Big Apple - WikipediaBig Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway, in Manhattan's Theater District "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. Although the history of "Big Apple" was once though
