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Among jazz musicians, 'the big apple' was slang for 'the big time,' and to play the clubs of Harlem

As the cultural center of the United States, New York City is considered 'the apple of the nation's eye' or, simply, 'the big apple'

On a map, the city's borders appear in the shape of a giant apple, with Long Island forming the stem

In the 1600s Dutch settlers in present-day New York City planted prolific apple orchards that earned a reputation even in Europe for producing singularly large fruits

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