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A view of the Diamond District in New York City. Rob Kim - Getty Images It may be one short block, but an estimated ninety percent of diamonds in the United States pass through here.
This partial list of city nicknames in New York compiles the aliases, sobriquets, and slogans that cities in the U.S. state of New York are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or the cities' tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
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]
The Diamond District at 47th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Diamond District is a commercial stretch between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Until the 1920s, New York's diamond epicenter was Maiden Lane, four blocks north of Wall Street. [4]
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
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A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: Antwerp diamond district, Belgium; Surat Diamond Bourse, Surat, India; Diamond Exchange District, Israel; Hatton Garden, London, England; Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham ...