He raised 17 percent, or $1.5 million, from the other four boroughs.

The school has about 120 students, ages 8 to 14, from all five boroughs.

"The issues that affect us are different from other boroughs."

Now, nearly 30 percent are from Manhattan or other boroughs, he said.

The players come from the five boroughs by way of nearly all points on the globe.

The best players in this tournament are from the five boroughs.

"We have not had a great deal of sympathy over the years from the other boroughs," he said.

Some of the group's members come from other boroughs to attend the meetings.

The city's high schools, which draw from all five boroughs, are filled to 140 percent of capacity.

After all, a city resident cannot escape them merely by moving from the five boroughs.