300 Skateboarders Tear Through the Upper West Side

October 14, 2009 by Avi · 1 Comment 

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By Matthew Huisman
About 300 skateboarders were cheered and scorned at by pedestrians and drivers during the 9th annual Broadway Bomb longboard race. The unsanctioned race began Read More / Comment »


Pioneering West Side Skateboarding Legend Dies

August 13, 2009 by Avi · 1 Comment 

kessler2Andy Kessler, who turned the Upper West Side into a free-form skateboarding Mecca in the 1970’s and later brought his vision for a skate park in Riverside Park to life, died this week, Read More / Comment »