По другой версии, выражение возникл

По другой версии, выражение возникло в среде джазовых музыкантов, у которых была пословица: «На древе успеха много яблок, но если тебе удалось завоевать Нью-Йорк, тебе досталось большое яблоко».

Результаты (английский) 1:

According to another version, the phrase emerged in an environment of jazz musicians, who had a proverb: "The success tree plenty of apples, but if you managed to win New York, you went to the Big Apple.

Результаты (английский) 2:

According to another version, the expression originated among jazz musicians who had a saying: "From the tree of success a lot of apples, but if you manage to win the New York, you got the big apple."

Результаты (английский) 3:

in another version, the expression arose among jazz musicians who had a saying: the success of many apples on the tree, but if you have been to new york, you get a great яблоко».