Spots: Midtown Manhattan — Gramercy, Kips Bay & Murray Hill

Spot: The Public Health Building is colloquially refereed to as “the fake Barcelona ledge,” due to its resemblance of the keyhole ledge at MACBA (or at least a miniature version of it.) The ledge is about a foot and a half in height, four feet long, and topped off with a four foot drop at the end. It’s made out of smooth marble, and wide enough for boardslides or lipslides on the top, although too skinny for a tailslide or a noseslide. Up top, there is a ledge and a couple gaps in between the bench next to the ledge. Next to that, there is a sculture that makes a pretty good, four foot wide wallride.

Bust — ♦♦♦♦♦ / Almost Immediate: This is one of the few spots in the city where you actually need to run from the guards, who are basically cops in the sense that most of the people who come to kick you out can cuff you if they catch you.

Avoid the front window and views of the security camera at all costs. Actually skating here is wholly dependent upon luck. Typically, you get kicked out in literally one minute if you go in the wrong area, but if you don’t skate all around the plaza and avoid windows and cameras, you may have a shot at filming a trick on the ledge.

Location: 27th Street and First Avenue in Gramercy / Kips Bay. Take the 4, 5 or 6 to 23rd Street, skate east on 23rd until you reach First Avenue. Make a left and skate north on First Avenue for four blocks.

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