What is the nickname of Gotham City?

“Gotham” has been a nickname for New York City since the 1807 publication of the Salmagundi Papers by Washington Irving and James Kirke Paulding. On December 13, 1940, one comic book used a setting of “Gotham City.” In February 1941, Detective Comics used “Gotham City” for a new comic book character called “Batman.” Gotham City was a dark, crime-ridden place.

In 2008, city councilman Hiram Monserrate proposed making “Gotham City” (not “Gotham") the official nickname of New York City, ahead of “the Big Apple” and all other nicknames. This was to coincide with the movie Batman: The Dark Night—that was shot in Chicago. “Gotham City” is trademarked by DC Comics, so New York City would not have the promotional rights to this nickname.


Gotham City is a fictional city appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. Batman's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman #4 (Winter 1940).

Gotham City is based on many large cities such as Baltimore, Chicago and (more widely seen as) New York City, in fact, "Gotham" has been used in recent times as a moniker for New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City

The Big Apple? If we take Gotham or Gotham City as a de facto nickname of New York City, along with The City That Never Sleeps, then The Big Apple could be the answer.
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/gotham_city/

"The city (of New York) is sometimes referred to as "The City that Never Sleeps", while other nicknames include Gotham and the Big Apple."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

However, there is also the fictional Gotham City which is home to Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman. That fictional city is based on large metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Chicago and New York city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City

I did not find any nicknames for the fictional Gotham City. Rather, it is the real city of New York that is nicknamed Gotham or Gotham city.

Actually, I was referring to the fictional city that's the home of Bruce Wayne/Batman, so edmund80's answer is closer to what I wanted. I thought of this question after I learned that the nickname of Metropolis (the home of Clark Kent/Superman) is The Big Apricot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Apricot

[Link added -- Zb]