http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/nyregion/new-york-today-how-bout-our-apples.html 2016-09-23 12:55:51 New York Today: How ’Bout Our Apples? Friday: Biting into the history of our apples, weekend events, and the Great Hurricane of 1938. === Updated, 6:53 a.m. Good morning on this final summery Friday. Our city’s nickname, the Big Apple, But New York State is one of the top five apple producers in the country — alongside Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington — according to the author and apple expert The 19th century marked Today, New York is best known among connoisseurs of fine fruit for its classic Northern Spy and Newtown Pippin apples. (A Northern Spy tree can take up to 10 years to bear fruit, said Mr. Bussey, whose encyclopedia, “The Illustrated History of Apples in North America,” is scheduled to appear next year.) Some helpful tips as we bite into apple-picking season: • “Better-developed sugars, more complex flavors and more satisfying to eat,” Mr. Bussey told us. • (Until, of course, you bake them into an • “They can run from practically black and tints of blue to yellows, greens and reds,” Mr. Bussey said. It’s just their genetic makeup, he said, adding that the pretty apples don’t always taste the best: “Under the skin is really where it counts — not what’s on the outside, but on the inside.” Agreed. Here’s what else is happening: We have one more day of “summer.” So while it’s technically autumn, today will be mostly sunny with Fall temps move into the city tonight, bringing chillier readings and a chance of rain. Saturday and Sunday will be cool, with highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s at night. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Saturday • • • • • • • Sunday • • • • • • • • • • • • • • During this week in 1938, the Great New England Hurricane brought havoc to parts of the Northeast. It slammed into Long Island before barreling through Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Vermont. Though it was Little warning was given to those who were enjoying the fading summer. On Sept. 21, a little after 2 p.m., the Because of the storm, 10 new inlets formed between Fire Island and East Hampton. Most of Long Island was plunged into darkness. “The devastation exceeded anything ever before experienced there,” In New York City, In all, And more than 600 people lost their lives. New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at