Archive | July, 2011

Bikers’ Dream: A Bronx Velodrome and Indoor Skate Park.

Bikers’ Dream: A Bronx Velodrome Above left, Fred Sass/The New York Times; Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Above left, the Kingsbridge Armory briefly revived six-day bicycle racing in New York in 1948. Jack Simes, far left, and Mike Green want to restore the long-vacant and much-fought-over armory, right, for cycling events. By J. DAVID GOODMAN [...]

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New Soto Skate Park: Where’s the challenge? say skateboarders and bikers

Soto Skate Park’s new look with no ramps. “This is a slap in the face,” said Stephen Quigley, 17, of Grant City, a constant presence at the skate park for the past four years. “It’s like taking tackle out of football.” (Staten Island Advance/Virginia N. Sherry) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – MIDLAND BEACH – Young skateboard [...]

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