Nicknames of New York City

New York City has been known by many nicknames.

Common nicknames

Various nicknames are featured on a wall at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

• The Big Apple: first used as a reference to the city's prominence in horse racing by John J. Fitz Gerald during the 1920s but made popular by a 1970s advertisement campaign^[1][2]
• The Capital of the World (Caput Mundi): by E. B. White^[3][4] and by New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani^[5]
• The Center of the Universe: in reference to Times Square^[1][6][7]
• The City of Neon and Chrome: stated in the 1996 Broadway musical Rent, written by Jonathan Larson^[8]

• The Five Boroughs^[9]

• New Amsterdam: the original name of the Dutch colony from 1624 until 1665