Big Apple Elevator Service and Consulting
Big Apple Elevator Service and Consulting is a family-owned business that is located at 244 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. CIS Construction Information Systems states that Big Apple Elevator has been…
Big Apple Florist
Big Apple Florist is located at 228 East 45th Street in Manhattan. The florist opened in 1991, when it was located at 401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd Street). Big Apple Florist212.687.3434228 E 45th…
Big Apple Mini Storage
Big Apple Mini Storage was founded in Manhattan in 1974. It is one of a few businesses (like Big Apple Circus, founded in 1977, and Big Apple Moving & Storage, founded in 1979) still in…
Big Apple Moving & Storage
Big Apple Moving & Storage was founded in Brooklyn in 1979. It is one of a few businesses (like Big Apple Mini Storage, founded in 1974, and Big Apple Circus, founded in 1977) still in…
Big Apple Outlets (Port Richmond, Staten Island store, 1994-2011)
Entry in progress -- BP Facebook Classic Staten Island February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM · #PlacesWeMiss - Big Apple Outlets 😢 A fixture at 1399 Forest Avenue in Port Richmond for 16 years, Big Apple…
Big Apple Shine Parlor
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 Brown (United Parcel Service or UPS nickname)
The United Parcel Service (UPS) has used brown-painted vehicles since the 1920s. The nickname 'Big Brown" for UPS has been cited in print since at least the 1980s. In February 2002, UPS…
Big Harma (Big Pharma + harm)
"Big Pharma" is a term used to refer collectively to the global pharmaceutical industry. "Big Harma" (Big Pharma + harm) is a term used by those who believe that Big Pharma…
Big Pharma
"Big Pharma" is a term used to refer collectively to the global pharmaceutical industry. "Big pharma" was cited in the San Francisco (CA) Examiner on June 29, 1993, and on April…
Big Pharmafia (Big Pharma + mafia)
"Big Pharma" is a term used to refer collectively to the global pharmaceutical industry. "Big Pharmafia" (Big Pharma + mafia) is a term used by those who believe that Big Pharma…
Black Friday (Big Friday)
"Black Friday" is the name of the busy shopping day after Thanksgiving, but there were other Black Fridays. The financial term "Black Friday" was popularized in the United…
Black Friday (false etymology about slavery)
"Black Friday" (or "Big Friday") is the name for the day after Thanksgiving -- a busy shopping day. The term was popularized by the police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in…
Black Friday Slaughter Sale
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Black Friday (1869)The Black Friday gold panic of September 24, 1869 was caused by a conspiracy between two investors, Jay Gould and his partner James Fisk, and…
Bleisure (business + leisure)
"Bleisure" (business + leisure) is a buzzword in the travel industry. "Bleisure" has been cited in print since at least 2008 and made many newspaper and magazine articles in…
Bodega
"Bodega" came to us from Spain, through Cuba and Puerto Rico. The term has been used regularly in New York City since at least the 1930s, but most consistently since the 1950s and 1960s…
BOGO or BOGOF (Buy One, Get One Free)
"Buy one and get one free" is a familiar promotion by retailers to move product. "Buy One -- Get One Free" has been cited in print since at least 1908. "BOGOF" has…
Booporium (boo + emporium)
Target stores, beginning September 2017, called its Halloween display a "booporium" (boo + emporium), similar to "bootique" (boo + boutique). Many people, however, pronounced…
Brand X
"Brand X" often appears in advertisements to represent a leading brand or a generic brand of a certain product; the advertised brand always outperforms "Brand X." Old Gold…
Built On Self Success (“boss” backronym)
"Built On Self Success" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "boss" that has been printed on several posters. "B.O.S.S. - Built On Self Success" was cited on…
Business Improvement District (BID)
The "Business Imrpovement District" (BID) idea started in the early 1980s and soon sprouted everywhere. Other cities across the country now have them. Area residents agree to an increased…