"I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York” is a jocular line that is similar to other lines used about other “new” places, including “New Jersey” and “New Mexico.” The one-line saying was tweeted by Peter Serafinowicz on September 16, 2010.
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Peter Serafinowicz
@serafinowicz
I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York.
9:47 PM - 16 Sep 2010
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triple j Mornings
@triplejmornings
Consistently my favourite tweeter. 
RT @serafinowicz: I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York.
9:49 PM - 16 Sep 2010
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morebanter
@morebanter
well, it was once New Amsterdam RT @serafinowicz I think New York has reached the point where it can finally be called York.
9:49 PM - 16 Sep 2010
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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.
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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