Big Apple plaque (1996)
This Big Apple plaque was dedicated by me on May 14, 1996, at the Hotel Ameritania, 230 West 54th Street. It is one of a series of plaques in New York City put up by the Historic Landmarks…
Big Apple Ranch (country-western dance lesson and party, 1997-present)
Big Apple Ranch opened on April 12, 1997, and is "a country-western dance lesson and party at EPA Dance Studio located at 320 West 37th Street, 2nd floor, NYC (located between 8-9th…
Big Apple Restaurant (Asheville, NC, 1957-1991)
The Big Apple Restaurant existed at 573 Swannanoa River Road in Asheville, North Carolina, from 1957 to 1991. From 1957 until about 1963, it was called the Big Apple Drive-In. The "Big…
Big Apple Restaurant (Covington, KY, 1938)
A Big Apple Restaurant existed at 524 Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky, from March 1938 to October 1938. The Big Apple Restaurant was almost surely named after the "Big Apple" dance…
Big Apple Sauce (Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner nickname on New York Jets, 2022)
Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, an American football cornerback for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, got his nickname "Sauce" from a football coach. He was chosen in the NFL Draft…
Big Apple Sauce (The Sauce episode in New York City, 2020)
The Sauce is a seven-episode dance competition series that premiered on April 6, 2020, on the streaming service Quibi. American singer, songwriter, and dancer Usher is executive producer and also a…
Big Apple sculpture (Bella Abzug Park and Dante Park, 2021-2022)
"Big Apple" is a sculpture by Canadian designer Felix Marzell that was in Bella Abzug Park (Hudson Yards) from October 13, 2021 until September 12, 2022. People can sit in the apple. In…
Big Apple Shine Parlor (Harlem, 1942)
Manhattan telephone directories are partially available through Ancestry.com (a pay service) and Archive.org. "Big Apple Shine Parlor 2306 7Av AU dubn 3-8985" was entered in the 1942…
Big Apple Shoot Out (horse show event, 2016-present)
The Big Apple Shoot Out is a horse show event hosted by Central New York Appaloosa to celebrate the Appaloose horse. The first show, in 2016, was held at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds in…
Big Apple Showcase Day (race for New York-breds, 2013-present)
Big Apple Showcase Day is an annual race day (since 2013) held in May at Belmont Park for New York State-bred horses. The race was not held in 2024 as Belmont Park experienced reconstruction.…
Big Apple Stars Awards Program (Hotel Association of New York City, 1997-present)
The Hotel Association of New York City has a Big Apple Stars Awards Program during the annual HX: The Hotel Experience trade show. The Big Apple Stars Awards Program began in 1997 and has six award…
Big Apple Supermarket (Georgia supermarket chain, 1939-1980)
There have been both "Big Apple" and "Red Apple" supermarkets. Sam Alterman opened the "Big Apple" supermarket in 1939 at 794 Marietta Street, N.W., in Atlanta,…
Big Apple Timeline
1885: From the MAIL AND EXPRESS (NY), 26 September 1885, pg. 5, col. 4: (Big Apple drawing—ed.)This is an apple, large and round.At the top of the barrel always found.(Small Apple…
Big Apple Township, Oregon County, Missouri (1895)
The state of Missouri prided itself on its apple growing in the 1890s. A book, Among the Ozarks: The Land of the Big Red Apple, was published in 1891. Willow Springs, Missouri, was called…
Big Apple Triathlon (2026-present)
The New York City Triathlon debuted in 2001. In 2026, it was renamed the "Big Apple Triathlon," after "Big Apple" (the nickname of New York City). Big Apple Triathlon THE BIG…
Big Apple Turnover (Daniel Jones nickname on New York Giants, 2019)
Daniel Jones is an American football quarterback drafted by the New York Giants out of Duke University in 2019. His ability to gain small chunks of yardage earned him the nickname "Danny…
Big Apple Turnover (Julius Randle nickname on New York Knicks, 2019)
The New York Knicks basketball team signed free agent for2ward Julius Randle for the 2019-2020 season. Randle's propensity to turn the ball over earned him the nickname “Big Apple…
Big Apple Turnover (Ray Williams nickname on New York Knicks, 1979)
American basketball player Ray Williams (1954-2013) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and played in the NBA for both the New York Knicks (the team that drafted him with the tenth pick of the…
Big Apple Village (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto #1 comic miniseries, 2024)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu fight evil in New York…
Big Apple Whore Hoax (1800s; proposed 1995-2006)
The "Big Apple" whore hoax was invented by Peter Salwen's web site in 1995: "One of these, arriving in late 1803 or early 1804, was Mlle. Evelyn Claudine de Saint-Évremond.…