Australita
Australita = Australia + Nolita. There's not much on "Australita" now. The article below reviews the Austalian restaurants The Sunburnt Cow (137 Avenue C, between 8th and 9th…
Back Page (East Flatbush, Brooklyn)
"Front Page" is the nickname for the area of East Flatbush, Brooklyn at Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, at the Vanderveer Estates apartment buildings. Crime was so bad that drug…
BAMBI (Beyond Allen Manhattan Bridge Intersection)
BAMBI (Beyond Allen Manhattan Bridge Intersection) is a neighborhood nickname that strives to be the next DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass). BAMBI was mentioned in a May 2008 article in…
Bargain District (Orchard Street)
"Bargain District" is a modern promotional slogan for Orchard Street and the Lower East Side, but the area itself does have some history behind it. Wikipedia: Orchard Street…
Batty Boro (Brooklyn)
The New York City borough of Brooklyn had the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team (the team also went under other names) from 1884 until 1957, when the team was moved to Los Angeles. Brooklyn went…
Bed-Stuy (Do or Die); Bed-Stuy and Proud of It
The Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy) is sometimes called "De(a)d-Stuy." It's a tough place. A documentary Bed Stuy (Do or Die), about the ambulance corps, was released…
Bedford Hill (Bed-Stuy + Clinton Hill)
Entry in progress -- B.P. The Brooklyn PaperMay 13, 2011New names help Brooklyn growBy Lanishia GoodwinI believe that Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries’s proposal is extreme. Renaming neighborhoods is…
Bedwick (Bed-Stuy + Bushwick)
The Brooklyn neighborhood of "Bedwick" (Bedford-Stuyvesant + Bushwick) was used in a real estate advertisement and was reported on the blog Curbed NY on August 5, 2013. The term has been…
Beirut or Bar Ridge (Bay Ridge)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn has had two nicknames in recent years, both playing with its official name. Bay Ridge has been called "Bar Ridge" because of its many bars on Third Avenue and Fifth…
BelDel (Below Delancey, or “Belancey”)
"BelDel" is a recent Manhattan neighborhood nickname for "Below Delancey" (or, "Belancey"). Not everyone likes this one.…
Beverly Hills of the East Coast (Malba, Queens)
Malba is a neighborhood near the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and considered part of Whitestone, Queens. The large homes in Malba have drawn frequent comparisons to Beverly Hills, California. Malba was…
Billionaire’s Belt
Michael Gross, author of books about 740 Park Avenue and 15 Central Park West, dubbed the area of midtown Manhattan between 57th and 59th Streets as the "Billionaire's Belt" in…
BK (Brooklyn)
"BK" is a recent abbreviation for "Brooklyn." It's become popular since 2000, when Burger King began its "BK" campaign (trademarked from July 31, 2000).…
Black Zone (area without electrical 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…
BoCoCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens)
"BoCoCa" is the Brooklyn area of Boerum Hill + Cobble Hill + Carroll Gardens. It's silly, of course, but it's getting some attention so I'll include it here (for what…
BoHo (Bowery below Houston Street)
"BoHo" is a neighborhood nickname that represents the Bowery below Houston Street in Manhattan. "BoHo" has been cited in print since at least 1998, but it has been rarely used.…
Boogie Down Bronx
The New York City borough of the Bronx is sometimes called the 'Boogie Down Bronx" or simply the "Boogie Down." The term reflects the role that the Bronx played in the birth of…
Borough of Cemeteries (Borough of the Dead)
The boroughs of both Brooklyn and Queens are known for their cemeteries. The writer Irwin Shaw (1913-1984) wrote in the short story, "Borough of Cemeteries," in The New Yorker, August 13,…
Borough of Homes
Both Brooklyn and Queens have used "Borough of Homes." The appellation began fairly soon after the cities united into one city with boroughs in 1898. 16 April 1899, Brooklyn Daily…
Borough of Universities and Parks (Bronx)
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Bronx became known as the "Borough of Parks" and the "Borough of Universities." Manhattan (with Columbia and NYU) probably deserves the title of…