The Bunnies Of New York

May, 1971

The Bunnies of New York"This town's so big," according to the old saw, "they had to name it twice--New York, New York." Actually, in the 345 years since Peter Minuit traded $24 worth of trinkets to the Manhattan Indians in exchange for their island real estate, the city has been named and nicknamed many times--formally and informally, affectionately and derisively. Starting out as New Amsterdam, it became New York, New Orange, then New York again; more recently, it's been cal...