Brooklyn Banks "A Retrospective Video" By R.B. Umali 

When will the city planning departments in NY Philadelphia etc realise that when they demolish iconic skate spots like the Banks, Love etc, they are erasing cultural history.

I skated Brooklyn Banks from 97-04. Use to skate with Rodney Torres. Me and my friend Ryan put the metal ledges on Seaport and that became the biggest spot down off Water St. I still skate all the time but I moved to SF in 05. Best decision ever.

RIP Harold Hunter!!! One of the greats!!!

RIP to the dope ass handrails that used to be there. I remember skating them when I was a kid 20yrs ago

Quims nollie varial is a thing of beauty!

This was really beautiful! The editing, the soundtrack, so old school NYC. It was mostly newer, though. I was out there from like '87 to '92. I remember Eli Gessner back when he was in high school, when Zoo York was just a tag. Jeff Pang was my idol! Huff was my man. Kid had pop way back then! (He used to practice riding down in elevators. Had me scared to death!) Of course, Harold was always crazy. R.I.P. He was down with that Skate N.Y.C. crew from the Lower East. All those Dominicans from the movie, "Kids." I was cool with all of them. Every Saturday at the Banks from 8 a.m. Then, by mid-afternoon, head toward the fullpipe and the banks, benches and wooden curbs at the Seaport, the red brick banks, the Hudson waterfront, everything! Home by like 7 or 8.Every week! Those were the days. Soho Skates before they moved to Varick. Shut boards when they only had one color! Speaking of which, what about Coco, Felix, Mike Kepper, Barker, Bruno or Rodney? (I remember seeing Rodney bust a kingpin slappying the planters (the really tall ones!) at the banks. It is still the most hardcore thing I have ever seen!) I will say, though, you had Peter Hyunh: that's a name I hadn't thought off in 30 years! He was the man when we were kids! He used to judge all the Banks' ESA contests I used to enter. Yo! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! One love.

I had a 411 vhs with a Brooklyn banks section..I'm so old 😭

I skated there few times back in my teen years. One thing you have to remember is that skating there was brutal, environment wise. Alot, I mean aaaalot of cracks, uneven bricks everywhere & wacky surfaces, lot of merchandise trucks & traffic, without mentioning the intimidating aura of the locals. Kinda the SF Embarcadero of the East Coast. Unique spot, no doubt.

Yo that's crazy... I skated with some of those dudes... those are my boys... I remembered going out to the banks, that spot was definitely the shit. Thanks for shsring... 👍😆

Im old remember going down there in early 80s seeing Vallely before he was pro meeting Steve Olsen , Dave Hackett going there in the 90s to the raves they had thier tripping and skating place got a lot of memories for me

6:19 lyrics say 5-0 exactly as Todd Jordan starts a 5-0 Galaxy brained editing

Thrasher Intros gets Better Everytime¥

So good had to watch it 3 times..i miss these days

It’d be sick if this became a series with other spots that have been torn down

Quim, Keenan, Stevie, so many OG's. Legendary spot. Endless bangers. Already rewatching.

Fuckin' love this! That opener, the dress styles and the shoe styles through out the years, Kalis with the 3/4 pants, Muska with the massive headphones, the insane amount of creativity that went down. Always great to see some Keenan footage, RIP. And nice touch having his homie Huf's footage next to his. I have never been to the banks, but I recall it from countless magazine and video appearances back in the day, and when I think of street skating this is the spot that I always visualize. Thank you for this amazing history lesson.

Reppin’ the Banks my high school days circa ‘93-‘96 🤘

Man I love Classic Skateboarding! Rest In Peace Harold Hunter 🙏🏽

As an out of shape skater that's recently found refuge in skater XL, I wouldn't be surprised if Session has brought a new generation of Brooklyn Banks enthusiasts to the consumer demand lines, and for that I am grateful. This is the heaviest OG street rejuvenation vid I've caught in a looong time. Give thanks!!!

Man that place looks so fuckin fun, no wonder it’s been liked so much

So cool seeing some old footage and remembering those names I used to see back in the day

i always said that quims nollie varial flip was the dopest that ever went down at the banks... ever since cinematographer... respect...

7:01 Quim Cardona button. Good to see you saved the BEST for last!!!! RIP Micheal Cardona and Keenan Milton.

Brooklyn banks was a true classic

Sooooo many skaters I grew up watching are in this video, love it!!!

Like a trip down memory lane, I remember all these guys from the 90s. Good clips

got the pleasure to check out the banks in december 1995 while on a family vacation. That same trip I got to skate Pulaski and some other east coast spots. such a great trip!

I'm so grateful for the soundtrack

This was a time machine muchas gracias. . .

90s man.....take me back pleaseeeee

Thank you for the time traveling!!

All these great skaters come with their own styles and creativity to the SPOT! Love these videos, respect.

Oh hell yeah. This was my favourite feature in the last mag. Love the tiny wheels.

I was there at 5:56-6:07 I'm 33 now and I was probably 14 back then, Muska and Dill put on a show, Spencer Fujimoto and Scott Johnson were also there that day with them, definitely one of my most memorable days as a kid when I'd go to skate the banks

All the Brooklyn banks videos 🔥

Best video on Thrasher in years...

Such an amazing time. Seeing that smooth Kalis style in the Lynx will never get old.

My new favorite video part

some of the best days of my life

HOW COULD THEY TEAR THIS DOWN

I've always wanted to see all of this put together, thank you so much

I love this spot

Best video of 2020 by far

Named my daughter after this place Brooklyn Rain. Thanks for retrospective !

ah! The baggy pants, massive shoes and the street lines with House of Pain playing on the track! Miss those days when was no money and big contests on the scene. (not as much as today)

Damn I always wanted to see lines like those at small banks, thanks RB

First song is *Scientifik - Jungles Of Da East* Second song is *Scientifik - Law-town*

Love this spot, my dream is skate Brooklyn Banks...dope video!

pls more of this series

Man! My jams and gear all thru this so many influential dudes to my skating! Great edit RB!

the golden era of skating

this is the cream and cream of American skateboarding .... broklin banks are the mecca of 90's skateboarding

I haven't seen some of those names in so long. This got me stoked!

Hell yeah man bring back memories I was there in 99

This is the best video I've seen in forever, east coast skating will always be better! I live in Milwaukee so the spots are all fucked up like out there and I wouldn't have it any other way. If the spot was still there the skating wouldn't look any different, Completely timeless.

I miss this era

I feel like the banks are a lot gnarlier in person

Somethin' about hearing the sound of skating on top of brick right before an ill trick gets popped and then hearing the brick sound again after the landing!

So good! Rewatch due

First skate video I ever seen my older brother gave me ZooYork MixTape vhs haha was 20 years ago , blew my mind and I had to learn how to ollie rubbish bins, love that era !

Beautiful.

Pretty cool seeing some Keith Hufnagel footage but it's a shame there's so little Stevie Williams.

Every time the chorus says 5-0, there's someone doing a 5-0. I see you editor man. Very clever

I knew, just fucking knew, my main man Kalis would be coming through HARD!!!

SO rad!! Thanks, RB!! Booyakasha!! Memories....

I remember skating with RB and Anthony Correa as a kid at the skatepark of Houston. Good dudes, and this rewind on the banks is just filthy sick and I love it. 🔥🔥🔥

I met Lucero and Grigley there back in 89.blew my mind..that place is historic

What a spot. Ledges, banks, stairs, handrails, city grime. A skaters paradise

This is beautiful

A lot of great Trilogy and Zoo York Mixtape footage. I always liked Maurice Key's Brooklyn Banks footage. Javier's switch flip over the wall was so smooth. Ben Liversedge ripped. And an unseen Lennie Kirk clip! Amazing edit.

Yo man dude homie

And as another historic iconic world famous skate spot vanishes i can only wish i got the chance to skate it once . And big respect to anyone who broke in to get a brick or two . Don't lose them . R.I.P the Banks

Just what i needed.

Best video on Thrasher ever!

Damn can feel that atmosphere as i was starting skating back these days.... HipHop, Baggy clothes, Skate and freedom.... Yeah gold '00's times....

Absolute golden era of skating wen non park skaters ruled, baggy pants n big shoes n skate anything mentality. Love it.

I remember quite a bit of this footy in the TW cinematographer vid dopeskiiii

Almost thought y'all was gonna leave Quim out but you left him for the ender... BOSS MOVE!!!

I always miss Quim's opener on 411vm on those edits. But maybe it wasn't filmed by you. Memory lane indeed, RB! Texan making it in BKNY just like DJ Premier. Salute!

skating was so raw . Thx Thrasher

“Even if they hit 5-0” at 5:30 and 6:20 is perfect editing

Yoo wtf they made that spot from session into a real place. Sick!

The brooklyn banks mecha skateboards scene Thrasher magazine legends place give a required

Looks like so much fun I would love to skate there

Ah man, this is great

Thank you

Sick vid! Loved it! Got brought here from Session's Historic Challenges in The Banks, absolutely worth it! Recognized a hand full of Names, fantastic footage. Some folks have mentioned Session, give it a play everybody, the Historic Challenges try to pay homage to as many of these legends as they can! its sweet!

I'm so glad I got to skate here at least once ... Never got to skate love in it's prime though...

Nostalgic Video 👏🏼👏🏼🔥🔥🔥

mid 90s hiphop. The best

something about seeing this just makes me happy sad. ive never been to NY but this just seems like the prime example of what skating in NY was like

Thank you for this.

I'm stuck in the 90s man...

I miss the 90s

I always wanted to skate Brooklyn banks

The only time I ever got a chance to skate the Banks, I came to two conclusions: 1. You need even bigger wheels than you think because the ground is just rough af. 2. Those vert blocks are way, way bigger than they appear on videos, and the guys who were doing stuff on top of them were gnarly as hell!

My home and God do I miss it

givin me a new video to watch before i skate everyday

wow, harold hunter. I knew this felt like a video they'd watch in Kids

3:25 one of the best most powerful pop shuvs ive ever seen