Veritable: Adjective

Definition: True or real.

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veritable?show=0&t=1387254560

I encountered this word on the article ” The Happiest and Saddest Places in NYC, According to Tweeter ” by Brian Merchant. He stated ” it is the city’s veritable epicenter”

now that I understand the word I know the author meant that it was the city’s true epicenter.