Queens will be home to a new skatepark this year in the Ozone park neighborhood. Tom Lipani snapped a quick photo of the building process during one of the many snowy days we’ve had this winter. The Queens Courier posted details on the newly built park over the summer saying, “It will be part of planned renovations to London Planetree Playground, officials said. The park will be bordered by Atlantic and 95th Avenues, and 88th and 89th Streets. The skate park will include sets of two-, three- and five-step stairs, grind rails, hubba ledges, a stamped brick quarter pipe and a series of banks and slopes, according to the Parks Department. When completed, this will be the sixth city-run skate park in Queens” – Terence M. Cullen, Queens Courier. Though the skatepark does look near completion already, it’s rumored to open during the fall season of 2013. Check out the plans for the completed park below. You can also read more about the park at ShutUpandSkate.
Top Photo: Tom Lipani. Bottom Photo: Queens Courier.
Check out the sneak peak of the newly completed Rockaway, Queens skatepark that I Roll NY reported about earlier last week. Said to be officially opening this coming September, I Roll NY brings you 9 exclusive photos of the newly built park and all of the obstacles the park has to offer. A big thank you goes out to Gilbert Barnett for providing the photos. See all the photos below. Thanks to AOR as well. (more…)
Tomorrow LRNY #15 is going down at the Maloof skate plaza in Queens, NY. This session will be a good warm up to what you’ll be saying during Last Man Standing this Saturday. Info on the flyer above. Directions below.
Date: July 28th 2010 Time: 5:30PM Location: Maloof skate plaza in Queens, NY Directions: Take the 7 train to 111th street in Queens, NY. Walking directions from the train here.
Check the latest from ODNY featuring Alex Ryerson skating in Queens, NY. Filmed and edited by David Toro.“OD Crew welcomes Alex Ryerson, a new Brooklyn resident back from a rib injury that occurred at the flushing kink rails in Queens, NY a while back. What was suppose to be a chill day of skating turned ugly w/ scattered storms raping the area. This being the warm up spot ended up being the only spot of the day. You will be seeing more of Alex in the following upcoming months” – David Toro.
Looks like the Flushing Meadows skate plaza is almost completed. As previously stated the park features obstacles recreating well known street spots around NYC. After this weekend the plaza is said to be open to all sports. New York 1 did a short piece on the plaza earlier today making the claim that, “There are 13 skate parks in the city for the estimated one-million skaters. Two other parks are under construction.” So looks like we should be expecting two more skate parks/plazas done in the near future. See the NY1 story here.
Lets Roll NY session five has been announced and will take place tomorrow in Queens, NY. The session starts at 2:00PM and the first spot is the triple C ledges on Roosevelt avenue and 99th street. Take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard/Roosevelt Ave and walk towards 99th street until you see a school yard. Walking directions from the train station to the ledges here. The second spot is P.S. 92 on 100th street and 34th ave. Be there!
The 16,000-square-foot skate plaza will be built in the Flushing Meadows area of Queens, NY home of the world famous Globe skate spot by June 5th. The plaza will feature obstacles inspired by real NYC skate spots. You can see the notes on the above image of the recreated spots. You can get more information on the plaza here.
Check the edit from One Day New York featuring Michael Valenzuela sessioning at night in Queens, NY. Filmed and edited by David Toro. Check out the nasty blister Mike ends up getting at the end of the edit.
If you didn’t come out to the LRNY X AOR BBQ session last Saturday then you missed out on good skating, good vibes, and good food. A big thanks to Layla Ferrer for being the chef of the day and thanks to Angelo Ferrer and Victor Callender for throwing a great session. Check the edit up top to see what went down last weekend. Filmed by Victor Callender. Edited by Angelo Ferrer.
This week’s C.O.W. features Brooklyn, NY’s James Perez skating the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, the Chinatown area of Manhattan, and the Flushing Meadows area of Queens, NY. A lot of dope lines and tech tricks are featured in this Clip of the Week so check it out! Filmed by Dave Ngo and Craig Benabu. Edited by Dave Ngo.
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