Hudson River: American Rhine (Hudson River nickname)
New York's Hudson River was frequently compared to Germany's famous Rhine River in 19th century accounts. THe Hudson was called "the Rhine of America" in 1836. The term…
Ithaca: “Ithaca is 10 square miles, surrounded by reality”
“Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality” is a saying that dates to the 1960s. ""Ithaca is 10 square miles, surrounded by reality" is a saying about the city in…
Ithaca: Ithaca is Gorges (slogan)
Ithaca, New York is known for being the home of Cornell University, but the city wanted to advertise its natural beauty of waterfalls and gorges. Ithaca resident and Cornell graduate Howard S.…
Ithaca: Little Apple (nickname)
Ithaca, New York, has called itself the "Little Apple," in contrast to New York City, the "Big Apple." The "Little Apple" nickname was coined and promoted in 1981 by…
Johnson City, Binghamton, Endicott: 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…
Keeseville: Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks (Ausable Chasm nickname)
Ausable Chasm, located in Keeseville, New York, was called in 1910 the "Grand Canyon of the east, located in the Adirondacks." It's now billed as the "Grand Canyon of the…
Lake George: Queen of American Lakes (nickname)
Lake George, located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, has been called the "Queen of the American Lakes." The origin of the nickname is unknown, but it was used in the…
Lockport: Lock City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Lockport (city), New YorkLockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 21,165 at the 2010 census. It is so-named from a set…
Long Island: “Long Island implies the existence of Short Island”
There is a Long Island, New York. There is no Short Island, New York. "If they have Long Island why dont they have Short Island" was posted on Twitter by ~BadBlood~ on October 18, 2013.…
Long Island: “Longuyland”
"Longuyland" is, supposedly, how New Yorkers in the 1920s and 1930s pronounced "Long Island." The name "Longuyland" has been cited in print since at least 1925, and…
Long Island: Largely Incompetent Rail Road (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. "LIRR" has been given several backronyms (back acronyms). "Me thinks the…
Long Island: Long Island Fail Road (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some critics of the LIRR have called it the "Long Island Fail Road."…
Long Island: Long Island frankfurter (a long, thin football)
When the American Football League (AFL) played the National Football League (NFL) in the Super Bowl in the 1960s (before the two leagues merged in 1969), each league would use its own ball on…
Long Island: Long Island Ice(d) Tea
JAY LENO: I think this Amy Fisher has gone way too far. Now bars are selling an Amy Fisher Cocktail. Have you had this? It's a Long Island iced tea with a shot on the side.-- NEWSDAY, 31…
Long Island: Long Island Snail Road (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some people who have criticized slow LIRR service have dubbed it "Long Island…
Long Island: Long Island Snailroad (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some people who have criticized slow LIRR service have dubbed it "Long Island…
Long Island: Strong Island (nickname)
"Strong Island" is a hip-hop name for Long Island, New York. The song "Strong Island" (1987) by JVC Force coined the name. "Strong Island" was used to describe a Long…
Long Island: Wrong Island Fail Road (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some critics have called it the "Wrong Island Fail Road" (or "Wrong…
Long Island: Wrong Island Failroad (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some critics have called it the "Wrong Island Fail Road" (or "Wrong…
Long Island: Wrong Island Rail Road (Long Island Rail Road or LIRR nickname)
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some critics have called it the "Wrong Island Rail Road" (or "Wrong…