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Big Apple
Nickname for New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the city itself, see New York City. For other uses, see Big Apple (disambiguation).
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sportswriter for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities.
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