That's because the New York Dept of Health has decided that childhood games like tag, kickball, dodgeball, red-rover, stickball and most other pysically active games are dangerous for children.

Exactly what are these idiots smoking at NYDH?
They (apparently) can't/won't do something more meaningful like tracking level-3 sex offenders and pedophiles efficiently, and don't (appear to) have a clue as to thwart child predators, but they can sure as hell throw their weight around when it comes to these "dangerous" games!

Mine get thier exercise walking to the needle exchange..