NYC SLANG
BOROUGHS
NY FOOD
MUSIC & CULTURE
NY SPORTS
100

This NYC slang word means “seriously” or “I’m not joking.”


What is “deadass”?


100

Times Square, Central Park and Harlem are located in this borough.

Manhattan
100

New Yorkers commonly fold this thin, cheesy food before eating it.

What is a pizza slice?

100

 Jay-Z and Alicia Keys collaborated on this famous anthem about New York City.

What is “Empire State of Mind”?

100

This Major League Baseball team plays its home games in the Bronx.

Who are the New York Yankees?

200

This neighborhood store sells snacks, drinks, sandwiches and everyday items.

What is a bodega?


200

 This is the only New York City borough connected to the mainland United States.

What is the Bronx?

200

This New York sandwich is made with chopped ground beef, melted cheese and toppings on a hero.

What is a chopped cheese?

200

Hip-hop is widely recognized as beginning at a 1973 party in this New York City borough.

What is the Bronx?

200

This Major League Baseball team plays its home games at Citi Field in Queens.

Who are the New York Mets?

300

When New Yorkers say it is cold outside, they mean the weather feels like this.

What is extremely brick?

300

By land area, this is the largest of New York City’s five boroughs

What is Queens?

300

New Yorkers shorten the name of this popular breakfast sandwich

What is a baconeggandcheese?

300

Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. was famously raised in this New York City borough.

What is Brooklyn?

300

This NBA TEAM WON THE CHIP

Who are the New York Knicks?

400

the food was very good, a certain word

what is mad good?

400

New York City’s free ferry connects Lower Manhattan with this borough.

What is Staten Island?

400

What Pizza spot is in Spiderman

What is Joes Pizza?

400

Jennifer Lopez’s nickname

What is Jenny from the Block?

400

Despite their New York names, the Giants and Jets play their home games in this state.

What is New Jersey?

500

When someone is doing too much 

What is ODE?

500

The name Brooklyn developed from “Breukelen,” a town located in this European country.

What is the Netherlands?

500

This viral NYC deli phrase is yelled when an Ocky-style sandwich is finished.

What is “Sure! Sure!”?

500

The legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan originated in this borough.

What is Staten Island?

500

This hockey team won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 through 1983.

Who are the New York Islanders?

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