Names of NY
The National Pastime
City of Firsts
America's Mayors
Decoder Ring
100
This nickname for New York may come from the many popular fruit orchards that can be found just upstate.
The Big Apple
100
This Yankees legend is being celebrated by a new television documentary series called The Captain
Derek Jeter
100
Before the revolutionary war forced a relocation to Philadelphia, New York had this top position in American politics
The First Capital
100
This New York mayor was in office from the late Seventies to the late Eighties, and was famous for approaching his voters on the street to ask: "how'm I doin'?"
Ed Koch
100
This is the official acronym for New York's firefighters
FDNY
200
It was a hit song by Frank Sinatra that caused New York to be known by this famous phrase
'The City that Never Sleeps'
200
Before they relocated in 1957, Brooklyn was originally home to this team, named for the fans who had to avoid the streetcars to reach the stadium.
the Brooklyn Dodgers
200
This beloved stuffed animal was invented right here in New York, and his name comes from former NY Governor and US president Theodore Roosevelt.
Teddy Bear
200
Widely considered New York's greatest mayor, and one of the greatest mayors in American history, this son of Italian immigrants is now best known for the airport in Queens that takes his name.
Fiorello La Guardia
200
The largest public housing organization in the city is known by this acronym
NYCHA
300
New York is named for the city of York in Northern England. Before the English took it from the Dutch, it was named after this city, which is the capital of the Netherlands.
New Amsterdam
300
This iconic Yankee bid goodbye to his career and his friends when suddenly announced on the field that he was dying of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a disease that would soon come to known by his name.
Lou Gehrig
300
Though ancient, this strategy game was first played in America at a tournament in Manhattan in 1843.
First Chess Match
300
This mayor, who served one term that ended in 1993, was the first African-American mayor in the city's history
David Dinkins
300
These twin acronyms stand for 'north of houston' and 'south of houston'
NoHo and SoHo
400
Many place names around the city, such as the Manhattan, are derived from this native language which is now extinct.
the Lenape or Delaware language
400
This Mets legend is perhaps best known for the episode of Seinfeld where he spit on a fan who heckled him by yelling: "nice game, pretty boy"
Keith Hernandez
400
Coney Island was the location of the first one of these ever built in America.
Rollercoaster
400
The largest park in the Bronx is named after this colonial Dutch mayor, who happened to have been the first mayor to have been born on American soil.
Van Cortlandt
400
This acronym stands for 'Triangle Below Canal St.'
Tribeca
500
During the bankruptcy crisis of the 1970's, the NYPD protested layoffs by giving New York this scary new nickname, designed to scare tourists away from visiting.
Fear City
500
Giants at the Polo Grounds/Yankees at Yankee Stadium
500
Lombardi's was the first one of these iconic restaurants ever to open in America, founded in 1905 in Little Italy.
First Pizzeria
500
This 70's mayor was the first Jewish mayor of New York City, though his achievements were overshadowed by the financial crisis that rocked the city during his tenure.
Abraham Beane
500
This small neighborhood takes its name from the phrase 'north of little italy'
Nolita