Big Apple ? New York USA?

Question

Does anyone know why N Y is called the big apple? Thank you.

Answer 1

because there used to be millions of Apple carts before cars were invented, it smelled like a big apple

Answer 2

No one really knows for sure.  It is connected to an old Jazz term and or a spanish term "manzana principal" that was used for big cities and jazz use turned into meaning a place of importance or "the big time"   there was also a dance called the big apple...  

Answer 3

hEy good question, I live in NYC myself and i have no idea what it means. I'll keep my eyes on this topic!  

Answer 4

it is just a synonym for 'melting pot' - a whole bunch of different people put in one place

Answer 5

Here is a link:

http://www.salwen.com/apple.html

Answer 6

My friend, the reason why NYC is sometime referred to as the "Big Apple" is because since the 1970s the nickname has been use in advertisements campaigns by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The nickname, however, was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the "New York Morning Telegraph."

Good luck

Native New Yorker