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  2. List of city nicknames in New York State - Wikipedia

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    This 1907 postcard of Canfield Park and Saratoga Springs' nickname "the Spa City" both recall the era when the city's mineral springs and hotels made it a fashionable resort. Saratoga Springs. The Racing City [84] The Spa City [85] Toga; Schenectady. Electric City [86] The City That Lights and Hauls the World [87] Staten Island (borough of New ...

  3. Staten Island - Wikipedia

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    Staten Island (/ ˈ s t æ t ən / STAT-ən) is the southernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York. The borough is separated from the adjacent state of New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay.

  4. List of city nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...

  5. What are the origins of some famous city nicknames? - AOL

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    Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this

  6. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    In central Staten Island, the Staten Island Greenbelt spans approximately 2,500 acres (10 km 2), including 28 miles (45 km) of walking trails and one of the last undisturbed forests in the city. [37] Designated in 1984 to protect the island's natural lands, the Greenbelt comprises seven city parks.

  7. Every state's nickname and where it comes from - AOL

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    Covering over 94,000 square miles, the total surface area of the five lakes is greater than that of seven northeast U.S. states combined—Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New ...

  8. Staten Island Stapletons - Wikipedia

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    The Staten Island Stapletons, also known as the Staten Island Stapes, were a professional American football team. Founded in 1915, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1929 to 1932. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. They played under the shortened nickname the "Stapes" the final two seasons.

  9. Nicknames of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Various nicknames are featured on a wall at John F. Kennedy International Airport.. The Big Apple – first published as a euphemism for New York City in 1921 by sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald, who claimed he had heard it used the year prior by two stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Grounds because of the large prizes available at horse races in New York. [3]