Cathedral of Asphalt (Asphalt Green)
The former Municipal Asphalt Plant (now a sports facility called Asphalt Green) opened in 1941 at East 90st Street and York Avenue in Manhattan. New York Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981)…
Cathedral of Baseball (Yankee Stadium)
Yankee Stadium (both the one opened in 1923 and the one opened in 2009) has been called the "Cathedral of Baseball or "Baseball's Cathedral." "Yankee Stadium is the…
Cathedral of Commerce (Woolworth Building)
Before there was a World Trade Center, there was a Cathedral of Commerce. This was the Woolworth Building - the world's tallest when built. It is said that the Reverend S. Parkes Cadman…
Cathedral of the Motion Picture (Roxy Theatre)
The enormous, 5,920-seat Roxy Theatre stood at the corner of 50th Street and Seventh Avenue from 1927 until it was demolished in 1960. Named after original owner Samuel Lionel "Roxy"…
Catholic Intelligence Agency (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Many people have noted a Catholic/Jesuit presence in the CIA and have nicknamed it the…
Caucus
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: CaucusA caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has…
CBGB & OMFUG
CBGB's -- a now-defunct music club at 315 Bowery, at Bleecker Street, in Manhattan -- was opened in 1974 by Hilly Kristal. The club was legendary for its punk rock period in the 1970s, when it…
CBO (cheddar-bacon-onion sandwich)
McDonald's fast food restaurants introduced the "CBO" (cheddar-bacon-onion) sandwich in 2012. The sandwich can be made with either meat or chicken. The "CBO" was introduced…
Celery Soda or Celery Tonic (Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda)
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic was (according to the company) first produced in 1868 in Brooklyn. The Food and Drug Administration objected to its being called a "tonic," and in the 1900s…
Cement Doughnut or Cement Donut (bagel)
Bagels used to be harder to chew than most of them are today. Comedian Milton Berle (1908-2002) claimed in 1985 that he told the first-ever bagel joke many years before when he called a bagel a…
Cemetery Vote
The "cemetery vote" in politics means dead voters still on the election voting rolls and who show up to vote -- through voter fraud, of course. The term "cemetery vote" has been…
Cenosillicaphobia (fear of an empty glass)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionaryZymocenosilicaphobiaFear of an empty beer glassWhen your beer glass is empty and you get scared, its happened to all of us!by Jezza September 22, 2004…
CensorTube (YouTube nickname)
YouTube is an American video-sharing website that began in February 2005. In November 2006, Google purchased YouTube. Some of those who have criticized Google's operation of YouTube (such as…
Center for American Regress (Center for American Progress nickname)
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization (trademarked since September 2003). Some critics of the Center for American Progress have…
Center for Death and Chaos (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Many people believe that the "D" in CDC…
Center for Death and Corruption (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Many people believe that the "D" in CDC…
Center for Death Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Many people believe that the "D" in CDC…
Center for Democratic Communists (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Center for Democratic Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…
Center for Denial and Confusion (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC played an important role in the Covid-19…