The Bronx (Da Bronx)
"The Bronx" has an article, like "the Hague." The area used to be referenced as the towns located on "the Bronx River." The Bronx name (with the article) came up…
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"The Bronx" has an article, like "the Hague." The area used to be referenced as the towns located on "the Bronx River." The Bronx name (with the article) came up…
The 1995 film Money Train showed the little-known car that collects money. Reportedly, it's reached the end of the line. http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/61628.htmBy JEREMY OLSHAN…
The New York Guitar Festival was started in 1999. It features lots of guitar music, of course. http://www.newyorkguitarfestival.org/January 14 - February 8, 2006Three weeks of spectacular guitar…
The "goon" started in New England college slang, but it quickly spread to New York City by 1911. (Oxford English Dictionary)goon[Perhaps a shortened form of dial. gooney (GONY 1) 'a…
The "Iditarod" is the famous dog sled race in Alaska. The "Idiotarod" is a shopping cart race that's been held in New York since 2004.…
Henry Barnes was the city's traffic commissioner in the 1960s. He was known for the traffic scramble called the "Barnes Dance" to help pedestrians cross the streets safely. His…
John Hess developed "Moses' Law" (after Robert Moses, the Parks Commissioner) in his New York Times column in August 1973. Actually, the food at some places (such as the Tennis…
New York City's government website (nyc.gov) has had the slogan "Always Open" since the late 1990s. http://www.americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_cutting_cords/Always open New…
"Where are the customers' yachts?" is a question asked by someone who saw only brokers' yachts at a yacht club. It's an old Wall Street remark. 29 October 1885, Forest and…
"Hanging for murder is played out in New York" is a phrase associated with the Tombs prison in early 1870. 2 April 1970, Punchinello, pp. 3-4:PUNCHINELLO will only add that he would at…
In the early 1800s, New York City was called the "Commercial Emporium." A "drummer" is a salesman. The term was popular in the 19th century, but is no longer used. A…
NYC & Company (the city's tourism bureau) annually sponsors winter tourism discounts under the program title "Paint the Town." It appears that "paint the town"…
The "Ghoul Pool" was a practice of newspaper obituary writers to guess which citizen of the pre-written obits would go first. The "Ghoul Pool" is no longer conducted (one would…
"Life is short/uncertain -- eat dessert first!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Arthur Murray says he always eats dessert first, 'because life is so…
The "Upper Ten Thousand" were the elite of New York City society in the 1840s. The term is no longer used. (Oxford English Dictionary)a. upper ten, the upper classes; the aristocracy.…
"In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?" This line has been credited to Mark Twain. January 1895, North…
New York City, according to the famous writer O. Henry, has "an ocean on one side and New Jersey on the other." August 1904, McClure's Magazine, "A Tempered Wind" by O.…
P. C. Richard & Son has stores in New York City and Long Island and has been around since 1909. Slogans include "Richard Is Reliable" (1921) and "Ask Your Neighbor About P. C.…
King Kong is a popular movie, first made in 1933 and remade in 1976 and 2005. Some years before the 2005 remake, the "King Kong roll" (sushi) was invented. (We do not know where.) Since…
"Showplace of the Nation" is the original slogan of Radio City Music Hall, cited from at least January 1933. Wikipedia: Radio City Music HallRadio City Music Hall is an entertainment…