The five points (slang)
Pronunciation: /the-five-points/
Also spelled or known as: Five points, The-Five-Points
What does The five points mean?
The five boroughs of NYC; the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
The five points Synonyms: NYC
Example sentence: “We need to visit the five points when we go to New York.”
NYC Boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens
Read: The 5 Boroughs of New York City
The five points in songs:
“D’ya remember back in the Five Points When the fire was in the air And the streets were hot as the hob of hell And the bodies was everywhere” – Black 47, Five Points.
“Fastened to the five points I don’t care about anything” – Sematary, LOUISVILLE SLUGGER.