New York is often referred to as the Big Apple. A strange nickname with an unusual origin that you probably don't know. 'Gotham,' 'the City that never sleeps,' 'the Standing City…' New York has ...

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Dei Filippone declared it “a very New York drink,” explaining that Manhattanites like to get “a buzz on and go, go, go.” However big the kerfuffle, though, Odeon bartenders served 623 ...