Tag: New York Skate Series

NYSS 2016 Credit Edit
from New York Skate Series on 3 Jan 2017

Thank you for making 2016 a successful year and sorry if we neglected you on this list.
We hope to continue our series of successful events with your continued support.

New York Skate Series

New York Skate Series: EDS Street Session
from New York Skate Series on 30 May 2016

This memorial day weekend the New York Skate Series teamed up with I Roll NY in skating for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and a young blader, Steven White, who has EDS. We hosted an all day session sponsored by Rollerblade who was kind enough to provide a free skate voucher which local blader Malik Ashby won and in his support for EDS, gave to Steven to encourage him to stay strong and keep blading. Featuring skating from Zach Cramer, Pablo Munoz, Joey Lunger, and Tadd Labozzetta. Get more information on EDS and Steven’s story below.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a collection of heritable connective tissue disorders. We had the pleasure of meeting an 8 year-old named Steven White who has EDS and his dedicated mother, Yoly Ym, at our first event of the 2016 season. It’s awe inspiring to watch Steven skate, knowing that when the skates come off, he wears leg braces and sometimes uses a wheel chair. Steven is able to rollerblade, because his skates provide him with support, stability, and freedom that does not exist with other alternative sports or with most sports for that matter.

Why Zebra Stripes?:
Doctors are taught the phrase “When you hear the sound of hooves, think horses, not zebras”. In medicine, “zebra” is used for a rare disease or condition. Doctors often assume that the simplest explanation is correct to avoid misdiagnosis with rare illnesses. But many medical professionals forget that “zebras” DO exist and so getting a diagnosis and treatment is more difficult for rare conditions. EDS is a rare condition and those with it are known as medical zebras.

Brooklyn 2015- Instagram Promo
from New York Skate Series on 17 May 2016

Quick IG promo for our Brooklyn event in 2015 ft. the NYC OG skater and Brooklyn’s own, Kennan Scott of the JSF Crew.

Spot design and concept by NYC skater and NYSS believer, Dick “Cheech” Martinez.

Edit by Craig Benabu

New York Skate Series: Thomas Greene Playground
from New York Skate Series on 19 Aug 2015

The second competition under the New York Skate Series went down August 8th, 2015 at the Thomas Greene Playground in Brooklyn, NY. We had a great turn out with a ton of great tricks from skaters coming from all over the East Coast. We brought it back to the old school with a DIY skate park to give you the raw skating that NYC is known for. With over 8 minutes of coverage we captured all of the best skating to make sure you don’t miss a thing! So sit back and enjoy the show that is the New York Skate Series!

Sponsored by: Aggressive Mall, All Easy Entertainment, Arcena, Blade Life, Blader Gang, Circolo, Circolo Wax, Eulogy, Ground Control, Hellions Clothing, I Roll NY, Jug, K2, Kore, Lux Armor, Moonshine UHMW, Noizy, One, Parlour Productions, Razors, Remz, Revolution Skate Shop, Rollerblade, Roller Warehouse, SSM, Themgoods, Titen, Undercover, USD, Valo, Xsjado, and Youth Frameworks.

Thank you to all the sponsors, Adonis Taylor, Jesus Medina, Cheech Martinez, Jlyn Ortiz, Ray Mendez, Eddie Chung, Sean Grossman, Craig Benabu and everyone else who helped and participated in the first ever New York Skate Series.

First Place: Arsenio Patterson
Second Place: James Perez
Third Place / Best Trick: Taylor Kobryn

New York Skate Series: Alphabet City
from New York Skate Series on 5 Aug 2015

The New York Skate Series is a collaborative effort from local New York City rollerbladers to organize a series of competitions and events in NYC. The first competition under the NYSS was held Saturday July 25th at 12th street and Avenue D in Manhattan, New York.

Sponsored by Aggressive Mall, All Easy Entertainment, Arcena, Blade Life Clothing, Blader Gang, Blader Nation, Circolo Wheels, Circolo Wax, Eulogy Wheels, Ground Control frames, Hellions Clothing, I Roll NY, Jug, K2, Kizer, Kore, Moonshine UHMW, NY Money Team, One Magazine, Razors, Remz, Rollerblade, Rolelrwarehouse, SSM, Titen, Undercover, USD, and Xsjado.

Thank you to all the sponsors, Adonis Taylor, Jon Gillen, Jesus Medina, Jlyn Ortiz, Ray Mendez, Jordan Baez, Jon Ortiz, Craig Benabu and everyone else who helped and participated in the first ever New York Skate Series.

First Place: James Perez
Second Place: Ramelle Knight
Third Place: Alex Ryerson
Best Trick: Steven Sin