New
York
And then, there's the city, the Big Apple...
New York City, the one and only. Shop on Fifth Avenue, feel the excitement
of Times Square, the world of Wall Street, the vitality of Carnegie Hall. See
the city from atop the Empire State Building, and feel the emotion of history
and the hope of the future at the Statue of Liberty. Magnificent New York!
The Empire State: New York is called "The Empire State" because of
it's wealth and variety of resources. This nickname appeared on New York license
plates from 1951 through the mid-1960s. In 2001, "The Empire State"
legend returned to New York license plates.
The Excelsior State: This nickname
comes from the motto of New York; "Excelsior." New York's motto means
"ever upward."
The Knickerbocker State: This nickname
comes from the pants worn by early Dutch settlers in New York. "Knickerbocker"
is a German term made up of two words. "Knicker" means box and "bock"
is a male goat. This term was promoted in Washington Irving's character, Diedrich
Knickerbocker in "Knickerbocker History of New York." |
