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Ben Soto skate park in the Advance again

From The Staten Island Advance:   STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – MIDLAND BEACH – For 14-year-old Robert O’Brien, the balmy 67-degree weather on Feb. 18 was nothing more than an invitation to ride his scooter at Benjamin Soto Skate Park. But none had been issued. In fact, the entry gates were padlocked. The park has been [...]

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Ben Soto Skate park in the news again.

Keeping with his promise, Rep. Michael Grimm recently met with officials regarding the maintance and repair of the Benjamin Soto Skate Park in New Dorp. (Staten Island Advance/Virginia N. Sherry) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – NEW DORP – When he was Congressman-elect,Michael G. Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) pledged publicly to work with skateboarding enthusiasts who came out [...]

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