Noah Uchida (pictured above)
Fourth-grader, East Village
What’s your favorite trick?
I can’t decide because everything’s my favorite. But I’m learning how to do a laser heelflip. I haven’t landed it before, but I’m close.
Do you practice with your friends from school?
No, my friends at school never skate, not one single person. I’m the only one. My classmates only know about Tony Hawk and kickflips. A lot of them play soccer.
Manuel Saenz
Skateboarder and entrepreneur, Flatbush
Brendah Lomelino
Skateboarder, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I like your jacket. Where’s it from?
Honestly, I’d have to ask my mom. My mom is a fashionista, and she has some really nice clothes. And yeah, I saw it in her closet.
Mel Ramirez
Community organizer, Fordham
Tyrell Roberts
Skateboarder, Fort Greene
Jack “Bubba Jackson” Springer
Skateboarder, Huntington Beach, California
How does this skate scene compare to California’s?
People are a lot hungrier and more competitive in Los Angeles because no matter where you’re from in the U.S., everyone thinks, Oh, I have to move out to L.A. to skate. In New York, everybody kind of seems more chill and laid-back and not as gatekeep-y about things.
Marcus Antturi
Actor, Sunset Park
Finneas Banahan
Kindergartner, Prospect–Lefferts Gardens
Elijah Combs
Fifth-grader, Lower East Side
Gabriel Rodriguez
Ninth-grader, Bulls Head
How often do you skate?
Seven days a week, nonstop, unless it rains.
Robert Ivanov
Architect, Long Island City
Jiro Platt
Skateboarder, Lower East Side
What does a typical day look like for a full-time skater?
I wake up, make a smoothie, make eggs, make coffee. I foam-roll. I go skate. I’ll just go skate all day, then eat dinner. I’ve been going to physical therapy, too. I injured my ankle and wasn’t skating for two months. I’ve rolled my ankles so many times.
Andrew Abbott
Artist, Greenpoint
Dana Diaz
Data analyst, Harlem
Alex Ivanov
Fourth-grader, Long Island City
Do you ever wear a helmet?
Yeah. But this is just Brooklyn Banks, so not today. If it’s calm and I’m just having a little fun, I just wear a hat.
Ivan Lagos
Photo-lab tech, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Chris St. Hilaire
Banker, Highbridge
Jahmal Williams and Jackson Williams
Artist–pro skater and ninth-grader, Fort Greene
When did you start skateboarding?
Jahmal: In 1988. That was in New England, in Boston. It was punk rock and hardcore.
Shauna Stamm
Retail manager, Brownsville
Photographs by Frankie Alduino
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