A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NYC

Sat, 18 Oct '25
Home to the U.S.'s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short
Wed, 23 Apr '25
Home of Madison Ave. and Houston St.
Tue, 15 Oct '24
Home of MoMA and M.S.G.
Mon, 29 Jul '24
Home of MoMA, for short
Fri, 3 Nov '23
Where Scrabble was invented: Abbr.
Tue, 22 Nov '22
LGA and JFK's location
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Locale for ZIP code 10001, in brief
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Home of the Met, the Whitney and the Frick, in brief
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Gotham inits.
Thu, 11 Mar '21
Big public radio letters after "W"
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Big Apple inits.