BLK OPS Session Fort Greene Park
Last week I didn’t want to believe that we were going to get hit with a least 10 – 12″ of the fresh stuff in Brooklyn. Between following weather channel and various bits of INTEL gathering from BLK OPS members, I just came to the conclusion that I need to sit back, chill, and let mother nature do her business, set a nice wide stance and wax the board of course! Sure enough we got hit with the good stuff and had a great session in Ft. Greene Park before we got shut down by the Park Police. A major disappointment, but at least we got to teach a few kids from Ft. Greene Projects how to Snowboard. I can’t wait to get The Hoods to Woods Foundation going next month at Mt. Creek, New Jersey.
And you know I got the Hood tuning station in the crib! no work horse needed. Just turn two TV Dinner tables upside down sun. BAM! (cue in MacGuyver theme song)
So Many times I had high hopes of Snowboarding in Brooklyn and we always seem to miss out on a good low pressure system. And if you’re one of those riders in the city without a quiver of boards, you most likely will not even think about riding in the streets unless there is a foot or better. What started out as a mere crop dusting Saturday night turned into this the next morning…
So without any hesitation, I sent out massive INTEL blast to BLK OPS crew to meet up at Ft. Greene Park 1100HRS to session! Started my trek down to Utica Avenue subway station. And when I walk down Malcom X BLVD in Bed-Stuy with a Snowboard under my arm it’s the greatest feeling in the world. From the nods, the questions and remarks like:
“Sun, that’s a Snowboard?!”
“yooooo you on that white boy shyt!”
“Yo? you fuck with THAT my man?!”
“Is that a Ski board?”
and my favorite “Can you teach me how to do that?!” And ladies and gents, This is how I start my recruitment on the streets of Brooklyn LOL. Made down to the Subway to catch the C Train.
Soon as I got to the Park I spotted the homie Mike Cohen from Shut and his dog Max
Props to Shon for taking the dope shots and shredding with us. Shon is a SYCK street biker and now Snowboarder. peep his page
moments later more BLK OPS crew showed up. And one rider just happened to have a Bungee Banshee with him! and I’ve been waiting to try the product before I went out and copped one myself. We figured the best approach was to anchor the bungee cord to a tree on the approach to the kicker.
Big shout out to John for standing up to the park police!
BLK OPS and ODB are for the kids!
Khalid getting a nice ollie off the kicker. Check out Khalid’s new iphone app Snocell and download it!
Nothing like doing a Method with NYC as your back drop.
John was getting crazy air time!
So what’s the word on this, is it permanently banned? Did the Parks department ever reply to your email?
You know that we’ll sign any petition that you create Deka. We’ll get it circulated to all the heads and the hoods. Way to represent Humanity positively, bro!
Fight the power, shred the powder! Why no snowboards in the park? Where are the kids supposed to learn to evoke stoke in the projects if the law man keeps putting down positivity? What possible problem could this little jump over a trash can have cause? And the one ranger calls it “her” trash can, someone should tell her that you can only own yourself…
Wow you guys are about the sweetest people ever …. and that was sweet snowboarding and that was great what you did for thoses kids and the cops screw them at least you guys are doing postive thing for NYC you guys are awesome ill sign the petion !
After checking the NYC parks website I’m pretty sure the park rangers were making this up. The only reference to skiing/sledding/”coasting” in the official NYC park rules is this: “No person shall roller skate, ski, skateboard, sled or coast on any kind of vehicle except in areas designated and maintained for such use.” There are rules against doing things that would cause others ‘undue alarm’ so that might be reason to tear down the makeshift ramp, but it’s sketchy.
I bet you could petition for an official snowboard park. The city does have skate parks, after all.
keep me up on the Hoods to Woods foundation. Sounds like a cause I wanna support now *off to Tahoe 4 fresh powder*
Thanks. It’s nothing to give back to the hood. Snowboarding is about fun!
aight! Tahoe! you are on the right path my friend! will keep in touch. We need volunteers next month. taking a group of excited kids from Bed-Stuy.
Joey you are so right. So lame for them to stop the fun!
You get my voice and my support 110% bro I’ll be putting up a post about this on Monday of next week. Hoods to Woods just became my official get kids stoked organization of choice. Hit me up with an email soon so we can discuss some stuff to promote this and some ideas I have.
Well, I read the same thing and it sound rather vague. Which is a good thing because it can be taken into context. Now, if you guys want to start a petition count with my total support. I personally shred the parks in brooklyn and I have gotten ticked off by these people more than once. I thought it was only where I go (around highland park) but I guess is in other places as well.
We need to set this straight though. I don\’t understand what their problem is anyway, is not like we are damaging park property, like when skaters grind on park benches, or killing the already frozen grass either.
My MAN! keeo pushing the boundaries of what is possible..
FUN in BK!
Dude… you doing it bag man… wont miss the next one, if we get one…
Corey aka PREMO
That was a good time – it was fun putting Kids On Shred (I\’m the dude in the tan snowpants).
The \’incident\’ seems to be getting a lot of light. You should put people on to the Chill Foundation – it\’s the Burton nonprofit that gets underprivileged kids out riding. I don\’t work for them and can\’t vouch but it seems legit enough to get my $$$.
The kids should be the story here – Park Police took apart another jump we built earlier but said we could ride all we wanted. Looks like these 2 just had something to prove.
Andrew, thanks for the support bro. The Hoods to Woods Foundation is sponsored by Burton Chill at Mt Creek this winter