Big Apple "whore theory" was all a joke

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

   I saw the book NEW YORK, YEAR BY YEAR (2002) by Jeffrey Kroessler at my
local Barnes & Noble.  Kroessler is president of the Society for New York
City History (SNYCH), and he credits Peter Salwen in the introduction.
   I e-mailed Kroessler (as I've e-mailed Salwen for the past seven years,
without a response) that it's long past time to get the "Big Apple whore
theory" off the web.
   Unlike Salwen, Kroessler e-mailed back.
   The "whore theory" was all a joke!
   Yes, we'd known all along that not a single "true fact" checked out.  But
the point is, it's on the New York Public Library's web site as the truth!
It takes up half the box in LET'S GO NEW YORK 2002!  It was mentioned as true
last year in the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and in SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN!
   Despite my constant efforts, the African-American responsible for "the Big
Apple" has never been honored by the city.  SNYCH could have at least HELPED.
   I told Kroessler again to take the "whore joke" off the web.  I guess
Kroessler and Salwen both think it's still funny.

Barry Popik
(letter attached below)

Subj:   Re: Get Salwen to remove his "Big Apple" libel from the web!
Date:   10/8/2002 9:13:54 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:   <A HREF="mailto:kroessler at postbox.csi.cuny.edu">kroessler at postbox.csi.cuny.edu</A>
To: <A HREF="mailto:Bapopik at aol.com">Bapopik at aol.com</A>
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It's a joke. And obviously so, as there are several clues that are
obvious.
Jeff Kroessler