So, turns out that the famous Brooklyn Banks spot may be scheduled for some down time during some extensive repairs and replacing of an off ramp. The banks will act as a staging area for the construction equipment and supplies starting in 2010 through the years to 2014. A skater by the name of Steve Rodriguez saved the day in 2004 but will he be able to save this spot again?

I read about this all and came up with my own reaction to the news... It may surprise you but I personally don't care about the Brooklyn Banks nor its history as a riding/skating spot. I mean sure I can sympathize with the thought of it all, the banks becoming a staging area for the equipment and possibly being shut down and all that. I along with others have gone through the same situation but for a skatepark, O'side skatepark to be exact. It wasn't famous like the Brooklyn Banks but it was our hotspot and it was torn down and turned into a staging area for the construction of a beachfront condominium. The only thing left now of that skatepark is an empty fenced off lot, with overgrown weeds and trees... The skatepark may be gone but the surrounding area is actually looking nice and less like a scummy shithole, now to rid the place of all the jarheads...

So what's the big deal if some banks and 1 foot tall ledges get torn out? Are all the NY street nibblers gonna be pissin and shittin their tall tees because they have nowhere to meet up and smoke weed? Where will the druggies and hookers go at night now that the banks will no longer be a nesting ground for the spread of disease and drug use? I say tear it down, maybe it will make the area less of a shithole? Maybe they'll build a new set up? I can guarantee the bridge gets more use than that shitty bank spot and I'm sure the community would appreciate some upgrades in what looks to be a real ghetto area of NYC. No, I've never ridden the banks, no I don't care about the history of the spot or its future as a spot. There's plenty of bank spots, 1 foot tall ledges and places to smoke weed and rot.

Say goodbye to your bank jams...