This is the first time that a Big Apple neighborhood has topped our list.
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But a larger look at inventory levels across the U.S. indicates that the Big Apple is not alone.
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Under Mayor Bloomberg New York has managed to raise its tech profile, tempting some risky writers to muse that the Big Apple could eclipse Silicon Valley.
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New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, a liberal Republican, pointed out last week at a Senate town-hall hearing in Philadelphia that the Big Apple's economy would collapse without the half-million or so undocumented people among the city's 3m immigrants.
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Ross Goldstein, a co-founder and managing director of DFJ Gotham, points out that the Big Apple has climbed the ranks to become the second-largest venture capital hub in the U.S., unseating Boston and second only to the Bay area now.
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The question for investors is whether Apple can apply these capabilities to a big market that Apple has not yet tapped.
Though most attention on municipal contests this year focused on New York following the September 11 terrorist attacks that devastated the Big Apple's financial district, there were big races in key cities across the country.
It is no secret that Apple has a big problem in emerging markets.
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To be sure, it is kind of incredible that a business as big as Apple is can grow as fast as it has.
But the CEA, the organization that puts on the show, says that Apple skipping out isn't a big deal.
It's a few days before a big Apple event, and you know what that means: a ridiculous amount of really bad fake Apple product shots.
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There is perhaps one situation that might compel Apple to consider a big deal.
The iPhone and the iPad gave a big push to mobile communications that benefited Apple, Qualcomm, and Cirrus Logic.
To me that means that the big tech winners, such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) and eBay (EBAY), could sell off through year end.
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Rather, they'll be put right back to work in the hopes that they "take a bite out of movie piracy in the Big Apple, " according to the Motion Picture Association's Edward Neurbronner -- that is, when they're not busy putting on little, um, dog-and-pony shows at local events.
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Now many are thinking that the next big product would be a revamped Apple TV offering.
That sounds like a big change for the Big Apple.
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Considering that there are some strong contenders in line to buy Hulu, it could end up challenging Netflix again if it falls in the hands of big player like Google or Apple that have huge distribution platforms and deep pockets.
It's free for phones that run Android 2.0, and word is that they're in talks with Apple to get it on the iPhone (word that brought a big hit to the stock of both GPS giants, Garmin and TomTom).
This is one area that Apple are masters at, creating a big buzz about their products.
Or they mocked the fact that Apple is trying to take such a big role in education.
It was not long ago that there was a big concern regarding the future of Apple in the absence of Steve Jobs.
First, says Mr Mandel, economic growth is increasingly driven by big ecosystems such as the ones that cluster around Apple's iPhone or Google's Android operating system.
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New York is sometimes viewed as being so much more energy-efficient than suburban or rural areas that some have started to call it The Big Green Apple.
Raising cash in the bond market helps Apple avoid the big tax bill that would hit if the company brought its cash back to the U.S., executives said last week.
The down side for Apple is that if Einhorn and other big hedge fund holders lose faith in the company as a timely investment, its share price might sink even further.
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The city's boosters claim that people were bonded more closely than ever to the Big Apple by the communal pulling together of the recovery effort.
As everyone well knows, LL Cool Stevie J is so secretive that it inevitably leads to reams of rumors before any big Apple event.
The other big news is that the Obama Department of Justice sued Apple and book publishers for alleged antitrust violations over the price of electronic books.
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