A popular skate park is set to reopen in Lower Manhattan after being closed for more than a decade of construction on the Brooklyn Bridge. elijahwestbrook has the story.
A legendary skateboarding spot, known as Brooklyn Banks, will reopen in the coming weeks.
Brooklyn Banks was built in the 1970s before it was shut down for years of renovations. Skateboarders Westbrook spoke with say they hope it will reopen very soon. It was the spot -- uniquely nestled, literately, between the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan and the ramps leading up to the"It's kind of like closing Washington Square Park. If you close that, where are those people going to meet?" said Rodriguez.
Pace University senior Jonathan Becker has gathered more than 50,000 signature to protect the space.
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