Author’s Row (Jane Street in West Village, Manhattan)
Jane Street in the West Village of Manhattan, between Greenwich Avenue and Eighth Avenue (or Hudson Street), is sometimes called "Author's Row" because of the many famous writers who…
Automobile Row
"Automobile Row" (where the auto dealerships are) has moved from Broadway (between the 50s and 70s) to Eleventh Avenue. The term dates from about 1900. 25 June 1907, New York Times, pg.…
Avenue of Architecture (Eighth Avenue)
The Times Square Allience coined the name "Avenue of Architecture" in 2008 for Manhattan's Eighth Avenue, between 40th Street and Columbus Circle. Several skyscrapers had been…
Avenue of Heroes; Canyon of Heroes
New York City celebrates heroes. There were many large "tickertape parades" before the 1940s, but "Avenue of Heroes" and "Canyon of Heroes" seem to both were…
B’way (Broadway)
"B'way" is shorthand for "Broadway." Walter Winchell used it quite often and many people think that he coined it or popularized it. In fact, "B'way" has been…
Bagel Beach (Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets)
The Stage Delicatessen, on 834 Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets in Manhattan, was opened by Russian immigrant Max Asnas (1898-1968) in 1937. The deli became a favorite with the Broadway…
Baloney Boulevard (Broadway)
Syndicated newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (1897-1972) introduced the term "Boloney Boulevard" in Life magazine on September 28, 1928, in an article titled "Along the Main…
Bandits’ Roost (59 Mulberry Street)
"Bandits' Roost" was located at 59 Mulberry Street. It was destroyed in the 1890s to create Mulberry Bend Park, now known as Columbus Park. The name "Bandits' Roost,"…
Bankers’ Row
New York City is a banking capital and several streets were known as "bankers' row" (or "bankers row"). New York (NY) TimesCommercial Property/Midtown Manhattan; Town…
Bedpan Alley (Hospital Row or Hospital Land)
The East Side and the West Side of Manhattan have rows of hospital buildings. They are called "Bedpan Alley" (similar-sounding to "Tin Pan Alley") or "Hospital Row" or…
Better Quickly Exit (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or BQE nickname)
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) is known to many for its traffic delays. The BQE has been called "Better Quickly Exit" by at least 2009. The nickname probably originated with traffic…
Big Apple (Broadway)
Broadway (a street, especially in the theater district) was the "Big Apple" to syndicated newspaper columnists Walter Winchell (1897-1972) and O. O. McIntyre (1884-1938). Winchell's…
Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)
[See also part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign…
Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph site)
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part four, "Big Apple Corner (sign stolen,…
Big Apple Corner (sign stolen, 2021-2024)
[See also part one, "Big Apple Corner (1992-1997)," and part two, "Big Apple Corner (1997 Law & Today)," and part three, "Big Apple Corner (New York Morning Telegraph…
Big Artery or Hardened Artery or Main Artery (Broadway)
Broadway has been called the Main Artery and the Big Artery and the Hardened Artery. "Main Artery" probably dates to the 19th century. "One short block from Broadway -- main artery…
Big Red with the Long Green Stem (Seventh Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard)
"Big Red with the Long Green Stem" was Seventh Avenue (now Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) in Harlem, between roughly 130th and 150th Streets. The term combined several slang terms:…
Big Rue (Broadway)
Broadway in Manhattan has long been known for its theatrical entertainments, In 1926, it was sometimes called the "Big Rue" -- where a French word is substituted for "Big…
Big Stem (Broadway)
"Big Stem" is a nickname of Broadway, in Manhattan's theater district. It's a combination of "main stem" and "big" (as in "Big Apple," "big…