Nicknames of New York City
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During its four-century history, New York City has been known by a variety of alternative names and euphemisms, both officially and unofficially. Frequently shortened to simply "New York", "NY", or "N
A model of a big apple is located outside of Citi Field, the New York Mets' baseball ballpark, in Queens.
Various nicknames are featured on a wall at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Gotham City
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Gotham City, or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary urban setting in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the ho
Nicknames of New York City
…by Washington Irving in his satirical periodical Salmagundi in November 1807 as an allusion to the tale of the Wise Men of Gotham, and made popular as Gotham City, the original location of Batman comics, first specified in December 1940's Batman #4, written by Bill Finger The Greatest City in the World – reflective…
Gotham City in 1881 from Batman: Gates of Gotham (April 2011). Art by Trevor McCarthy.
Art Deco and Art Nouveau buildings, such as Helsinki Central Railway Station, inspired the look of Gotham in the 1989 film Batman.
Batman overlooks Gotham, his home city. Art by Alex Ross.
Gotham City's skyline in the 1989 Batman film