Happy Thanksgiving Eve

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! We at 5050 Skatepark just want to say how thankful we are for everyone that has came out over the past 3 plus years and everyone that continues to support us every day.

Thank you and have a great holiday!!

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Streetage

Check out this street montage that me and some friends put together of footage from the past couple months.

Weekend Events

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THIS WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday November 20th: MUSICATION EVENT
Free to enter 6:00pm-12:00am

Saturday November 21st: JASPER”S BIRTHDAY
Open regular hours 11:00am-8:00pm
SPECIAL: Bring a treat/toy get $5 off your session.

Sunday: PRIVATE PARTY
5050 Skatepark will not be open until 1:00pm due to a private party in the morning.

Locals Only Video by Tommy Gillette

CITY PLANNING MEETING PHOTO RECAP

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Thanks to everyone who came out!
All 115 of you!
If you missed the meeting and want to post your opinion. Check out this link.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bay-street-corridor/feedback.shtml

Old Man Night

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Every other Thursday night we host private sessions for the 20-50 year old crowd. It’s a relaxed atmosphere where people can come ride/skate or just hang out.

Dear teenage boy at the skate park…

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Check the twitter link Here.

 

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Ed Pollio and a couple tools of the trade that helped create his public DIY Mecca.
Intro and photos by Rob Dolecki

“New York City is one place that has never had an indoor park stick around for more than a few months. Attribute it to one of the most expensive square-foot rental rates in the world, or the abundance of new parks throughout the five boroughs; it’s probably one of the toughest places to pull it off.”  Read full article at DIG BMX

CNN Money – Story About Summer Youth at 5050 Skatepark. (Youth Employment Saves Lives)

CNN Money Story

Having a summer job may not give kids much of a financial leg up for the future, but it does help keep them out of trouble, according to a study published this week.
The study, which tracked the wages, mortality and incarceration rates of 200,000 14 to 26 year olds who applied or participated in New York’s youth employment programs, found that participants who held steady summer jobs were not only less likely to end up in prison, they were also more likely to stay alive.
“We were particularly surprised about the mortality results: In essence, the program saved about 20 lives per year over the four years that we studied,” wrote the researchers, who were from the Wharton School of Business, the University of California at Berkeley and U.S. Treasury Department.
To determine the number of lives saved, researchers compared the mortality rate of those who were offered a spot in the summer employment program between 2005 and 2008 and compared it with the mortality rates of those who did not end up participating in the program, said Judd Kessler, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at Wharton. In total, they saw a nearly 20% reduction in the mortality rate among those who participated in the program.
“Those of us who have been in this field for many years have always known intuitively that the program, while only a six-week program, kept people engaged and out of trouble,” said Bill Chong, New York City’s Commissioner of Youth and Community Development, which oversees the programs the researchers studied. “What I think surprised us from the study was the long-term impact.”
However, working during the summer did little to boost the participant’s future earnings potential or the likelihood that they would go on to enroll in college, the researchers found.

Read the whole Story Here.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/14/news/economy/youth-employment-saves-lives/

 

Backyard Halfpipe

5050 Skatepark came 1100 miles to visit me in Louisiana, and while they were here, we built a 16 foot wide, 4 foot tall half pipe in my backyard. Heres a time-lapse of the process.

5050 Skatepark New Orleans Trip Edit


5050 Skatepark New Orleans Trip.
Take a look at this edit of the current state of the 9th Ward New Orleans in 2015. It has been 10 Years since Hurricane Katrina. Watch 5050 Skatepark as the explore the 9th Ward, French Quarter, and Above-Ground Tombs in New Orleans.
Fimed/Edit Ed Pollio
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