Tooltip Categories: New York

hit-the-penny

A game in which a penny is placed on the ground between two players, who try to hit the penny by throwing a ball at it.

stoopball

an informal game in which a ball is thrown against a stoop (the stairs leading up to a house or building)

double-dutch

a jump-rope game in which two ropes are being swung in opposite directions

stickball

a street game played with a stick and a ball; somewhat like a simplified version of baseball

lore

old stories, often expressing a traditional point of view

Quite the contrary

an expression used to state that what was just said is not in fact true

the Bronx

the northernmost of New York City’s five boroughs (or regions)