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Street Games 2009
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Street Games

Thank you for a successful Street Games 2009. Street Games was featured on NY1; watch the clip!

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thomas Jefferson Park
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
114th Street & First Avenue, Manhattan
FREE EVENT

Street Games is an annual event that brings back the classic “street games” and introduces them to a new generation of kids (with a modern twist!) while recreating experiences and memories from another era. Street Games ’09 will feature “old school” activities like stick ball, wall ball, skully, yo-yo, hula hooping, pogo sticks, double-dutch, hopscotch, slap & rhyme, lemon twist, roller skating, and skateboarding.

For the more serious gamers, Street Games will feature live demonstrations and activities such as the New York Emperor’s Stickball League and the New York Knicks’ Groove Truck. Street Games 2009 is much more than just the games! We will feature musical performances of some of our favorite songs from the ’60s and ’70s to recreate those timeless grooves. Come to Street Games dressed in your favorite ’70s gear and win prizes!

Event Details:

  • Stick Bal linstruction from the Emperor’s Stickball League
  • New York Knicks Groove Truck
  • Box Ball
  • Skully
  • Hula Hoop Clinics and Performance by Groove Hoops
  • Yo Yo
  • Double-Dutch
  • Live music from the ’60s and ’70s
  • Roller skating
  • Appearances by Knicks Legends Walt Clyde Frazier and Allan Houston!
  • Wall Ball
  • Pogo Stick Clinics and Performance by The XPogo Jumpers
  • Lemon Twist
  • Arts & Crafts
  • King of Spring Skateboard Showdown presented by Open Road

Event Highlights

Street Games 2009 Wrap-up [PDF, 6MB]

Here are some image highlights from last year’s Street Games.

  • Two people speaking at Street Games
  • Person doing a handstand at Street Games
  • Arts and Crafts at Street Games
  • Playing Basketball at Street Games
  • Child playing a chalk game at Street Games
  • People playing handball at Street Games
  • Children riding bouncy balls at Street Games
  • Children jumping rope at Street Games
  • People rollerskating at Street Games
  • Child playing stick ball at Street Games
  • Person doing yo-yo tricks at Street Games
sponsor Open Road for Street Games