New York City & Flood Zones: The Skateboard Version

August 27th, 2011 | 7:00 pm | Daily News | 1 Comment

As Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene makes its way up the east coast, New York residents continue to disregard that its severity has been embellished by the Mike “I blew it on the Christmas storm” Bloomberg propaganda machine. But in the event that he is not lying in hopes of preventing a backlash similar to the one from last winter, we have devised a (somewhat) definitive guide on how any potential flooding could affect skateboarding in New York after tomorrow’s “hurricane.”

Tompkins Square Park – Flood Zone C: Thankfully, the most sacred ground in New York City skateboarding will only be compromised in the event of a category 3 storm or worse. E.J. doesn’t seem too worried about it, despite the fact that his Avenue D residence is in Zone A. Who needs to go to an evacuation center when you can just sit on the benches at Tompkins?

Remember Billy’s famous words from the 2003 blackout: “Tompkins is the safest place in the world right now.” The same could be said about this storm. The shipping container at 12th & A might also be a good hideout for those with Zone A residences.

Waka Flocka Makes It Rain at 12th & A

July 31st, 2011 | 3:52 pm | Daily News | 5 Comments

Several days ago, the past two summers’ favorite rapper and victim of one of the largest Grammy snubs of all time, Waka Flocka, was spotted at our beloved ball court with crusty ledges. On an otherwise underwhelming day for 12th & A (the gate was locked), Waka bro-ed down with the locals and proceeded to walk across the street to Reciprocal Skate Shop and make it rain. That rain yielded a wide assortment of skate products and new boards for all those present. Luckily, there was a camera there to capture the man’s generosity. Everyone ask Billy if we could get a commemorative Waka statue or gold-plated plaque at the park in light of the occasion. It would’ve been sick if he went to Autumn, so Paulgar could’ve made it on WorldStar.

One of the few active rappers that matter in 2011. Waka supports skateboarding, so support him. Ferrari Boyz out next Tuesday, August 9th. Waka’s recent trip to New York is also significant because it revealed that Quartersnacks and Brick Squad are probably the only two institutions that hit up 12th & A and Sin City in the same day.

Originally spotted on Worldstar, but their video player sucks sometimes. So here it is on YouTube.

‘How does this demo compare with the standard California demo?’

July 12th, 2011 | 5:19 pm | Daily News | No Comments

“There’s a kid saying ‘I’m thirsty nigga, Imma fuck you up man’ in the background.’ Usually, people in California don’t have to resort to violence to obtain a bottle of water.”

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12th & A back, 12th & A back…

July 9th, 2011 | 1:12 pm | Spot Updates | 5 Comments

That’s all that Tompkins screaming, is ’12th & A back’
All eyes on 12th Street, better picture me skating
Grinding brand new rails, but them bitches is slippery
Stranded on Avenue A, Brenda having my baby
But I’m stacking my stickers, need a brand new pair of Indys
12th & A back, 12th & A back
That’s all that Tompkins screaming, is ’12th & A back’

With 12th & A’s cloudy future decidedly taking a turn a turn for the better as the park opens back up today, New York skateboarders can focus their speculative nature on bigger and better things. Most importantly: when is Slickie Boy going to drop a freestyle to commemorate the park’s return over Meek Mill and Rick Ross’ summer 2011 “B.M.F.” equivalent?

The rails from the Girl demo are still there for all your feeble and smith grind needs. Do everyone a favor, and do not perform any illicit activities in the park (go to Tompkins for that) and pick up trash after yourselves. That’s literally all it takes to keep this place open. Please refer to Billy Rohan’s Twitter account for any future 12th & A news.

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So, 12th & A got shut down

June 22nd, 2011 | 1:02 pm | Spot Updates | 11 Comments

The gate hasn’t been open since Monday, but East Village neighborhood blog, Evgrieve posted pictures of some signs that the school put on the fence. In other words, it might not be the best idea to hop the fence, just as a precaution. (Cali style fool!) Maybe they want to channel the NBA lockout. Who knows. Blame the kids. A few idiots always have to ruin it for everybody.

Billy said he’s “not sure if it’s permanent.”

P.S. Please keep speculation and hearsay out of the comments, just so some moron Googling around doesn’t stumble upon it, and turn it into a case for shutting down the park so he could turn it into a condominium with a frozen yogurt spot at the ground floor.

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