MaNo (Manhattan North) is a sparsely used neighborhood nickname that appeared in 2008. A slightly more popular neighborhood nickname arising at about the same time for the same area is
NoMa (Northern Manhattan).
Curbed.com
Neighborhood Nicknames That Should Not Exist
Friday, January 11, 2008, by Joey
(Real estate ad for “MANO—Manhattan North”—ed.)
Just when we were getting the hang of wah-high.
El Diario La Prensa NY (September 6, 2008)
Disappearing NY icons
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In our city, silly neighborhood abbreviations regularly crop up. NoHa for North Harlem and MaNo for “Manhattan North,” are examples; for Spanish Harlem it’s SpaHa. This real estate tactic creates the impression of something fresh —as if what was there to begin with had little appeal.
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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•Entry in progress—BP18 (4/19)
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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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