Thursday, April 05, 2007

NYC Trivia

1.The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the1930's who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city (Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time)

2. New York City was briefly the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790

3.There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin, Ireland

4. There are more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy

5. There are more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel

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