Brooklyn Banks

The Brooklyn Banks is an iconic skate spot - a cultural touchstone for the New York skate and action sports communities since 1972.  What made it a not-so-great traditional park made it a perfect skate spot.  

The Banks closed in 2010 for work on the Brooklyn Bridge, originally scheduled for four years, and then permanently.  Mayor Eric Adams opened the 1st acre of Gotham Park in 2023, including the iconic 9-stair.  We will restore and re-open the historic Small Banks and Big Banks with the support of Tony Hawk's The Skatepark Project, in partnership with The City and Agency partners.  

We are committed to bringing back the Banks, and protecting it for future generations.  

The Banks was a place that fostered connections that cut across race, class, age and ability.  it was a place where you could find your people, and yourself.  It was magical.  We need that kind of magic in New York, now more than ever.