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Full Bleed: New York City Skateboard Photography

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Jennifer Willis — No Comments ↓

The History of New York City Skateboarding … … comes alive visually in 250 amazing full bleed photographs that span 30 years, from over 40 photographers. FULL BLEED at MILK STUDIOS 450 WEST 15 ST. CORNER OF 10TH AVE GALLERY…

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How to Save the Brooklyn Banks

Posted on November 23, 2009 by jwillis — 2 Comments ↓

Fact: They are closing the Brooklyn Banks. The NYC skateboarding community will likely lose a beloved historical landmark and it will never be the same even if they give it back. Architectural structures reveal a great deal about their social…

Posted in Events, In the News, NYC History, Skate Parks, Skateboarding Legends

Afropunk 2009 – Skateboarding

Posted on July 7, 2009 by David Willis

They built it – They came Diversity is cool, it ups the ante, but connection is awesome. See entire afro-punk 2009 Alubum If there was ever a good idea, with the right leadership and philanthropically cool vibe of visionary genius,…

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Posted in Events, New York City, NYC History, Skateboarding Legends

What NYC Skaters Really Need

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jwillis — 2 Comments ↓

Creating Multi-use Public Space Instead of Skate Parks UPDATE: As of May 30th, LES Skate Park has Skate Art thanks to Open Road and other organizations in the city. Wooooo! I am frustrated that the Upper East Side and East…

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Posted in New York City, NYC Companies, NYC History, Skate Parks

Rival Skate Shop

Posted on March 18, 2009 by David Willis — 6 Comments ↓

Rival is not your daddy’s corporate skate shop. Rival Skate Shop in Tribeca is not, in any way, glossed over for commercial appeal and is clearly a venture driven by devotees of the east coast scene.. skateboarding… Nike sneakers……