Though this is a hip-hop blog I do have other interests. One of those being skateboarding. I have been skateboarding for almost half my life now, which now that I think of it is pretty crazy. What got me started was my addiction to Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2. Skateboarding looked so fun I had to try it. In the game one of the best spots to skate is in New York City called the Brooklyn Banks. Anybody that skateboards knows of the Banks. There are competitions there every year, the most famous titled Back to the Banks (which I was actually in NYC for last year, but did not make it to the competition). Recently the city of New York decided to close down the world famous skate spot immediately for storage of equipment used to reconstruct the Brooklyn Bridge. There are a few interviews and other media in circulation because of this. This is pretty big news to the skate industry, the Banks have been a key spot in New York City that attracted skaters from all over the east coast.
Vice magazine has an interview with Steve Rodriguez, a well known New York City local.
Also, watch this clip of Skateboarder magazine's coverage of the Back to the Banks that happened in 2009. Amazing talent in NY and surrounding areas.
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