Canajoharie: Flavor-Town (nickname)
"Flavor Town" (or "Flavortown") means a restaurant or a dish -- and sometimes a food destination city -- that is packed with flavor. In many print ads in 1939 and 1940,…
Catskill Mountains: “Catskill Mountains? Don’t cats kill mice?”
New York's Catskill Mountains name has been the subject of puns. "Catskill ice" was sold in New York City, but it was reported in 1855 that the letter "M" was being written…
Catskill Mountains: Borscht Belt or Borscht Circuit (nickname)
Jewish entertainers, in the period of about 1920 to 1970, frequently performed at hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York that were dubbed the "borscht belt" or "borscht…
Catskill Mountains: Catskill Mountain Rock
The Paul Luke Band formed in the 1990s and plays what it calls "Catskill Mountain rock" -- country/rock from the Catskills. The music term is exclusively used by the Paul Luke Band,…
Catskill Mountains: Jewish Alps (nickname)
Several area of New York City that had a large Jewish popular were dubbed the "Jewish Alps." "An apartment house section of Brooklyn known as the 'Jewish Alps'" was…
Catskill Mountains: Sour Cream Alps (nickname)
Jewish entertainers, in the period of about 1920 to 1970, frequently performed at hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York that were dubbed the "borscht belt" or "borscht…
Catskill Mountains: Yiddish Alps (nickname)
Several area of New York City that had a large Jewish popular were dubbed the "Jewish Alps." "An apartment house section of Brooklyn known as the 'Jewish Alps'" was…
Cooperstown: Birthplace of Baseball (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cooperstown, New YorkCooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is the county seat. Most of the village lies within the town of…
Corning: Crystal City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Corning (city), New YorkCorning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 11,183 at the 2010 census. It is…
Cortland: Crown City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cortland, New YorkCortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,204. It is the county seat of…
Cutchogue: “Sunniest Place in New York State” (slogan)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cutchogue, New YorkCutchogue is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2010…
Elmira: Queen City of the Southern Tier (nickname)
Elmira (a city in Chemung County, New York) was called the "Queen City of the Southern Tier" in the 19th century. Harper's New York and Erie Rail-road Guide-book (1851) stated:…
Endicott, Binghamton, Johnson City: Triple Cities
Several cities have been called "Twin Cities." Columbus (GA), Phenix City (AL) and Girard (AL) were called 'Triple Cities" by at least the 1890s. The western New York cities of…
Endicott: Magic City (nickname)
Endicott, a village in Broome County, New York, grew quickly in the early 1900s around its central business -- the Endicott Johnson show manufacturing company. Many cities in the United States took…
Goshen: Butter Money
Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It…
Goshen: Goshen Butter
Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It…
Goshen: Goshen Cheese
Wikipedia: Goshen, New York Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It…
Goshen: Slow-Motion Goshen (nickname)
Goshen is a village with the town of Goshen; it is the country seat of Orange County, New York. Some have called the town "quiet" or "sleepy" and have nicknamed it…
Granville: Colored Slate Capital of the World (nickname)
Granville, New York, has many slate quarries, and the area has been called "Slate Valley." Granville has been nicknamed the "Colored Slate Capital of the World" and the…
Halfmoon: Solar Town, USA (nickname)
Halfmoon, New York, converted its town hall to solar energy in 1976 (during the energy crisis), and it made national news when Harry Reasoner reported on it for CBS's 60 Minutes. "Solar…