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Noah Uchida (pictured above)<\/strong> What\u2019s your favorite trick?<\/strong> Do you practice with your friends from school?<\/strong> Manuel Saenz<\/strong><\/p>\n Skateboarder and entrepreneur, Flatbush<\/p>\n Brendah Lomelino<\/strong><\/p>\n Skateboarder, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n I like your jacket. Where\u2019s it from?<\/strong><\/p>\n Honestly, I\u2019d 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.<\/p>\n Mel Ramirez<\/strong><\/p>\n Community organizer, Fordham<\/p>\n Tyrell Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n Skateboarder, Fort Greene<\/p>\n Jack \u201cBubba Jackson\u201d Springer<\/strong><\/p>\n Skateboarder, Huntington Beach, California<\/p>\n How does this skate scene compare to California\u2019s?<\/strong><\/p>\n People are a lot hungrier and more competitive in Los Angeles because no matter where you\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n Marcus Antturi<\/strong><\/p>\n Actor, Sunset Park<\/p>\n Finneas Ban\ufeffahan<\/strong><\/p>\n Kindergartner, Prospect\u2013Lefferts Gardens<\/p>\n Elijah Co\ufeffmbs<\/strong><\/p>\n Fifth-grader, Lower East Side<\/p>\n Gabriel Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n Ninth-grader, Bulls Head<\/p>\n How often do you skate?<\/strong><\/p>\n Seven days a week, nonstop, unless it rains.<\/p>\n Robert Ivanov<\/strong><\/p>\n Architect, Long Island City<\/p>\n Jiro Platt<\/strong><\/p>\n Skateboarder, Lower East Side<\/p>\n What does a typical day look like for a full-time skater?<\/strong>\ufeff<\/p>\n I wake up, make a smoothie, make eggs, make coffee. I foam-roll. I go skate. I\u2019ll just go skate all day, then eat dinner. I\u2019ve been going to physical therapy, too. I injured my ankle and wasn\u2019t skating for two months. I\u2019ve rolled my ankles so many times.<\/p>\n Andrew Abbott<\/strong><\/p>\n Artist, Greenpoint<\/p>\n Dana Diaz<\/strong><\/p>\n Data analyst, Harlem<\/p>\n Alex Ivanov<\/strong><\/p>\n Fourth-grader, Long Island City<\/p>\n Do you ever wear a helmet?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yeah. But this is just Brooklyn Banks, so not today. If it\u2019s calm and I\u2019m just having a little fun, I just wear a hat.<\/p>\n Ivan Lagos<\/strong><\/p>\n Photo-lab tech, Bedford-Stuyvesant<\/p>\n Chris St. Hilaire<\/strong><\/p>\n Banker, Highbridge<\/p>\n Jahmal Williams and Jackson Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n Artist\u2013pro skater and ninth-grader, Fort Greene<\/p>\n When did you start skateboarding?<\/strong><\/p>\n Jahmal: In 1988. That was in New England, in Boston. It was punk rock and hardcore.<\/p>\n Shauna Stamm<\/strong><\/p>\n Retail manager, Brownsville<\/p>\n \n Photographs by Frankie Alduino\n <\/p>\n Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism. Want more stories like this one? Subscribe now<\/a>
Fourth-grader, East Village<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t decide because everything\u2019s my favorite. But I\u2019m learning how to do a laser heelflip. I haven\u2019t landed it before, but I\u2019m close.<\/p>\n
No, my friends at school never skate, not one single person. I\u2019m the only one. My classmates only know about Tony Hawk and kickflips. A lot of them play soccer.<\/p>\n
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