Why is 42nd Street called the Deuce?


Why is 42nd Street called the Deuce? Naughty, gawdy, bawdy, sporty, Forty-second Street! From the late 1950s until the late 1980s, 42nd Street, nicknamed the Deuce, was the cultural center of American grindhouse theaters, which spawned an entire subculture.


What do New Yorkers call Manhattan?

Frequently shortened to simply New York, NY, or NYC, New York City is also known as The City in some parts of the Eastern United States, in particular, New York State and surrounding U.S. states. New Yorkers also use The City to refer specifically to the borough of Manhattan.