large Italian-American population. "Staten Italy," however, is a recent nickname for the borough. Wikipedia: Staten IslandStaten Island…
Static Island (static + Staten Island)
Staten Island has several nicknames, such as the "forgotten borough" and "Staten Italy." The nickname "Static Island" was used in a radio magazine in 1941.…
Statin Island (statin + Staten Island)
"Staten Island" is often misspelled as "Statin Island." Staten Island has no special connection to statins, which are drugs used to lower cholesterol. There have been many…
StoHo (Stone House District)
StoHo is the Stone House District of Brooklyn (3rd Street and Fourth Avenue). The neighborhood nickname is a new one and has not been well established yet. It's been claimed that the Old Stone…
Strollerville (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Brooklyn's Park Slope became known in the 1990s as a desirable place to raise a family. So many child strollers could be seen on the sidewalks that the term "stroller mafia" (also…
Sugar Hill
Most people know this from the "Sugar Hill Gang." "Sugar Hill" is the African-American area around Harlem where life is sweet. Wikipedia: Sugar Hill, ManhattanSugar Hill is a…
Sun Slope (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)
Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn is located near the communities of Sunset Park and South Park Slope (or South Slope). The neighborhood nickname "Sun Slope" (Sunset Park + South Park Slope)…
Telegram Square and Globe Square (formerly in lower Manhattan)
"Globe Square" was named in 1911 after The Globe newspaper (also called The New York Evening Globe and The Globe and Commercial Advertiser, located at Dey Street, from Greenwich Street to…
Tenderloin
The once-seedy heart of New York City was once called the "Tenderloin." Police Captain Alexander Williams allegedly coined the term in the late 1870s, but the earliest citations that I…
The Bronx (Da Bronx)
"The Bronx" has an article, like "the Hague." The area used to be referenced as the towns located on "the Bronx River." The Bronx name (with the article) came up…
The Most Jewish Place on Earth (Brooklyn)
New York City is home to over one million Jews, and most live in the borough of Brooklyn. "The New York borough of Brooklyn is the most Jewish place on Earth outside of Israel" was posted…
The Most Jewish Spot on Earth (Brooklyn)
New York City is home to over one million Jews, and most live in the borough of Brooklyn. "The New York borough of Brooklyn is the most Jewish place on Earth outside of Israel" was posted…
The Planet (Brooklyn)
The borough of Brooklyn has been called "The Planet" in hip-hop slang since the 1990s. It's sometimes said that Brooklyn is the most diverse borough, although Queens could also be…
The Unexpected Borough (Staten Island)
Staten Island, New York City's least populated borough, has been called the "forgotten borough" since at least the 1920s. To remedy this, in December 2018, Staten Island promoted…
The World’s Borough (Queens)
The New York City borough of Queens has a large international population; the borough hosted both the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair. In October 2014,…
Thieves’ Lair (Longacre Square/Times Square)
The Longacre Square area of Manhattan -- called Times Square since 1904 -- didn't have theatres in the 1880s and early 1890s. The crime-ridden area was known as the "Thieves'…