New York Society of Play recently opened a new location in Greenpoint at 724 Manhattan Avenue, replacing the old headquarters at 79 West Street. The new location contains both a store called Frontier Games and space for all NY Society of Play events.
NY Society of Play was founded by Ali Ngom in 2019 when he saw…
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I’d just like to add that Ali is awesome. My 7YO autistic son and I went into Frontier Games a week or so ago. Ali immediately connected with him and engaged with him in a dynamic conversation offering alternative viewpoints all while being really respectful and fun. After that short encounter, my kid clearly had some new thoughts brewing on our walk back home with a renewed motivation to think about some different strategies in his game-play.