“Big Apple” in the media

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from January 19, 2024

“Big Apple” in the media

The “Big Apple” story has made the following media:

Irish America, January/February 1994 (not online)
New York Post (New York, NY), October 18, 1995 (not online)
New York Post (New York, NY), January 30, 1997 (not online)
“Dear Abby” by Abigail Van Buren, February 19, 1997
The Word Detective, October 17, 1997
The Straight Dope, September 17, 1999
Voice of America, March 24, 2002
Gothamist, July 22, 2004
The New York Times (New York, NY), August 29, 2004
The New York Times (New York, NY), July 8, 2009
amNY (New York, NY), April 11, 2014
6sqft, April 13, 2017
Untapped Cities (New York City), July 5, 2017
The Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2020
Gothamist, January 21, 2020
WNYC, January 21, 2020
Daily Mail (London, UK), January 22, 2020
Daily News (New York, NY), May 3, 2021
CBS Mornings, May 8, 2021
Fox 5 (New York, NY), January 31, 2024
Untapped Cities (New York City), February 16, 2024

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