Trivia: Who nicknamed New York City “Gotham”?
Washington Irving
Benjamin Franklin
Michael Keaton
Truman Capote
The correct answer is Washington Irving
So why is this answer correct? : Neither glamorous nor dark, Gotham means “Goat’s Town” in old Anglo-Saxon. In the early 19th century, Washington Irving (famed author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” among other works) began using the word to refer to New York in his satirical journal, “Salmagundi.” Irving was poking fun at the city, but New Yorkers either didn’t know or didn’t care and embraced the epithet.