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Watch This Future Darwin Award Winner Barely Dodge a Subway Train While Saving a Skateboard

2018-06-21T11:30:00-04:00

This unknown future darwin award winner was skateboarding on a New York City subway platform when a missed trick caused the board to shoot onto the tracks. Without thinking, the skater runs after the board and jumps onto the track, retrieving the board and jumping back to safety with only a second to spare. If you value your life more than your skateboard, please don't do this.

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Here's What It's Like to Ride an Electric Skateboard Along the Roosevelt Island Waterfront

2017-06-13T15:30:00-04:00

YouTuber Antoniolb14 recently took an Evolve Bamboo One electric skateboard out for a spin on Roosevelt Island and filmed his ride, in the process capturing some beautiful views of the island waterfront, East River, Blackwell Island Light and the Manhattan skyline.

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[VIDEO] Famous Manhattan Skate Spot Under Brooklyn Bridge Open Once Again

2017-04-11T11:30:00-04:00

"Nestled under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Banks is one of New York City's most iconic public skateparks, acting as a skater hot spot since the 1980s. In 2009, the City shut down the park for a maintenance project on the bridge. Now that the project has completed, the fences have come down and the spark has recently reopened to the public, but not exactly the same.

Recently, the equipment was finally moved. And skaters being skaters, the fence was soon cut and pictures began popping up on Instagram. RB Umali, Spencer Fujimoto, Ron Deily, and Akira Mowatt headed down to check it out for themselves and captured some of the first footage from the Banks to see the light of day in nearly 10 years. Unfortunately, the fun was short-lived as the police kicked them out. It’s currently not legal to skate there despite the fact that it was made a public skatepark prior to the bridge renovations.

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Check Out This Crazy Video of New York City's Rooftop Skateboarders

2017-04-08T10:30:00-04:00

In this short skate video from director Colin Read, watch as a few insane skateboarders ride on the tops of NYC rooftops, performing tricks perilously close to the building edges.

The NYC roof skating intro to 2013's Tengu: God of Mischief. A video by Colin Read. Roof skating by Connor Kammerer, Koki Loaiza, Eby Ghafarian, Alex Fogt, Billy Rohan, Ryan Barlow, Nic Nootens, Spike Lamy, and Leo Gutman

Check out the full video for more.

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[VIDEO] "Eat Like a Local" Visits Lower East Side With Pro Skateboarder Jordan Trahan

2017-01-06T10:43:01-05:00

Eat Like a Local is a series from Vice's Munchies that follows a prominent local figure in a neighborhood or city as they show the places they like to eat at, as locals. The most recent episode of the series follows Jordan Trahan, a pro skater from the LES.

In this episode of Eat Like a Local, we meet up with 5 Boro professional skateboarder Jordan Trahan. Jordan takes us to some of his favorite haunts in the Lower East Side, for a day filled with a whole lot of skating. some Louisiana style sandwiches, pizza & vietnamese food. Conveniently located all within a few blocks of one another.

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Check Out This Video Featuring Skateboarders Inside NYC Subway Stations and Cars

2016-12-12T10:37:14-05:00

While this group of skaters are definitely breaking some serious subway etiquette rules and perhaps some real laws too, they made a pretty kick-ass video showing them performing tricks in, on and around all parts of New York City subway stations and cars.

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[VIDEO] Check Out 5Boro's 5BNY New York City Skate Video in Thrasher

2016-10-01T08:55:03-04:00

There’s nothing quite like footage from the concrete jungle of NYC. This video features great skating, an epic vibe, and three new members of the pro ranks. Congrats Jordan Trahan, Rob Gonyon, and Silvester Eduardo!

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New York City Skate Videos Are Starting to Have a Pretty High Production Value

2016-08-14T10:14:01-04:00

Skate shoe and apparel company HUF recently created this incredible skate video featuring some pro skaters dominating all over Manhattan. What sets this video apart is not the level of skating, rather the excellent cinematography, combining traditional fisheye-lens shots with incredible aerial videography.

HUF NYC // Featuring Brad Cromer, Jake Anderson, Austyn Gillette, Matt Gottwig, Dick Rizzo and special guest Brendan Carroll. Shot by Brandon Kuzma and Tyler Cichy

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Check Out These Incredible Skaters at the Chelsea Piers Skatepark on Pier 62

2016-05-14T08:15:33-04:00

Pier 62 Skatepark is tucked away out of sight behind Chelsea Piers, but the park attracts a lot of local skating talent to the many pools and ramps around the complex.

This is a 15,000 sq. ft skatepark designed and built by California Skateparks/Site Design Group. It features a 5 ft spine, beginner Ollie Zone including a 4 ft Quarter, 2 ft Wedge and a 3 ft Start Box, the Intermediate Fun Box including a 24 ft Ledge, a Kinked Flat Rail, and an 18 ft Ollie Ledge.

In this video from Brooklyn cinematographer and editor Taylor Morgan, watch as several of the parks best skaters work the park with expertise.

The music featured in the video is Fugazi — "Waiting Room"

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Check Out Supra and Thrasher's New NYC Skate Video

2016-02-20T06:20:40-05:00

Supra and Thrasher Magazine recently teamed up with skaters Erik Ellington, Jim Greco, Lizard King, Dane Vaughn, Oscar Candon, Boo Johnson, Sascha Daley, Lucien Clarke, Pat Rumney and more to create this epic skate vid featuring tricks done all over the City.

This video checks all the boxes. Solid crew, awesome videography, and killer skating amidst the Concrete Jungle of NYC. Enjoy...

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