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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“Coffee Grindr—dating app for gay baristas”
“What is an Amish person’s favorite dried fruit?”/“A barn raisin.”
“What do you call a gay barista?”/“A Coffee Grindr.”
Apple Bank for Savings (originally Haarlem Savings Bank)
“What’s a farmer’s favorite raisin?”/“A barn raisin.”
“What’s an Amish person’s favorite kind of raisin?”/“A barn raisin.”
“What did the penguin’s lawyer say?”/“Your honor, my client is CLEARLY not a flight risk.”
“What’s a Mennonite’s favorite kind of raisin?”/“Barn raisin’.”
“Why did the emo chicken cross the road?”/“To get to the other sigh.”
SCROTUS (So Called Ruler Of The United States)
“Big Apple” in East Village Other (1968-1971)
Big Apple (Yeaju-Dake Escarpment, Battle of Okinawa, 1945)
Maine: “Does anyone else forget the abbreviation for Maine or is it just ME?”
Big Apple Supermarket (Georgia supermarket chain, 1939-1980)
Big Apple (USS Appalachian, 1946)
Big Apple Inn (Jackson, MS restaurant)
Big Apple Inn (Jackson, MS restaurant, 1939-present)
Red Apple Supermarket (supermarket chain, 1971-present)
Big Apple Meat Market
“Where does a smart nut go?”/“Into macadamia.”
Big Apple Pizza & Pasta (Florida pizza chain)
“Hey Walmart, don’t be pissed at me for not scanning everything” (joke)
Big Apple Cafe (Puryear, TN and Murray, KY, 1950s-present)
“I bought one of those ‘smart’ light switches, but it was too clever for me..” (joke)
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple (Arizona restaurants, 1956-2015)
Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname, 1959)
“Big Apple” in East Village Other (1968-1971)
Big Apple Bagels (bagel chain)
“If tuna is chicken of the sea, does that make chicken tuna of the land?”
Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain)
“B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple” (Evita musical, 1978)
Big Apple (crime drama television series, 2001)
“You can turn your ordinary sofa into a sofa bed simply by forgetting your wife’s birthday”
“Big Apple” lyric in The Rolling Stones song “Shattered” (1978)
“What’s the opposite of a croissant?”/“A happy uncle.”
Big Apple (official drink of the Belmont Stakes, 1976)
The Kid from the Big Apple (two films, 2015 and 2017)
“Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same”
“Turn a regular sofa into a sofa bed by simply forgetting your wife’s birthday”
“For me, chess is a lot like Tinder. I know a few openings, but struggle at mating”
Home Run Apple (Shea Stadium & Citi Field, 1980-present)
Big Apple City (Strawberry Shortcake animation, 1981)
Apple Bank (renamed from Harlem Savings Bank, 1983-present)
“Big Apple” (song by Kajagoogoo, 1983)
Big Apple Bagels (Illinois bagel chain, 1985-present)
Big Apple Pizza (Israeli pizza chain, 1986-present)
Big Apple Pizza & Pasta (Florida pizza chain, 1997-present)
Big Apple Awards (Public Relations Society of America-NY Chapter, 1988-present)
Big Apple Greeter (1992-present)
Big Apple Meat Market (1992-present)
Big Apple Stars Awards Program (Hotel Association of New York City, 1997-present)
Big Apple Martini or Big Apple-tini (cocktail, 2000)
Big Apple (crime drama television series, 2001)
Big Apple Film Festival (2004-present)
Bacardi Big Apple (apple-flavored rum, 2005)
Big Apple Mojito (cocktail, 2005)
Big Apple Fashioned (cocktail, 2012)
Big Apple (cocktail with sake, 2013)
Big Apple Awards (New York City public school teachers, 2013-present)
Big Apple Blizzard (Dairy Queen dessert, 2014)
Apple Awards (Guides Association of New York City, 2015-present)
The Kid from the Big Apple (two films, 2015 and 2017)
“Big Apple or Die Tryin‘” (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday film, 2016)
Big Apple cannabis (2020)
Google censorship of BarryPopik.com, “The Big Apple”
Big Apple Moving & Storage
Big Apple Moving & Storage (1979-present)
Big Apple Mini Storage
Big Apple Mini Storage (1974-present)
“The difference between harassment and flirting is your financial position”
“Everything I cook turns to shit”
Big Apple Anime Fest (2001-2003)
Big Apple Coaster (New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, 1997-present)
Big Apple (roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Norfolk, UK, 1998-present)
Big Apple (roller coaster at Astroland, Brooklyn, 1977-2008)
Big Apple (convenience stores in Maine and New Hampshire, 1974-present)
“Democracy is when people who can’t run their own life, run yours”
“I’ll never understand people who get in the fast lane just to drive the speed limit”
Big Apple Concession (City Park in New Orleans, 1947-1949)
Big Apple Bar & Restaurant (New Orleans, 1952-1970s?)
Big Apple (Fort Worth, TX barbecue restaurant, 1941-1968)
“I’m in a good place right now. Not emotionally. I’m just at the bottle shop”
“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“An embarrassed zebra.”
“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“A blushing zebra.”
“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“A sunburned zebra.”
“Democracy is when people who can’t run their own lives, ruin yours”
Vaxxident or Vaxxxident or Vaccident (vaccine + accident)
“Trying to pick my favorite politician is like trying to decide which STD is just right for me”
Vaxxxident or Vaxxident or Vaccident (vaccine + accident)
Vaccident or Vaxxident or Vaxxxident (vaccine + accident)
“Microwave: (noun) A hand gesture used by a midget to say hello”
“I see way too many gardens without tiny bearded figurines. The gnomeless”
“If you lose a garden gnome, are you gnomeless?”
“Having a favorite politician is like a slave having a favorite master”
“Trying to pick my favorite politician is like trying to decide which STD would be best for me”
“Parking is such street sorrow”
“I got pulled over in the carpool lane today…” (joke)
Big Apple Ball (Donald Trump Presidential Inauguration, 2017)
Big Apple Ball (Donald Trump Presidential Inauguration, 2017)
Big Apple Bar & Restaurant (New Orleans, 1952-1970s?)