Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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“Always a Pleasure” (Nedick’s)
“Leave off the last ‘s’ for ‘savings’” (212-MATTRES)
“The Mattress Professionals” (Sleepy’s)
Crab Crunch (River Project of Hudson River Foundation)
Fashion Week (“7th on 6th”)
Pride in the City (People of Color in Crisis)
Carnaval Del Boulevard
SoFi (South of Fifth Avenue or South of Flatiron)
New Directors/New Films
LoBro (Lower Broadway)
D’Ag Fresh Market (D’Agostino)
Gristede’s Mega Store (Gristede’s)
The Musical Instrument Megastore (Sam Ash)
J & R
Dyckman Basketball Tournament
Gateway to Queens (Queens Plaza)
HOWL! (Festival of East Village Artists)
LoCo (Lower Court) and ‘Hoodwinked (Curbed.com contest)
Strawberry One-Act Festival (“American Idol for Playwrights”)
International Dance Festival
MoCA (Museum of Chinese in the Americas) & MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art)
Admiral’s Row or Officer’s Row (Brooklyn Navy Yard buildings)
“Lungs of the City” (Central Park)
Subway Alumni
Murray Hell (Murray Hill + hell)
Zagat (Za-GAT)
Miracle on Madison Avenue
Slam Gate (agent-operated gate, or AOG)
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Parking Card
Harlem’s Main Street, or the Buckle of Harlem’s Black Belt (125th Street)
Battle of the Badges (Fire vs. Police)
New York Kite Festival
The New Yorker Festival
Vendy Awards
9-11 (One Day’s Pay: National Day of Voluntary Service, Charity, Compassion)
Brazilian Day
Muslim Day Parade
New York Underground Comedy Festival
Fifth Avenue Mile
Pulling a (Judge) Crater (“The missingest man in New York”)
Blessing of the Fleet (BayFest)
New York Ship & Boat Model Festival
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Open House New York
Big Apple Netball Tournament
Mayor’s Cup Handball Tournament
Wrecking Families Party (Working Families Party nickname)
“To the victor belongs the spoils” (Spoils System)
Loco Foco Party
Ecuadorian Parade and Festival
JAMS (Jamaica Arts and Music Summer Festival)
“The Bronx is burning” (1972; alleged Howard Cosell quote during the 1977 World Series)
Capital of Everything
Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Block Party
VENDEX (Vendor Information Exchange System)
SoFo (South of Fourth Street)
Blues, Barbecue and Fireworks Festival
New York Television Festival (NYTVF)
Two Bridges
American Crafts Festival; Autumn Crafts Festival