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Support Your Park Part 7: 5050 Skatepark

There have been so many changes to our day to day lives since Covid-19 hit North America. From the changing group numbers, countless recreational facilities being closed and even our borders between Canada and the USA being shut down still, it’s hard to keep up. All of our businesses are hurting and as we attempt to flatten the curve while moving into more mild weather, it’s important to remember that in our community, our indoor bike parks are taking a huge beating right now. Even once we’re fine to come out from hiding, the parks that we turn to during the winter months, typically struggle into the summer even without an outbreak.

In support of the parks that give us sanity during the cold winter months, I reached out to several park owners back in March and asked how they were doing during these unexpected closures. I don’t believe people realize how much this is hurting our indoor parks, considering this is the time they’re looking to bank as much as possible before numbers dip in the summer. I also wanted to outline ways you can help your local park, may that be buying a pass online to use in the future, or maybe buying products that they have in stock.

Today I’m introducing to you Part 7: 5050 Skatepark, but follow this link for all the #SupportYourPark interviews.5050 Skatepark
354 Front St, Staten Island, NY 10304, United States
Represented by Owner Edward Pollio
Support: Shop through their Ebay Store

How did 5050 Skatepark come to be, its history, significance, etc?

5050 Skatepark: Ha. That is a long story, but I’ll try to cut it down. My wife/partner Angelica and I met riding BMX back in 2005, when she started working at the city-owned outdoor skatepark in Staten Island. My friends and I petitioned the city for several years to get that park built and named in honor of our late friend Benjamin Soto. If you Google the Benjamin Soto Skatepark, you will find a lot on what went down there with us and the parks department. Long story short, they decided to demolish the ramps after 8 years instead of maintaining them. We tried for a few months after to get the city to rebuild the park before Angelica asked me if we could just build a park ourselves. I had been building ramps for 15 years prior, and she had worked and ran that outdoor skatepark for the past 5 years. It took about a year to find and convince a landlord just to trust us. Then we had to help him gut and transform his 8,000 square foot furniture store into a skatepark. We signed a lease on May 15th 2012, and opened our doors on July 7th 2012.

With the changing landscape, you eventually had to shut down the park due to the new guidelines. As an owner, what’s going through your mind right now and how is your team?

5050 Skatepark: We are all trying to stay positive. Three months after we opened 5050 in 2012, we were hit with Hurricane Sandy and had to rebuild the entire park. Storms, debt, rent surges, it’s always something when you own a business. We constantly have to adapt and push forward.

Financially, this must be a huge hit for you. In a normal year when there isn’t a pandemic, I assume March – April is like crunch time right? You’re probably looking to bank as much as possible before attendance declines in the summer. If you can share any facts or figures, please paint us a picture to illustrate the severity of the situation – or maybe you’re doing ok?

5050 Skatepark: Yea, this (March) is normally would be our busy time. The attendance was really down at the beginning of March and for these last two weeks, we had to cancel 2 parties and one special event. It really came at a hard time for us because we just had our third baby back in November. We haven’t had a chance to save enough to hold us over until next winter.

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5050 Skatepark helps with making Face Shields for First Responders and Nurses

As we have all heard on the news, our first responders are short on essential supplies. So when we heard our friend Michael Perina of Assembly 3D Printing created a gofundme to use his skills of 3D printing to create face shields for our frontline workers, we jumped at the opportunity to help.

We have a CNC Machine and Laser Cutter that we normally use to cut out wood ramps, but now we repurposed them to cut Pet-G for the face shields. The skatepark has been transformed into an assemble and packaging factory with the help of Youth Build Staten Island. Check out photos below.

Share and donate if you can. The more we can raise, the more face shields we can make. 

Everyday we are producing 300 shields with plans to increase to 1,000 per day! 

We still need help getting more materials! A big thank you to everyone that has supported this campaign already. 

Every dollar donated will go towards making as many shields as possible!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/3d-printed-face-shields-for-nyc?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=fc527d1f39e44d5b8c4e03b8e2455496

https://www.gofundme.com/f/3DPShieldsforNYC?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

The BMX In Our Blood EP 89 – Ed Pollio 5050 Skatepark

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silive.com- Staten Island Ferry’s 200th Anniversary art show

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http://www.silive.com/news/2017/09/5050_skatepark_hosts_staten_is.html

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — 5050 Skatepark wished the Staten Island Ferry a happy 200th birthday by holding a fundraiser for a local hospital Saturday night in Stapleton.

The free event offered live music, food and featured dozens of paintings and photographs of Staten Island’s iconic boat — which were donated by numerous local artists.

Photographs and artwork were submitted by Vin Barone, Mark Blasko, Jozette Carter-Williams, Michael Defuri, Eric Isaksen, Kristopher Johnson, Nick Jones, Ryan Lavis, Scott Marceau, Maggie Rose Melito, Carol Mitteldorff, Don Arangio, Chad Rachman, Valentiono Scaramella, Michael Sent, Mike Shane, Virginia Sherry, Adam Smith, Sean Sweeney, Tabitha Leee Turchio and Scott Van Campen.

The goal of the night was to raise money for construction on Richmond University Medical Center’s (RUMC) new emergency room in West Brighton.

Eric Isaksen, an EMT at RUMC, helped organize the event along with 5050 co-founder Ed Pollio.

“This is something I feel really passionate about,” said Isaksen. “I love riding my bike here at 5050, I love photography, but most important is helping people that need better emergency health care on the North Shore.”

As for Pollio, anything that involves “showing off art” and “raising money for a hospital” is something he’ll always be a part of.

“Staten Island Skateboarder Grinds it Out as Real Estate Agent”

“STATEN ISLAND — He’s been named the city’s best amateur skateboarder, has a prestigious sponsorship deal with DC shoes and has been featured in Transworld Skateboarding magazine.

But instead of skating on the pro-circuit, Staten Islander Leo Heinert, 23, spends his days showing New Yorkers Brooklyn apartments.

Since his mother moved back to Ecuador, Heinert has been working as a real estate agent for Nooklyn to pay for the mortgage of his Westerleigh home.

When he’s not skating, he’s showing homes in neighborhoods like Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy.” -Nicholas Rizzi DNA Info

For full write-up and video click below:

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150624/westerleigh/video-staten-island-skateboarder-hustles-as-real-estate-agent

A Love Letter To Staten Island | Uber

5050 Skatepark in the new A Love Letter To Staten Island Uber Commercial.

6 Engagement Marketing Lessons from Successful Video Bloggers

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Write up on Featuring 5050 Skatepark co-founder -Ed Pollio.

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Posted: April 4, 2016 | Engagement Marketing

Share content your audience wants to see. Sometimes, participating in social media means curating content that other publishers produce or creating content that serves your audience—even if it doesn’t directly serve your brand. Ed Pollio is the co-founder of 5050 Skatepark, New York City’s only indoor skatepark. He maintains the park’s YouTube channel,which has become a large part of its marketing. Pollio uses YouTube to share content that speaks to his audience’s lifestyle and gives his audience a greater voice. This includes sharing music videos, content on BMX, skate, and scooter, and interviews of locals and other people supporting the skate park.

 

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http://blog.marketo.com/2016/04/6-engagement-marketing-lessons-from-successful-video-bloggers.html

New life in the works for historic empty aircraft hangar at Miller Field?

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5050 Skatepark In Write up about NYC on UK Tourist Site

Staten Island

There’s only one way to arrive at this borough and that’s on the iconic bright orange Staten Island Ferry, which offers fantastic views of the Statue of Liberty as it sails past.

Staten Island is a peaceful area away from the busy city mainland of New York. Here visitors will find all things from NYC’s history, with museums and historic homes dedicated to preserving the past. That’s not to say that Staten Island is lost in time, in fact the borough is changing rapidly. The entire waterfront is under development and in the coming year there are plans to build a string of hotels, restaurants and outlet malls as well as the globe’s largest observation wheel. These additions are set to modernise traditional Staten Island.

One place already providing 21st century fun is 5050 Skatepark, the only indoor facility where would-be pro skateboarders can practise their moves and check out the competition in the Stapleton neighbourhood. 5050 Skatepark’s Angelica says the area has a lot to offer tourists. “Stapleton is a hub for arts and culture, with many small restaurants, café shops, and bars and an artist gallery,” she explains. If your youngsters are new to alternative sports, the team at 5050 Skatepark offer one-on-one lessons to get them ruling the ramps in no time.

 

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More fun awaits kids at Staten Island Children’s Museum, where creativity and curiosity are nurtured to help children learn about the world around them through a range of interactive activities. The fun and games include a green living room, where your child will discover how Earth-friendly low carbon wind energy works, or dress the part and become a firefighter learning to use all the right gear. The museum is housed in the island’s Snug Harbour Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, a unique venue converted from the first home for retired sailors in the US into a buzzing regional arts centre. Combining creativity with a horticultural mission and a heaving calendar of upcoming events, the attraction has plenty to see and do for those visiting the borough.

 

http://www.attraction-tickets-direct.co.uk/empire-state-building/latest-news/intro-nycs-five-boroughs

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