Editing Big Apple (section)

== In popular culture ==
*The term "big apple" was used by [[Frank Sinatra]] in conversation with opera singer [[Dorothy Kirsten]] on an episode of the [[NBC]] radio program ''Light Up Time'' on March 28, 1950.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play_download&mode=play&dl_mp3folder=F&dl_file=frank_sinatra_light_up_time_1950-03-28_first_song_idve_baked_a_cake.mp3&dl_series=Frank%20Sinatra%20Light%20Up%20Time&dl_title=First%20Song%20Idve%20Baked%20A%20Cake&dl_date=1950.03.28&dl_size=3.07%20MB| title = @22:50}}</ref>
*The [[Big Apple Circus]] was founded in Manhattan in 1977.<ref name="bigac">{{cite web|url=http://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/bigapplecircus.html|title=Big Apple Circus|publisher=Circuses and side shows|access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref>
*The [[New York Mets]] of [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official New York Mets Site |website=[[MLB.com]]|url=https://www.mlb.com/mets}}</ref> have featured a "Home Run Apple" that rises whenever a Mets player hits a home run. It has become a symbol of the Mets baseball team, recognized throughout [[Major League Baseball]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Major League Baseball Site |url=https://www.mlb.com/}}</ref> as an iconic feature of the Mets' stadiums. It first appeared in [[Shea Stadium]], and the original can still be seen on display at [[Citi Field]], outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. Citi Field now uses a new apple, one that is much larger than the original.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gagne|first1=Matt|last2=McCarron|first2=Anthony|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-brand-new-home-run-apple-grows-citi-field-article-1.364890|title=A new Home Run Apple grows at Citi Field|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|language=en|access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>
*Uses of the term abound elsewhere in the names of cultural products and events in or concerning New York, including the [[Big Apple Anime Fest]], the [[Big Apple Circus]], the Big Apple Theater Festival, Jess Teong's [[The Kid from the Big Apple]] and Kajagoogoo's [[Big Apple (song)|Big Apple]], and playful uses of the nickname have been seen, such as Patrick Downey's 2008 historical study of New York City's criminal underworld, entitled ''Bad Seeds in the Big Apple.''
*Following his election as President of the United States in 2016, [[Donald Trump]] hosted a party named "The Big Apple Ball",  which featured themed decorations and cut-outs of New York landmarks in honor of his home city.<ref>{{cite news|author=Edelman, Adam|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/u-s-artists-declining-trump-inauguration-invite-article-1.2935765|title=Donald Trump to hold an NYC-themed inauguration party dubbed the 'Big Apple Ball'|date=January 5, 2017|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref>
*In his 1982 song "[[Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)|Human Nature]]", [[Michael Jackson]] refers to New York City by singing, "If this town is just an apple, then let me take a bite".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Joseph |author1-link=Joseph Vogel (author)|title=Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson |title-link=Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson |date=2011 |publisher=[[Sterling Publishing|Sterling]] |isbn=978-1-4027-7938-1 |page=88}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Randall |title=Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature': An NYC classic on his birthday |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-aug-29-la-et-ms-michael-jacksons-human-nature-a-classic-on-his-birthday-20120829-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 3, 2021 |date=August 29, 2012}}</ref>
*In ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]'', when asked why New York is called 'The Big Apple', Ron Burgundy says, "Because, there's an apple tree on every corner!"
*In ''[[Blue's Big City Adventure]]'', Josh calls New York "The Big Apple".
*In the 2017 video game ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the location New Donk City, which is based on New York City, is referred to by one of its inhabitants as "the Big Banana".
*The cast members of [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[The Real Housewives of New York City]]'' each hold an apple at the end of the show's intro.
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