<P> `` Big Apple '' is a nickname for New York City . It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald , a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph . Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities . </P>
<P> `` Big Apple '' is a nickname for New York City . It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald , a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph . Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities . </P>
when did they start calling new york the big apple
when did they start calling new york the big apple
the 1920s
the 1920s