There has not been one of these in a very long time, and due to the increasing demand for New York City skateboarding related photography, I feel this is an appropriate way to celebrate the issues of Big Brother and Strength that I recently got my hands on. Surprisingly, a lot of these spots are still around.

1. Rodney in the Osiris days, with a trick that I am pretty sure never made it into a video. Same spot at the southernmost end of Water Street, across from the McDonald’s, home of Harold Hunter’s legendary (in the New York sense) nighttime line in Mixtape.

  

2. Anthony Correa, at Houston Park. Circa 1999. 3. Lennie Kirk, presumably pre-Christianity craze at the Bank Street Gap, later made famous by Tim O’Connor’s and Brian Wenning’s parts in Photosynthesis. Circa 1998. 4. Danny Supa, at far and away, one of the greatest spots in the history of skateboarding, which I intend to lament for as long as it comes up in these photo posts (mind you, this isn’t the first time). Presuming I am one day equipped with a satisfactory disposable income, I am building an exact replica of this spot in my backyard. With a carbon copy of Hoboken Ledges right next to it. Circa 1997. Is Duffs even around anymore? I remember I had a pair that I bought at Marshall’s for $10 in the fifth grade. Even some years down the line, I still recall them being the worst shoes ever.

5. Dill at South Street Seaport. Right at the midpoint between the transition from hip-hop Dill and …whatever he is now. Circa 1998.

  

6. Back when Supreme used to actually advertise in skateboarding magazines. Circa 1996. 7. Hey remember this Zoo York? When some of the riders were from New York? When they had an office on 13th Street and didn’t share one on 23rd Street with Ecko and G-Unit? When Ricky Oyola was on it? Yeah, that whole period was kind of cool. Circa 1996. 8. I know this isn’t New York, but it’s Carroll, who is actually better than every New York skater except Ben E.T. Circa 1997. Sorry for the worst scan in the universe.