City’s Best Skate Parks Let Boarders Escape the Daily Grind – DNAinfo

NEW YORK CITY — Skateboarding has taken the Big Apple by storm in recent years and the city has responded with a torrent of new public skate parks. There are currently 18 public skate parks in New York City, seven of which have opened since 2010. There’s at least one public skate park in every borough, with two more parks planned to open within the next few years. That means…
Read more...New Queens Skatepark warms up real nice
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Yesterday, the ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Parks Department, city and state officials, and Joe and Gavin Maloof opened up the new skate park at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Today and tomorrow, the skate park, which features skating elements from all over the city, will host the Maloof Money Cup with skaters competing for a $250,000 in cash and prizes. The Maloof brothers funded the $1.15 million project through…
Read more...Zoo York drops limited edition Rakim decks Nov 17

Two NYC originals: Rakim and Zoo York are collaborating on limited edition skateboard decks to be released November 17th. New York City’s premiere skateboard brand has come together with one of New York City’s original MC’s for a very special deck collaboration. In their December holiday product release, Zoo York will drop limited edition Rakim decks to honor one of the godfathers of hip hop. The limited edition decks will…
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