May 15th Barriers Go up – During a 4-6 month period beginning in mid-2010, the entire area will be closed due to overhead paint work. DOT expects to re-instate partial access after this work is completed.

“The Banks are still open?! ”
“Yeah I was there last weekend.”
“No way!”

Speak up for what you believe in.

Thanks to the active support of the community, the DOT has been respectfully leaving the park – as open as safely possible – as they begin the restoration of the Brooklyn Bridge. – But it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen very soon.

The Brooklyn Banks is a unique public space that truly reflects the spirit of New York City.

"Architectural structures reveal a great deal about their social context, not simply by their intended use, but by the spontaneous and evolving communal activity that is discovered in rivalry, camaraderie, the spirit of play and the human pursuit of something epic." – How to Save the Brooklyn Banks

Important Notice from the Department of Transportation

The concrete barriers go up May 15th!

The New York City Department of Transportation is performing rehabilitation and painting of the Brooklyn Bridge. Work commenced in January of 2010 and will continue until 2014. In order to facilitate the
reconstruction and painting work, the contractor will begin to mobilize in the area known as the Red Brick
Park and the Brooklyn Banks, between Pearl Street and Park Row on the north side of the Manhattan
approach of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The contractor installed protective guards around the trees at the end of March, and expects to place a concrete barrier along the perimeter of the shaded section on or around May 15th. Fencing will be installed after the concrete barriers are in place. Setting up this staging area is expected to continue until approximately May 30th. DOT is continuing to work with the communities using this area, to maintain as much access as can be safely accommodated, including the potential relocation of skate areas into areas outside of the staging area. During a 4-6 month period beginning in mid-2010, the entire area will be closed due to overhead paint work. DOT expects to re-instate partial access after this work is completed.

“The contemplated work, when constructed in accordance with my design, will not only be the greatest bridge in existence, but it will be the great engineering work of the Continent and of the age.”

- Report to the New York Bridge Company September 1, 1867 – Plan and Details of Anchorage, Approaches, Towers, and Steel Cables.

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?

Safety Gear Makes Learning Fun, not Painful

When 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!

• 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.