"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…
The building at 60 Hudson Street in Manhattan (now called "60 Hudson") was originally the Western Union Building. It was the main office for Western Union for many years, until the…
"Tell-lie-vision" (for "television") is a term used by those who believe that the medium -- especially the television network news -- spreads lies. "I was asked if the…
The Jarmulowsky Bank Building, at 54 Canal Street in Manhattan, was declared a New York City landmark in 2009. The 12-story building opened in 1912, just after bank founder Sender Jarmulowsky died.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TempuraTempura (天ぷら or 天麩羅 tenpura, [tẽ̞mpɯᵝɾa]) is a Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and…
"Ten bagger" (or "tenbagger") is a term coined by Wall Street stock investor Peter Lynch for a stock that's worth ten times its original price. In baseball, a…
An "11 o'clock number/song" -- also called a "10 o'clock number/song" -- is a showstopper, usually sung by a musical's star as the second-to-last song in the…
The New York Police Department has a mounted unit; such an officer is sometimes called a "ten-foot cop." The term "ten-foot cop" also appears to be used by mounted units of…
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 "tenement house" is believed to have started in New York City, on Cherry Street in 1838. "Tenement" is from the Latin tenere (to hold). (Oxford English Dictionary)tenement…
"Tenement house in a shower of rain" was old New York City restaurant slang for "beefsteak and gravy." The term was first cited in an 1888 newspaper, reporting on the strange…
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States…
"Teppanyaki" (or "teppan-yaki") is a Japanese cuisine where food (such as steak and shrimp) is cooked in an iron plate ("teppan") in front of diners. The Benihana…
"Tequila Tuesday" is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Tequila drinks are served on this day, often at a reduced price. "Tequila Tuesday" has been cited in print…
"TERF" is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." A variation of the TERF acronym is "Tired of Explaining Reality to Fools/Fuckwits." "TERF Tired of…
"TERF" is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." A variation of the TERF acronym is "Tired of Explaining Reality to Fools/Fuckwits." "TERF Tired of…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TeriyakiTeriyaki (kanji: 照り焼き; hiragana: てりやき) is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet…
Grand Central Terminal (often called Grand Central Station) opened in February 1913. In January 1913, advertisements were published in national magazines for "The Terminal City." The…
Terraces on buildings are expensive luxuries. Do people really have "terrace envy"? (Not yet as famous a psychological term as "penis envy.") Do people who have terraces suffer…
St. Francis College in Brooklyn ("The small college of big dreams") has some competitive sports teams. For reasons that its website does not explain, those teams are nicknamed the…