“God Bless New York City, My Big Apple Pie” (song by Y’all, 1995)
The folk/county duo "Y'all" (James Dean Jay Byrd and Seven Cheslik-DeMeyer) recorded the song "God bless New York City (my Big Apple pie)" on the album Big Apple Pie…
“I feel like doin’ a Big Apple” (Mae West on a 1937 radio show)
Brooklyn-born actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980) appeared on ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's radio show The Chase and Sanborn Hour on…
“I had heard so much raving about ‘The Big Apple,’ as it was called” (Malcolm X, 1964)
African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) was assassinated in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. In 1987. New York Mayor Ed Koch re-named…
“I’m crazy about the Big Apple” (1976 ad campaign)
The Committee in the Public Interest sought to improve New York City's public image in 1976, leading to its hosting of the Democratic National Convention that year. William E.…
“Is New York called the Big Apple because everyone living there is fruity?” (2024)
It's sometimes said that the "Big Apple" (New York City) is "fruity" (gay). "New York be so fruity that it’s called the big apple 😭 I think the whole city is…
“It’s another fabulous morning in the Big Apple!” (Madagascar film, 2005)
Madagascar (2005) is an American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The story features animals of the Central Park Zoo, including Alex the lion and Melman the giraffe.…
“It’s the dream, the Big Apple” (Howard Stern’s Private Parts film, 1997)
Radio personality Howard Stern wrote the autobiography Private Parts (1993), and the starred in the 1997 movie of the same name. In the movie (not the book), Howard Stern, then a disc jockey in…
“New York has been the Big Apple for several decades (in jazz)” (New York Times, 1967)
John S. Wilson (1913-2002) was a music critic for the New York (NY) Times and one of the country's leading jazz authorities. He wrote about New York City's role in the jazz world in…
“New York is a sucked orange” (not Big Apple; Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860)
Ralph Waldo Emerson called New York City "a sucked orange" in an essay printed in 1860. A "sucked orange" has no juice. Emerson didn't like New York. The "sucked…
“New York is the Big Apple” (Stephen Longstreet’s The Real Jazz: Old and New, 1956)
Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) frequently wrote about jazz. In his book The Real Jazz: Old and New (1956) -- not available for preview on Google Books -- he wrote: "New York is the Big…
“New York, New York, the Big Apple” (The Last Poets, 1969-1970)
The Original Last Poets (later called The Last Poets) formed on May 19, 1968 (Malcolm X's birthday), at Mount Morris Park (now known as Marcus Garvey Park) in East Harlem. The Last Poets…
“New York, the ‘Big Apple,’ the jazz mecca” (Hart’s Guide to New York City, 1964)
"New York, the 'Big Apple,' the jazz mecca" was printed in a New York City guide book. This was printed in Hart's Guide to New York City (1964) by Harold H. Hart:…
“New York. The Big Apple” (The Hurt Locker film, 2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008) is a film about an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. An Iraqi man asks, "Where are you from?" One member of the team answers, "New York. The Big…
“New York’s the Big Apple, bub, the heaviest scene in the world” (Rolling Stone magazine, 1969)
Rolling Stone magazine began in New York City in 1967. Although "Big Apple" was popular in jazz music, Rolling Stone mostly reported on rock music. A letter by "Fly Paper" about…
“Nueva York! New York City! The big apple!” (Against All Odds film, 1984)
"Nueva York! New York City! The big apple!" was said by the character Jake Wise (played by James Woods) in the American romantic neo-noir thriller film Against All Odds. James Woods would…
“NY is no longer called the Big Apple. It is now called the Rotten Apple!” (artwork, 2024)
"NY is no longer called the Big Apple. It is now called the Rotten Apple!" was posted on Facebook by Ronnie Rinaldi on June 2, 2024. This line was accompanied by "Big Apple"…
“Our trip to the Big Apple” (The Fairly Oddparents episode, 2011)
The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series. In the episode "Dad Overboard" that originally aired on July 13, 2011, Mr. Turner remembers his past fiasco trips, and one…
“Penguin at the Big Apple” (instrumental song by The Trammps, 1972)
"Penguin at the Big Apple" is an instrumental song on the album The Legendary Zing Album (1975) by the American soul-disco group The Trammps. It was written and produced by Ronnie Baker,…
“Pomme de New York” (Big Apple sculpture by Les Lalanne on Park Avenue and 52nd Street, 2009)
"Pomme de New York" ("Apple of New York") is a 2006 bronze apple sculpture by Les Lalanne, the term for the French artist team of François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) and…
“Rapping about how the Big Apple is outta sight” (The Last Poets, 1969-1970)
The Original Last Poets (later called The Last Poets) formed on May 19, 1968 (Malcolm X's birthday), at Mount Morris Park (now known as Marcus Garvey Park) in East Harlem. The Last Poets…