“Way to Shop” (Macy’s)
Macy's department store uses "way to shop" as its new slogan. http://www.macys.com/index.ognc (Trademark)Word Mark WAY TO SHOP Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S:…
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Midtown International Theatre Festival
The Midtown International Theatre Festival began in 2000 and is held in midtown Manhattan (above 14th Street). http://www.midtownfestival.org/fest06/copy/schedule.htmMITFJuly 17th-August 6th,…
HOT! NYC Celebration of Queer Culture
Dixon Place runs the annual HOT! NYC Celebration of Queer Culture performing arts festival. http://hot.dixonplace.org/HOT!The 15th Annual NYC Celebration of Queer CultureJune 29th to August 26th,…
Fresh Fruit Festival
The Fresh Fruit Festival is a LGBT-related entertainment in the Big Apple each July. http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/calendar.htmFresh FRUIT FESTIVAL Happening July 10 - July 23, 2006…
Summer Play Festival (SPF)
The Summer Play Festival on Theatre Row (West 42nd Street) is an annual event that began in 2004. http://www.spfnyc.com/The 3rd annualSUMMER PLAY FESTIVALJuly 5-July 30, 2006SPF Presents the Work…
Honky Tonk (not from Tonk pianos)
It's sometimes said that the term "honky tonk" derives from William A. Tonk's pianos that were manufactured in New York. The first cited term for "honky tonk" was the…
Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival
The annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival began in 2002. http://www.harlemonestop.com/event.php?id=235 Historic Harlem Parks Film FestivalThrough Thursday, August 3Presented by Partnerships…
BicyTaxi
In June 2006, Bicytaxis appeared on the streets of New York. They're bicycle-taxis. http://www.bicytaxi.com/advertisingpage.aspx?cid=82Bicytaxi: Advertising in MotionBicytaxi is unique in that…
Downtown Grand Central (Fulton Street Hub)
The Fulton Center (a Lower Manhattan transit center and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway, planned after the destruction caused by the September 11, 2001…
ViVa (Viaduct Valley)
ViVa (Viaduct Valley) is the small but emerging West Harlem area, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManhattanvilleManhattanville is the part of Manhattan in New York City bordered on the south by…
Death Street (Houston Street)
Houston Street in Manhattan has sometimes been called 'Death Street" for bicyclists. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/430576p-363009c.html 28 June 2006, New York Daily News,…
“We Do Dishes” (Fishs Eddy)
'We Do Dishes" is in the window of the Fishs Eddy store (dishware and more). It's not a registered trademark, but it's catchy.…
“All You Can Eat”
Restaurants used to have "all you can eat" specials for a specific price. In the old days, it was a mere twenty-five cents! It is not known if this practice was popularized in New York…
Chocolate Milk
Chocolate milk sounds so simple. When and where did it start? It appears that "chocolate milk" (or "chocolated milk") began in the South and came to New York in the 1920s.…
Ice Cream Cone
The "ice cream cone" was popularized at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. The St. Louis firm of Cornucopia Waffles clearly was the major influence in the development of the ice…
Penny Lick
A 'penny lick" was a glass of ice cream that sold for a penny. The term was popular in the 1890s, just before the invention of the ice cream cone. It is not known if the "penny…
Two Cents Plain
"Two cents plain" in the lower east side of the 1920s and 1930s meant a glass of seltzer water. Harry Golden's 1959 New York memoir of this title helped to popularize the old term.…
Smoothie (Smoothee, Smoothy)
A "smoothie" (or "smoothee" or "smoothy") was originally someone or something that is "smooth." The "You're an Old Smoothie" Broadway song…
Red Hots
"Red hots" came into use before the term "hot dogs." Some say that Harry Stevens coined "red hots" at the Polo Grounds in the early 1900s. Like the standard "hot…
“Every Cookie Needs a Belly” (Cookie Island)
Cookie Island's slogan is "Every Cookie Needs a Belly." Cookie Island went out of business after the MTA cleared the area for a downtown transportation hub in 2006. Cookie…