<P> Kansas is apt to see in New York a greedy city...It inclines to think that the big apple gets a disproportionate share of the national sap . </P> <P> William Safire considered this the coinage, but the Random House Dictionary of American Slang has described the usage as "metaphorical or perhaps proverbial, rather than a concrete example of the later slang term". </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

How did new york get the nickname the big apple