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2009 NY State Assembly Arts Award
Alice Austein House
Snug Harbor Cultural Arts Center
Staten Island Museum
Staten Island Arts
Gerard Carter Community Center
Richmond Terrace JCC Community Center
Juneteenth Celebrations
Launch of NYCHA From Roots to Arts Chosen Artist in Residence for PHCF
St. George Theatre Featured Artist
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SHOP MANAGER SOPHIE SAYS WE NEED A NEW SKATEPARK ON STATEN ISLAND 🚨✊🏾

We will be hosting a meeting really soon to discuss the design. Who’s pulling up?

🎨: @rojaskillsit

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Recently I had the honor of interviewing @irenesk8s who inspired these recent fisheye shots trying to give them that real grit that’s so hard to capture with modern cameras. During our conversation she describes her life in the 70s having to fight being culturally marginalized with no support from her family to becoming a respected artist in her field. Her tribute to the Brooklyn Banks being featured in the book
“Full Bleed: New York City Skateboarding Photography” showcases her impact beyond her documentation of historic skate spaces in my hometown.

In her youth she would travel to Staten Island and took the photo on the second slide of a secret ramp located in the woods. When the skateparks across the Northeast started to close there was a rise in DIY in an attempt at a final stand before letting the sport completely die. People like Irene are important because if not for her some of these things would be lost to memory as she has the only living archive of some of these locations. That’s why my documentary exists, to continue that preservation so that our borough is never forgotten.

Unfortunately shortly after filming, her puppy Zilla passed away and we’ve been broken up about it ever since. Luckily we were able to capture her essence and will immortalize her in my film to keep her memory alive. Thank you Irene for continuing to be an inspiration, a great friend, and helping with my investigation 🫶🏽

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NEW DECKS AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL @RICHMONDHOODCO ⚓️🐞🗽

I’ve been riding for my local Skate Shop for over a decade and I finally had the honor of collaborating on their newest series of skateboards. We completly overhauled them into a twin shape with a 14” wheelbase.

Once they came in you know @matttakesflicks and I had to get busy and did a field test with the crew over at our local Faber Skatepark. I ended up with one of my favorite photos i’ve ever shot and tons of real-time feedback on the new boards. I hope everyone enjoys them because we’ve put a lot of thought in how these ride based on the preferences of our community. Thank you Richmond Hood for giving us the creative outlet to continue the work that you started.

If you haven’t already go order some now before they’re gone and be on the look-out for something really special i’ve been working on 🤫

📸: @rojaskillsit & @matttakesflicks
🎨: @rojaskillsit
Deck Designs: @gabrielleemmadiaz & @noapparentfunction

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We LOVE what we do here at RHC ⚓️⚡️

🛹 FS Noseslide - @yeo_eli
📸 - @matttakesflicks
🎥/🎨 - @rojaskillsit

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I can’t believe they climbed to the top of the Empire State Building to let people know about how much Staten Island desperately needs a new Skatepark 😭🙏🏽

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Do you think Staten Island Skateparks are cursed? 😱

Find out more about Weissglass, the first skatepark in NYC, the haunting details of all 3 fires, and how it relates to the excerpted clip from the movie “Hero at Large” by reading our full article @theforgottenboro
- link in bio 🔗

✍🏽 - @rojaskillsit

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Did you get your hands on a pair of the new @nikesb Air Force 1s? 👀

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And than it snowed again. 🤦🏽‍♀️🥶

We hosted a community dig day at Faber Skatepark after the record breaking snowstorm due to our Winter depression settling in and our inability to resist the urge to skate. Gave me a perfect excuse to test out my new camera. Our boy @thereal_ace_t pulled up and spit alil freestyle while we got work maintaining Staten Island’s only Skatepark. We appreciate all the volunteers, @communityactivatenyc, & @richmondhoodco for all the support in making this happen.

If you want to kept up-to-date on all our skatepark initiatives or donate to our causes please hit the link in bio‼️

Filmed & Edited by: @rojaskillsit

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YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST 🗣️

Yesterday St. George Council Member @kamillahmhanks posted this comment which has cemented her commitment to our proposal for a new Skatepark in
St. George, Staten Island, New York City. She escalated the project through capital funding allocating $5 Million for this undertaking and to say we are ecstatic to see things moving along would be an understatement.
We have all worked tirelessly to make this a reality, and without the support of our community none of this would even be possible. Thank you so much to @richmondhoodco for cultivating our partnerships with @kamillahmhanks, @nycparks, & @nycedc to make this dream come to life 🥹

We’ve known about this for quite some time but there hasn’t been any official announcements on the logistics of everything just yet.

Please make sure to follow us and join our “broadcast channel” to keep up-to-date on any further updates!!

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@theforgottenboro 🔥🔥🔥 dug this one up! #Staten

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@ny1 covering our event at Fresh Kills Park in Staten Island back in October 2024 to develop a new Skatepark at that location. We have been advocating long & hard for this so seeing this kind of progress hits so different. The energy & love we felt throughout the entirety of that day is unforgettable and it was amazing to see everyone coming together to make an impact in our community. We will continue to work on projects that create more safe spaces for people to express themselves however they choose and provide resources to those who feel marginalized. We will not backdown until we see this through, and we hope that our passion for these projects shine through.

Thank you @richmondhoodco for speaking on our collaborative effort & supporting our vision from day 1. None of this would be possible without the contributions of our community which we give everything to see flourish. Everybody’s collective efforts make this special for everyone involved, and we are more appreciative than words can ever express 🫶🏾

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