Why is New York known as The Big apple?
Richard, Porto Portugal
- This name refers to Manhattan only and derives from the name given to the prostitutes working at the most fashionable whorehouse of the early 19th century. The madame of this establishment was a french woman called Evelyn - Eve to her closest pals - and she referred to her prostitutes as "my irresistable apples". Manhattan subsequently became known as "the Real Apple" or "the Apple Tree" reflecting the quantity and quality of the professional young ladies.
tom, London England
