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Bye-bye Banks?

By Brian Tunney
ESPN Action Sports

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The skateboard and BMX communities owe a lot to the iconic bridge connecting lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Sadly, its days as a skate and bike spot might be numbered. Over the past four years, the Brooklyn Banks have enjoyed a wealth of success as a public, free, safe and progressive spot. But beginning in December, reconstruction on the Brooklyn Bridge will lead to the closure of the Banks for an indeterminate period of time, with the space to be utilized as a staging area for trucks and con ...

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