[BALADO] Big Apple, the reasons for the nickname of New York

Several large cities have nicknames. In general, they are all fairly easy to decode. Las Vegas is nicknamed Sin City because it is the city of vice.

Chicago is called Windy City because its location on the shores of Great Lake Michigan makes it a windy destination. Paris the city of lights, Rome the eternal city, Montreal the city of a hundred bell towers …

But New York’s nickname, The Big Apple, or The Big Apple, is less obvious. Where is he from?

The origins have long been rather vague. Now we know.

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