What’s Your Story ? with Tariq Zaid
What’s Your Story ? with Tariq Zaid. 5050 Skatepark released another interview with the owner of Richmond Hood Co and Vodega. Tariq explains growing up in a group home and how the people who worked there inspired him to go out in the world and be successful. He hit a crossroad in his life and decided to take the path less traveled. Filmed/Edited by @mattchirico What’s Your Story is an Interview series by 5050 Skatepark to spotlight some locals here in New York City.
New York Post-NYC skaters, locals pushing to get fenced-off Brooklyn Banks back
Helayne Seidman
They can’t take it to the Banks.
Manhattan locals, skaters and a non-profit are fed up with the city’s glacial pace of repairs to the Brooklyn Bridge, which has fenced off nine acres of space for more than a decade — including a world-famous skate spot and a public basketball court.
“I don’t think the city has any awareness of just how vitally important the place is,” said Joe Ramone, 36, who runs the Save the Brooklyn Banks Instagram account. “It is more than just a ‘Skate Spot’. It was a home for so many.”
The Brooklyn Banks is a legendary skating mecca that first gained popularity in the 1980s and was the stomping ground of renowned skaters like Harold Hunter and Eric Koston. The site was recreated in the 2003 video game “Tony Hawk’s Underground.”
Seaport and Two Bridges locals who’ve never heard of Tony Hawk want the Banks back too.
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What’s Your Story? Tyrone Williams
What’s Your Story ? with Tyrone Williams. 5050 Skatepark released another interview with the owner of Dah Shop. Tyrone explains growing up in Brooklyn and how he got his first bike from his Grandfather and how he fell in love with Bike Riding. Now he is trying to keep his Bike Shop open and healing his body with Yoga. This is a good watch. Filmed/Edited by @mattchirico
We lost a Mullaly Bike Park Legend Today
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