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- New York is called the "Big Apple" as in 1803 Evelyn Claudine de saint-Evremond was forced to flee France. She opened up a salon that became a place where men could enjoy the pleasures of beautiful women and high stakes gambling. The men that went to this such place lovingly nicknamed her "Eve" as to the biblical reference, and she would refer about the establishment and the women inside it as her "irresistible apples hence the name "The Big Apple."
- I don't know if it's correct but I'm told that from above New York with both its harbors is in the shape of an apple with the Statue of Liberty being the stalk.
- It is sometimes said that New York City is called The Big Apple because Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch colonial governor back when the city was called New Amsterdam, planted a long-lived apple tree in it.
(For a detailed history on the origin of the nickname, click on the Related Link below.)
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∙ 10y ago- New York is called the "Big Apple" as in 1803 Evelyn Claudine de saint-Evremond was forced to flee France. She opened up a salon that became a place where men could enjoy the pleasures of beautiful women and high stakes gambling. The men that went to this such place lovingly nicknamed her "Eve" as to the biblical reference, and she would refer about the establishment and the women inside it as her "irresistible apples hence the name "The Big Apple."
- I don't know if it's correct but I'm told that from above New York with both its harbors is in the shape of an apple with the Statue of Liberty being the stalk.
- It is sometimes said that New York City is called The Big Apple because Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch colonial governor back when the city was called New Amsterdam, planted a long-lived apple tree in it.
(For a detailed history on the origin of the nickname, click on the Related Link below.)
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Which country is called The Big Apple?
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. New York City is a city, not a country.
Why the new york called a big apple?
its called the big apple because its a big city and its state fruit is an apple
Which city is commonly known as the the big apple?
The city commonly called "The Big Apple" is New York City, New York.
What is called the big apple?
The Big Apple is New York City. Went there loved it!!!!!
Why is America actually called The big apple for?
America is not called the big apple, New York City is called that.
What state is called big apple?
New York City has sometimes been called the Big Apple.
What city in the US is called the big apple?
New York City.
New York City is called?
Gotham the Big Apple
What else is New York City called?
The Big Apple
Which city is commonly know as 'The Big Apple'?
New York City is known as "The Big Apple".
Which city in the big apple in?
The Big Apple is a nickname for New York City.
What city is called the Big Apple?
There are three main theories as to how the Big Apple got its name: 1) In the 1910s and 1920s, the purse (prizes) for horse races used to be called an 'apple'. New York, as the home of some of the largest racetracks, became known as the 'big apple'. 2) Jazz musicians had nicknames for all the big cities where jazz and blues clubs could be found. New Orleans was the Big Easy, for instance, and New York was the Big Apple. 3) In the 1970s, during New York City's big financial crisis, marketers were looking for a way to promote tourism and bring in some much-needed income. They revived the term, using it in their advertising ever since.
