He either sat by himself at the end of the bar, or played pool or shuffleboard.

"The employees would come out here and play shuffleboard," he said.

Two men, both wearing fishing boots, were playing shuffleboard.

Neighbors - elderly, young and in between - play shuffleboard, sit on benches or stop to chat.

If it wasn't for the ponies, I'd have been playing shuffleboard in Florida years ago.

To play shuffleboard these days, he uses the courts at the senior citizens center in Rego Park.

Four elderly men were playing shuffleboard in front.

"There's a pretty girl who talked with you this morning when you were playing shuffleboard," said Jupe.

"It's not like we'd be forced to play shuffleboard, right?"

Well, Verecker played shuffleboard in the mornings with his nickeleyed wife.