Awesome Skate Park Built in my home state of NY in the same borough that I am from …. Queens NY. Now they build a skate park like this when I am gone, right!!!
The Maloof Money Cup was at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens NY this past June.
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, State Senator Frank Padavan, State Assembly Member Grace Meng, Joe and Gavin Maloof (owners of The Palms in Las Vegas and the Sacramento Kings), CEO of California Skateparks Joe Ciaglia and pro skateboarders to cut the ribbon on a new skate park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
The Maloof Brothers generously funded the $1.15-million Flushing Meadows Corona Skate Park through the “Adopt-a-Park” program, where small businesses, community groups, and civic–minded individuals provide financial support for the refurbishment and maintenance of New York City’s greenspaces. In addition, the Maloofs will provide $225,000 for maintenance of the skate park over three years. The skate park features elements from some of the most popular skateboarding sites around the city including Union Square Park, Brooklyn Banks and Chrystie Park.
The Parks Department is home to 13 skate parks throughout the five boroughs with two more in construction. Skateboarding is extremely popular in the city and it is estimated that there are more than one million skateboarders in NYC alone.
“New York was first on our list of expansion markets because it’s the headquarters for skateboarding on the East Coast and is home to some of the most iconic skate spots in the world,” said Joe Maloof. “With the Brooklyn Banks set to close for four years, the timing was perfect for us to bring the Maloof Money Cup to New York City. The skateboarding community is really phenomenal in how open and inclusive they are of everyone. We’ve always wanted to build a park that we can leave intact for everyone in the community to enjoy, and thanks to the NYC Parks & Recreation Department and support from Vans, we were able to make it happen.”
The skate park made its debut, on June 5th and 6th, with the first-ever Maloof Money Cup in NYC, a two-day skateboarding competition where top pro skateboarders from around the country competed in the Volcom Street Pro for $250,000 in prizes. Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, Mike Carroll and more showed off their skills at the new skate park.
My wife and I got to watch the Maloof Money Cup on TV in our Florida home. Greg Lutzka was the NY winner of the Maloof Money Cup. Wish we were there to see it LIVE! Oh well … but when we go to visit family in NY, we are definitely gonna hit up that skate park.
Check out the Maloof Money Cup Website: http://www.maloofmoneycup.com/skateboarding
Also check out Google images of Flushing Skate Park and Maloof Money Cup
Hey guys, we love comments and we believe your thoughts bring more value to our blog. So share your thoughts: (Comment Below)
- Have you hit up this new skate park yet?
- Do you plan to hit up this skate park?
- If you hit up this park, let us know how you like it, or not?
