NYC Skateboard Coalition

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NYC Skateboard Coalition

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After building a relationship with the Riverside Park Conservancy with the ramp repairs, the coalition was asked if it wanted to host events at the park.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Park Skate Jam On 9/11|url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/riverside-park-skate-jam-on-911/|date=2016-08-19|website=Juice Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}} The NYC Skateboard Coalition held a Riverside Skate Jam at Riverside Skatepark from 2013 to 2018, stopping due to the concrete remodeling of the skatepark.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Skate Jam {{!}} Things to do in New York Kids|url=https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/riverside-skate-jam|website=Time Out New York Kids|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}} The coalition has plans to resume the Skate Jam when the remodel is finished.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Park Skate Jam (2017-09-03)|url=https://riversideparknyc.org/event/riverside-park-skate-jam-2017/?instance_id=5904|website=riversideparknyc.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}
After building a relationship with the Riverside Park Conservancy with the ramp repairs, the coalition was asked if it wanted to host events at the park.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Park Skate Jam On 9/11|url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/riverside-park-skate-jam-on-911/|date=2016-08-19|website=Juice Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}} The NYC Skateboard Coalition held a Riverside Skate Jam at Riverside Skatepark from 2013 to 2018, stopping due to the concrete remodeling of the skatepark.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Skate Jam {{!}} Things to do in New York Kids|url=https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/riverside-skate-jam|website=Time Out New York Kids|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}} The coalition has plans to resume the Skate Jam when the remodel is finished.{{Cite web|title=Riverside Park Skate Jam (2017-09-03)|url=https://riversideparknyc.org/event/riverside-park-skate-jam-2017/?instance_id=5904|website=riversideparknyc.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-08}}


=== Andy Kessler Skatepark (renaming campaign for Riverside Skatepark) ===
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In 2020, the NYC Skateboard Coalition, with help from Aaron Aniton, spearheaded a renaming of the Riverside Skatepark to Andy Kessler Skatepark to honor the advocacy work Kessler did in his life for the skateboarding community.


=== Skatepark Repair ===
=== Skatepark Repair ===
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