Back To The Banks Skateboard Event, New York, August 19th 2006

A "back to the banks" event is planned for Manhattan's Brooklyn Banks on Saturday, August 19th, 2006. Expected are a jam session and three 'best trick' sessions *, with thousand of dollars in cash and prizes. The event is seeks to raise awareness to create skateboard specific areas and obstacles. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Investment In Brooklyn Banks, July 12th, 2003

On July 12, 2003 *, New York City *'s 5boro * Skateboards will team up with Etnies *, Defex Clothing *, and a multitude of local skateboarders to "Clean Up" one of NYC's most highly acclaimed skate spots: the Brooklyn Banks. (Full Article) Search *
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November 2nd Slalom Contest in Brooklyn by Red Bull

Tony Alva *, Steve Olson * and Dave Duncan will be on hand for Red Bull *'s Urban Waves downhill * banked slalom * competition in New York City *'s Prospect Park in Brooklyn on November 2, 2002 *. (Full Article) Search *
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Torres Wins Back-To-Back All Girl Skate Jam & Results

"Under the shadows of the Brooklyn Bridge, fifteen-year old Vanessa Torres * won her second All Girl Skate Jam * event, the All Girl Skate Jam presented by BC Footwear. The event took place Sunday, July 22nd at New York *'s South Street Seaport in conjunction with the Panasonic * Shockwave Core Tour. ..." (Full Article) Search *
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A Performative Critique of the American City: the Urban Practice of Skateboarding, 1958-1998

About skateboarding, cities, and urban culture. An amazing essay by Iain Borden * on the interrelationship between cities and skateboarding, in which the author seeks to "focus on the compositional and representational mode of skateboarding, to consider how it represents the city without maps, and how it speaks something of the city, without recourse to theory or texts." Quote this in your term paper and make your teacher happy. (extract: ...Harlem banks" (Malcolm x Avenue and 139th), "Brooklyn banks" (Manhattan end of Brooklyn Bridge), Washington * Square Park, Mullaly Park in Brooklyn, Marriott Marquis Hotel (45th and Broadway), Bell...) (Full Article) Search *
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Harold Hunter in the New York Times

Harold Hunter *, whose skateboarding prowess and outsize personality led him to modeling, movie roles, celebrity friendships and prominence in the downtown Manhattan scene, was found dead on Feb. 17 in the East Village housing project where he grew up. (extract: ...Place and at skating spots like the Brooklyn Banks, the concrete slopes under the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan. Harold Atkins Hunter's...) (Full Article) Search *
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