How did NYC get the nickname Gotham?

(1) On June 26, 2011 at 1:24 am YVRlad [0] said:

The above explanations are partially correct. "Gotham" was the name of a particular parrish (then town) in Nottingham, UK. In the 16th century, its residents had a reputation for daftness or madness. People would ironically liken someone to the 'wise men of Gotham', meaning of course the opposite. Early on in New York City's history (Early 1800's), British visitors would often liken NYC to the mad town of Gotham, due to the "mad ways" of its inhabitants (at least from their point of view). The nick name of Gotham stuck for NYC, and was used well up into the 20th century where it gradually began to fall out of use in favour of more positive homegrown nicknames like "The Big Apple".

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