NY

Big Apple's state

NY is an abbreviation for New York, referring to either the state or New York City: I'm moving to NY next month, an NY driver's license.

Common in addresses, headlines, and casual writing.

The spoken form is usually "New York" rather than the letters.

city

queens

Female rulers or pieces

  • subwayUnderground transit passage
  • bagelsDense ring-shaped rolls
  • pizzaTopped flatbread dish

bodegas

finance

trading

Exchanging for value

ticker · mergers · acquisitions · commodities · bonds

abbreviation

initialism

Spelled-out letter shortening

broadway

musicals

Theatrical works with songs

revivals · phantom · wicked

sports

giants

Beings of immense stature

jets · bills · sabres

state

buffalo

Large North American bovine

Categories
Opposites
US coastal geography

NYLA

Southern California metropolis, abbreviated

CA · Los Angeles · California · San Francisco · West Coast

US regional culture and identity

NYLA

Southern California metropolis, abbreviated

Los Angeles · Hollywood · SoCal · California · Miami

urban vs. rural America

NYrural America

Non-urban domestic regions

small-town America · Middle America · flyover country · LA · Los Angeles

Phrases
Family

NYC, NYPD, NYT

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G