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Creating Multi-use Public Space Instead of Skate Parks

While I am psyched to visit the new skate park up by Yankee Stadium, I am also frustrated that the Upper East Side and East Harlem still don't have a single decent place for local kids to skate without having to dodge baseballs and adult hockey players. There are a couple spots we've found in the projects of East Harlem where local kids hang out, but they are not exactly safe, nor are they accessible.… Continue

What happens when you don't Ninja roll?

Here's a cool diagram to check out that shows the most common types of skateboarding injuries. I don't know.. I feel like I've done them all, except the super critical stuff.

Thanks to http://www.odeus.com/

Represent don’t sell out.

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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... and hip hop.

$45 Skateboard Decks with grip (no tax) is hard to come by in Manhattan, actually it was impossible unless you get lucky with the toss out pile.

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