Our buddy Eric Ehler, who penned a very heartfelt review of the new skatepark for us, responds to the uproar over his recommendation that ambitious skaters hop the fence before the park’s 9am opening hour:
Thanks for publishing that review. Honestly, I didn’t think of the noise level that hard. I mean, as I thought about the problem, there was a construction crew jack hammering outside my door, at 7:00am.
Though that problem will go away (my construction), the skate park problem will stay. Maybe?
I think the piss problem can be solved, just need a public restroom, just like any other park, right?
But that noise. I was unaware that people were going in the middle of the night. I did it once, and its super hard to skate. Definitely the people going in the middle of the night are teenagers/kids. Not too many older skaters. It’ll all mellow during the school year.
Anyway, thanks for supporting the skateboarding community. I’ll urge folks to not skate after hours.
Thanks, Eric!
People who live next to a freeway are complaining about noise — from skaters? This is a joke, right?
Not all noises are created or carry the same. I don’t get why that’s so hard for some to fathom.
I HAVE A DREAM
Nah – you were awake. Fucking opiates.
#notallnoises
Vehicles entering or exiting that ramp are not going full speed. Noise from the vehicles are more disbursed up and out then any noise created under an object, like the freeway ramp. People that live on the first two stories of any buildings in the general area of the park are subjected to a higher volume of noise.
Talk about a tone deaf comment.
I live across the street. The difference is regular droning white noise (freeway/traffic) versus irregular skateboard noises (landing/power sliding on concrete, etc). It’s not so much the decibel level, rather it’s how your brain perceives it. This oceans waves, which may be loud if your sleeping in the beach, versus an quiet irregular buzzing sound in a hotel room. You will not be able to sleep with the irregular noise. Your brain is hard wired to “wake up” because irregular noises usually mean DANGER!
With that said, it’s not THAT loud, and the after hours skating has been significantly reduced to the point where I hardly notice it at all.
“Veteran skater” lol
Are you unaware that the skateboard is at least 50 years old as a commercial thing, and older as a DIY? I — Granpa ME — had one as a child. And there are saggy, grey old-timers who still skate.
I repeat: lol
OK then: fuck you.
In what way is that a weird concept? Skateboards have been around since before WWII.
Why can’t the skater guy just wait until it opens at 9AM. I use to BMX and loved it, but i wouldn’t wake up at 6AM to get up and ride our halfpipe. Just waiting until 9AM is the answer. The veteran skater just didn’t want to skate with the rookie skaters I bet.
none of the people who have responded negatively to this post, have ever set foot in nyc