umbrella building
tribeca
Update 08/14/06: They re-did the surface of everything at this spot and turned it into a rugged metal (the generic Tribeca storefront-type material) surface. The ledge at the end no longer has a metal lip, and there is no step off the top to hit the rail, but a mellow slope that doesn't really help you

Here you'll find the typical stuff most Tribeca spots offer. Off of the top platform, there is a round rail running alongside it. It is about two feet high and can only be skated if you ride parallel to it. You could either grind it, and come off in the middle since there is no end, or over it, into the sidewalk landing, which would result in about four feet of a drop. At the end, there is a fifteen-foot long metal ledge, with only one end, making it frontside for regular skaters and backside for goofy footed people. Riding on the ledge, you could hit a slightly sloped handicap rail running alongside it, but that could only be done if you're willing to put up with the short and narrow runway.

You don't get kicked out of here, but at the end of the ledge, there's a restaurant, so there will sometimes be people or tables set up in front. It's best not to come here during the evening.

Hubert Street and Greenwich Street. Take the 1 to Canal Street, skate West on Canal until you reach Hudson Street, make a left, skate south on Hudson until you reach Hubert Street, make a right on Hubert and it is one block down on the corner.

   



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