August 28th – Time Square, Win $7500 in Skate Gear
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July 22, 2010 – (Santa Monica, CA) – In its 4th year rolling into Manhattan, Red Bull Manny
The previous champions of Red Bull Manny Mania – Ronnie Creager (2007), Joey Brezinski There will be plenty of action before the pros set wheels to the course. On Saturday, August 21st, Both Saturday & Sunday’s events are free and open to the public. Red Bull Manny Mania Free to the public (more) AM WORLD FINAL: Argentina – Pablo “Jirafa” Sanchez Confirmed Pros, as of 7/22/10 Wade DesArmo Danny Falla Josh Kalis Forrest Kirby Lenny Rivas Eli Reed For USA info and more in the World Final & Pro, visit www.redbullusa.com/mannymania Media contact: Ilana Taub, ilana.taub@us.redbull.com, 310-460-4862 Beginner Skateboarding Classes
New York City
by J.W. What I really love most about skateboarding, is that I get to do it here, in New York City, where even when it rains… my board is always with me, just in case. The city streets dry fast.Skateboarding is a time machine: To relive old favorite things I appreciate the time it has given me.Real – time – not just super great fantastic exhilarating time. Time in solitude. Time with friends. Time to get there, to do as much as I can, go as fast as I can, or take the route I want to take. It is human powered transportation, a vehicle of freedom with no restrictions. Except maybe by “the authority”, if they catch me. No tickets required. Just a skateboard.You throw it down, pick it up, ride the bus, cut through parks, and hop back on again with (relative) ease. No buckles or straps. No cumbersome mechanical thing that restricts where you can go or how you will get there. I have faced fears and conquered them.I have fears. But it’s not over yet. I will get better than this. Despite aches and pains, I am both mentally and physically fitter because of it. New York City
Paul Rodriguez – Tuesday, August 17th @ Rucker ParkIf you haven’t seen him in person, he’s one of the most amazing skateboarders ever. GET THERE!!!! Events
The History of New York City Skateboarding …
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Wednesday, June 2nd – Come Skate Garden Sk8! – 4pm to 7pm
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Skateboarding Birthdays Rule!Sophia’s birthday was so much fun. The kids were a blast and they all learned how to ride a board, do a couple tricks and had so much fun.Need Ideas on How to Throw a Skateboarding Birthday Party? |
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Safety Gear Makes Learning Fun, not PainfulWhen everybody’s doing it, nobody feels out of place. Thanks to Pro-Tec, we had more then enough equipment to make sure everybody was safe and injury free. Thanks again Pro-Tec!
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Here’s the scoop on where to get free tickets to the Maloof Money Cup. Get those tickets!! They will not be on sale later!!!
upcoming events
- Win GA tickets to the MMC – NY here
- April 27th MMC – NY ticket giveaway: Volcom 446 Broadway, NYC @ 5pm
- May 6th MMC – NY ticket giveaway: Autumn Skate Shop, 436 E 9th St, NYC
- May 8th Battle For The Bronx – Bronx, NY
- May 15th MMC – NY ticket giveaway: Homage, 151 Smith St, Brooklyn
- May 22nd MMC – NY ticket giveaway: CD Skateshop, 1760 Victory Blvd, Staten Island @2pm
- June 5th – 6th Maloof Money Cup - Queens, NY
- Volcom Street Pro
- World Industries Amateur Championship
- Tech Deck Best Trick
- 60,000 sq. ft. interactive festival village
- August 4th – 8th Maloof Money Cup – Costa Mesa, CA
- Volcom Street Pro
- Carl’s Jr® Pro Vert Championship
- World Industries Amateur Championship
- Women’s Pro Street Championship
- Tech Deck Best Trick
- 44,000 sq. ft interactive festival village
The 2010 Maloof Money Cup is just around the corner with the first stop in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY June 5th and 6th. Not only is this the first time MMC has been to the “Big Apple” but this will also be the first time we build a permanent skate park! Construction of the 16,000-square-foot skate park (being constructed on top of the former Astral Fountain) is underway, signaling that the countdown to the first-ever MMC – NYC has begun. This one-of-a-kind skate park will be donated to the City of New York through the NYC Parks and Recreation Department’s “Adopt-A-Park” program. Pro skaters Chris Cole and Geoff Rowley, NY Skate Legend Steve Rodriguez and Joe Ciaglia, president of California Skateparks, led the design of the world-class street course.
New York City
Tokidoki and Sephora invite the ladies to come skate at the NYC product launch of their collaborative new make up line.
Tina Parol was just killing the mic with "Who’s Got Your Money" while Lorena and Desiree casually played in a custom built pink and black mini-ramp. The crowd of excited fashion and beauty bloggers circled around snapping pictures and waving to the skaters, while the upper echelon of Sephora (a seemingly she-she-chic brand) were proudly standing back telling themselves, “Wow, this was a really cool idea.”
Why don’t girls have more girl-inspired product sponsors?
At the time, I was too busy gushing over Simone Legno to think about what girls in skateboarding could learn from this event… that and the dude with the donuts on a light-saber kept lurking by the mini-ramp.Simone is a branding and illustrative genius who had been a huge inspiration for me for as long as I can remember being a graphic designer. When he hooked up Pooneh Mohajer and Ivan Arnold, Tokidoki was born and they began producing their "criminally cute" line of purses, t-shirts, and figurines… makeup and eventually skateboards.
"Hey!? Is anybody sponsored by Tokidoki?"
When it comes to raising the money we need – to pursue our epic dreams – maybe we should focus on what makes us different from the boys.
Instead of expecting the same treatment or fighting for equal contest purses -we have to accept it. Girls and guys will never be "equal" – until we have to do it ourselves. Because the problem with girls’ skateboarding, is not that we are skateboarding.. it’s that we are trying to make our mark on the world via the same path the boys before us have laid. It is very much like that in all sports. Except Women’s billiards, they did it all on their own.
Understanding (briefly) the power of the "Girl Brand"
In many ways we will always be "The Side Project", but being on the side is not – out of the picture. We have as much – if not more – ability to create smarter sponsorships for ourselves that are not 100% dependent on the success of our male counterparts. We just have to think like girls. Do you have any idea what the buying power of a 12 to 17 year old girl?
- In 2002, there was 4,810,000 female skateboarders.
- As a group, Teens of
all ages spent a projected $112.5 billion dollars in 2003. - Teenagers influence over $600 billion worth of spending
- Teenage girls spend over $9 billion on makeup and skin products alone
How many brands out there market to teenage girls? makeup & beauty products, clothing, accessories, music, health drinks are a only a handful. Those are the brands (across all sponsored athletics) that girls need to start seeking out.
Girl Organizations
There’s a longer list now then ever before. Local, national and international organizations who inspire, support and unite girls who skateboard (and other sports too.)
Lorena and Desiree rip it at Tokidoki.
New York City
Jordan Maxham takes the title
“This event was put on with a lot of effort from Billy Rohan, Open Road NYC and a slew of supportive sponsors. It wasn’t about big pros trying to win thousands of dollars;
it was much more about bringing kids from all the skate scenes in the area together for one big mashup.”
By: Allen Ying
New York City
Maloof Tickets may be free, but you’ll have to work to get them.
These kids know how sick the NYC Maloof Money Cup, June 5 & 6th is going to be because they camped out – in the rain – just to get their hands on a golden ticket.
– You’re looking at the first kid online for the premiere of “This Time Tomorrow.” He was standing there since 10PM the night before. Click the pic to check out the line that wrapped around the block.
Tickets are limited and there are more events coming – we’ll keep you posted!
New York City
This Time Tomorrow
Posted on 2010-03-19
MMC presents the NYC free premier of This Time Tomorrow skate film: First 50 in attendance get free tickets to MMC-NYC. Premier will be a first-come-first-served limited showing at 12:30pm April 17th inside Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Nearly 4 years in the making, ?This Time Tomorrow? is a film themed around the transition from day to night. It features the talent of Devon Connell, Jimmy McDonald, Curtis Rapp, Dave Caddo, Brendan Granstrand and Will Harmon. Almost 9 months were spent abroad, filming in such locales as London, Paris, Lyon, Rome, Berlin, Athens, Venice, Trieste and Montreal. Even so, the majority of the film was shot right here in Philadelphia, a city absent in many of today?s video projects and long forgotten by the industry. The United Kingdom?s Rory Milanes, Steph Morgan and Lucien Clarke make up nearly half the film and create a strong British presence. Each of their sections were shot in the streets of London, where short days and long nights make the camera light a must. Time was also spent in various other locations along the eastern seaboard including Boston, N.Y.C, Washington D.C. and Miami. Guest appearances in the film include Steve Durante, Brian Douglas, Shaun Williams, John Kroesser, Pat Heid, Jimmy Carr, Daniel Kim, Ricky Geiger, Pat Stiener, Rich Adler and many more. The creators of ?Few & Far Between? bring you this new independent film arriving in April of 2010
New York City
Skateboarding Vacation Tours
So you are visiting New York City or maybe you have family coming into the city and you are looking for something different to do, a fun and exciting activity to try. Real NYC adventure tours are hard to come by, you know.. for people like us. Not exactly a rock climbing, white water rafting, kinda town. Most tours involve sitting a bus and riding from site to site with a charismatic guy chirping facts and fellow tourists snapping pictures. That’s not exactly the way we roll.
Register for a Tour/More Information
Don’t get frustrated wandering around the city looking for that sick skate spot. Don’t worry about having to trek out with your kids and sit around and wait for them to get done skating. Relax. We’ve got your covered. Take a skateboarding tour with us.
Who can participate?
- Everybody. Parents and participants who are not comfortable skateboarding, can rent a bike, bring their skates, or we can arrange a walk-able tour.
- First timers obsessed with learning how to skateboard.
- Former skaters itching for a comeback tour
- Core skateboarding fanatics who want the chance to skate some of New York City’s sickest spots
- Vert skaters looking to check out the many city skate parks
- Longboarders looking to cruise on a through Central Park to Midtown, or a romantic granite and marble sunset on the Hudson in Battery Park.
New York City
Spring has sprung and Open Road of New York is hosting the King Of Spring Skateboard Showdown at Thomas Jefferson Park in NYC on Saturday, April 17th. Billy Rohan, Alex Corporan, and Chad Muska will be there keeping things hyped.
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(From: www.lat34.com) "The Maloofs understand the awesomeness of NYC because they are putting their Maloof Money Cup in NYC. Rumors are running rampant as to what will show up on the exclusive skate course but info is slowly leaking. If you want to get more scoop on what’s going on, check out Fuel’s The Daily Habit tomorrow night at 6:00PM because along with Geoff Rowley, Joe Ciaglia, Steve Rodriguez, and musical guest Dan Black, Joe Maloof will be making an appearance on the Habit. Not often does the show get a billionaire to come on. Should be pretty neat. Today’s New York Week episode is all about the upcoming Maloof Money Cup in NYC, and founder Joe Maloof is here to tell us about the exciting new developments. Also, course designer Joe Ciaglia and revered skater, Geoff Rowley unveils the blueprints for the Maloof Cup course. And, 5 Boro Skateboards Co-Owner, Steve Rodriguez drops in tell us what’s up in the 5 Boros this year. Plus, the pop artist, Dan Black, is bringing a live performance to our NYC Stride Sound Stage."