Warren — Musings —10.02.2013 04:05 PM Sign of the times in the Big Apple 4 Comments Pipes says: October 2, 2013 at 4:18 pm Do you know why they call New York the “Big Apple”? Reply Warren says: October 2, 2013 at 4:28 pm No sir. Reply Pipes says: October 2, 2013 at 4:35 pm I called their City Hall a few years ago and they told me that the name “Big Apple” is attributed to a racetrack they have that is apple shaped. So the horse racing community referred to the track as the Big Apple and I guess the name stuck……….. Neat eh! Reply Paul says: October 2, 2013 at 4:47 pm Park office is clsoed but parks are open Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
Do you know why they call New York the “Big Apple”?
No sir.
I called their City Hall a few years ago and they told me that the name “Big Apple” is attributed to a racetrack they have that is apple shaped. So the horse racing community referred to the track as the Big Apple and I guess the name stuck………..
Neat eh!
Park office is clsoed but parks are open