# Why is N.Y. Gotham?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-y-gotham/213403
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 15, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-y-gotham/213403 "2003-11-15T07:28:28Z")
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### Author: ![myles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@myles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myles)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-y-gotham/213403/1 "2003-11-15T07:28:28Z")

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Why is New York nicknamed Gotham?

And when was it first named such?

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### Author: ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-y-gotham/213403/2 "2003-11-15T08:25:26Z")

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Well whaddya know - [I found an answer](http://www.gothamcenter.org/faq.shtml)! 🙂