In the past two years the skateboarding population in New York City has grown tremendously. Despite this afflux of enthusiasts towards the sport, local skate spots have been closed due to a wide array of issues.
The Brooklyn Banks, a skate spot under the Brooklyn Bridge was closed down because of bridge construction. There was no construction where the skate spot was, but workers needed space to park their cars and other trucks.
The skate park on 12th Street and Avenue A was shut down a few months later due to a few individuals that decided to smoke marijuana in the wooded area behind the skate park. They were arrested, and police shut down the park. These kids were not even the skaters from the park. They were students from a local school.
Although for a few months the Lower East Side (LES) skate park under the Manhattan Bridge was closed due to a remodeling job funded by Nike, the park was reopened on “Go Skateboarding Day” June 21st 2012.