Jiro Platt Skatepark Stories – The Skatepark Project

In this skatepark stories, local NY skater Jiro Platt talks about growing up in the lower east side of New York City and the important role public skateparks play in providing individuals a place to meet up with friends and practice their craft.

LES Skatepark is Jiro’s home park where he recently met up with TSP’s Executive Director and other TSP staff, to do an interview for a New York Times article.

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BONES X ETNIES COLLAB SUMMER 2023

“COLLABORATION IS IMPORTANT. WHAT BETTER WAY TO ILLUSTRATE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP THAN THE ECOSYSTEM OF MOTHER NATURE? THIS WAS THE CONCEPT WE GATHERED INSPIRATION FROM – A UNION OF NATURE THAT THRIVES WHEN COMBINED”

THE ETNIES X BONES COLLECTION IS A MARRIAGE OF HERITAGE AND QUALITY FEATURING PERFORMANCE DRIVEN PRODUCTS. THIS COLLABORATION SYMBOLIZES HOW TWO BRANDS CAN HARMONIZE TO MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.

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Skateboarding and Mental Health – Red Bull Skateboarding

Skateboarding has amazing physical and mental health benefits – but we too often like to pretend skateboarding is all we need. However, as we get older and life creates new challenges, skateboarders are not impervious to life’s obstacles. Every now and then, just like rehabbing a skate injury, skaters need help getting back to full mental strength.

Collectively as a community, skateboarding, with the help of some amazing individuals and organizations, is pushing the mental health conversation forward. The community is removing the stigma of asking for help in order to better understand how skateboarding can be used as an auxiliary to mental health therapy, positive psychology, and even as a form of rehab.

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