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The Big Banks Section of the Brooklyn Banks Is Open To The Public

Daily News June 5th, 2025 · 10:45 am · 6

As of this morning, the refurbished big banks section of the Brooklyn Banks — underneath the Manhattan side of Brooklyn Bridge between Rose Street and Water Street — is open to the public for the first time since summer 2010.

This is part two of a three-part effort to restore the spot to the skateable condition in was in before 2004 renovations. (As you may recall, the small banks were supposed to be phase two, but they switched places with the big banks to become phase three once they were only restored to post-2004 condition back in November 2024.)

‘Utah, Get Me Two!’ — Andrew Allen’s Movie Matinee

Features & Interviews February 13th, 2025 · 9:00 am · 4

🔑 Interview, Intro & Video Production by Farran Golding

Andrew Allen is practically a longstanding field of study at QS. A few years back he spoke at length about L.A. High for our “Favorite Spot” series, which was followed by a written appendix of other bank spots he has frequented. However, recurring spots are just one aspect in an output with many layers.

Although Allen’s appreciation for Kathryn Bigelow’s surf-action-heist movie, Point Break, is widely recognized, there’s an intertextuality of movie nods spanning the last decade of Allen’s career in the form of video parts, music supervision, board graphics and even a cardigan worn by Ray Liotta.

The 2024 Quartersnacks Cup — Recap

Video October 16th, 2024 · 12:00 pm · 1

The first year of the QS Cup Presented by Vans went down in Greenpoint, Brooklyn — just steps away from the onetime home of the world famous Autumn Bowl. Sixteen of the world’s best skaters were paired in an eight-race bracket, racing each other around our specially engineered pump track until only one skater was left standing with the trophy.

The 2024 Quartersnacks Cup Presented by Vans — Official Bracket

Daily News October 2nd, 2024 · 2:15 pm · 3

On Saturday, October 12, we will be hosting The 2024 Quartersnacks Cup Presented by Vans in Greenpoint, Brooklyn 🏆

Sixteen of the world’s best skateboarders will compete in one-on-one races across a specially designed pump track with one objective: making it to the finish line before their opponent. The winners will move on to the next round until there is one champion left standing.

RSVP for the 2024 Quartersnacks Cup here. Entrance is still subject to venue capacity, but RSVP is required for entry.

73 West Street. Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Doors open to the public at 12 P.M. First race is 1 P.M.

Below, is the official bracket for the day of the event.

A Tale of a Three-Peat Unraveled — The 2024 Bunt Jam Presented By Vans

Features & Interviews July 24th, 2024 · 5:50 pm

If you’re a fan of one of the other 29 NBA teams, you spend a good portion of your time rooting against the Lakers. In every way: losses, personnel decisions, roster moves. Even if your team is eliminated — or in our case, spent a quarter-century out of contention — you could always root against the Lakers. It is the great unifier for the rest of us.

To some Lakers fans, this is just bitter envy. Classic “we rule, you suck” high school shit. But other Lakers fans find it confusing. Why wouldn’t you root for the Lakers? They’re the Lakers.