proper nickname

A long-established nickname for New York City whose modern popularity grew through horse racing, jazz culture, and a major 1970s tourism campaign.

““She had dreamed of moving to the Big Apple since high school.””

A literary nickname for New York City popularized by Washington Irving in the early nineteenth century and later reinforced by noir imagery and Batman.

““The photograph captured Gotham under a heavy winter fog.””

A common New York shorthand for Greenwich Village, the Manhattan neighborhood centered around Washington Square and nearby downtown streets.

““We met near Washington Square in the Village.””