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1. The Empire City. David Stravitz first printed this name in his photographic book titled New York, Empire City: 1920-1945. It represents New York City’s wealth and resources. First president George Washington saw New York as the “seat of empire”. 帝国城市：David Stravitz是第一个在他的出版画册当中将纽约叫做帝国城市的人；帝国城市：1920-1945。这个名字代表了纽约市的财富和资源。美国第一任总统乔治华盛顿把纽约称作“帝王之座”。 2. The Big Apple. Jazz musicians called New York City “the Big Apple” in the 1920s and 1930s. They got the term from a horse track worker who said where to a horserace in NYC was referred to as the Big Apple. 大苹果：爵士音乐家在20年代和30年代把纽约称作“大苹果”，他们主要是从那些马道工作者口中得知当他们在谈论纽约马赛的时候总是说纽约市大苹果。 3. The City that Never Sleeps. A New York City nickname popularized from lyrics in the song “New York, New York” by the one and only Frank Sinatra. 不眠之城：纽约的这个名字来自于Frank Sinatra的歌词：纽约，纽约。 4. World’s Biggest Urban Playground. NYC was named this because immigrant children played stickball throughout the New York Streets in the 1930s. 全球最大的城市运动场：纽约之所以会有这个绰号是因为在30年代的时候那些移民来的小孩在纽约的各个街头打曲棍球。 | 
