Joe Humeres
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Joe Humeres is a United States National champion freestyle skateboarder and Creative Director at Bodega Skateboards who lives in Brooklyn, New York. In 1988, he became New York City's first professional skateboarder.
Joe appears in the 2009 documentary Deathbowl to Downtown, which is about the history of New York City
skateboarding.
and started skateboarding at age 11. He soon met Kermit Taylor, then considered the best skateboarder in Rockland County, whom he credits as his inspiration. In 1977 Joe and Kermit, along with other skateboarders from Nyack and the nearby Hudson River
towns formed a team called "The Wizards Skateboard Team" which competed in contests in the Northeast, gave exhibitions at the Nanuet Theatre-Go-Round, frequented "Skate-Away Skateboard Arena" in Nanuet, New York
and skated for Westwood Cycle in Westwood, New Jersey
.
. In the June 1989 issue of Transworld Skateboarding
http://skateboarding.transworld.net Joe was featured as a rising talent in "Check Out". Joe, along with Harold Hunter
and other skateboarders, appeared in an October 1989 Thrasher magazine
photo essay that helped put New York City on the National skateboarding map. Joe Humeres has four signature skateboard decks (pro models) manufactured by companies Walker and Decomposed. Joe was part owner of "Skate N.Y.C." skateshop next to Tompkins Square Park
, New York City
.
] in the Bronx, New York - New York City's first Parks and Recreation department sanctioned skatepark
. A New York Times magazine article is credited with inspiring private donations that secured funding to complete the park.
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG7seJ4TunE
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Joe appears in the 2009 documentary Deathbowl to Downtown, which is about the history of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
skateboarding.
Early life
Joe grew up in Nyack, New YorkNyack, New York
Nyack is a village in the towns of Orangetown and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of South Nyack; east of Central Nyack; south of Upper Nyack and west of the Hudson River, approximately 19 miles north of the Manhattan boundary, it is an inner suburb of New...
and started skateboarding at age 11. He soon met Kermit Taylor, then considered the best skateboarder in Rockland County, whom he credits as his inspiration. In 1977 Joe and Kermit, along with other skateboarders from Nyack and the nearby Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
towns formed a team called "The Wizards Skateboard Team" which competed in contests in the Northeast, gave exhibitions at the Nanuet Theatre-Go-Round, frequented "Skate-Away Skateboard Arena" in Nanuet, New York
Nanuet, New York
Nanuet is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Pearl River; south of New City; east of Spring Valley and west of West Nyack. It is 19 miles north of Manhattan, and 2 miles north of the New Jersey border...
and skated for Westwood Cycle in Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,908....
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Amateur
He is the titleholder of the United States National Skateboard Association's (now known as World Cup of Skateboarding http://www.wcsk8.com) 1988 Amateur Freestyle Skateboarding competition held in Phoenix, Arizona, effectively crowning him the best amateur freestyle skateboarder in the world at that time. He is also the 1987 and 1988 freestyle titleholder of the Eastern Skateboard Championships, the only person to win two consecutive years.Professional
In 1988 Joe became New York's first professional skateboarder appearing in commercials, TV shows, advertisements, narrating skateboard videos http://www.board-crazy.co.uk/skatevideo.php?id=5 and writing magazine articles for Thrasher magazineThrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
. In the June 1989 issue of Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld SKATEboarding is a skateboarding magazine, website, and production company.Founded in 1983, TWS was a response to Thrasher Magazine and specifically to the December 1982 article ‘Skate and Destroy’ written by C.R...
http://skateboarding.transworld.net Joe was featured as a rising talent in "Check Out". Joe, along with Harold Hunter
Harold Hunter
__notoc__Harold Atkins Hunter was an American professional skateboarder and actor. He was best known on screen for his part in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids, playing the role of Harold....
and other skateboarders, appeared in an October 1989 Thrasher magazine
Thrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
photo essay that helped put New York City on the National skateboarding map. Joe Humeres has four signature skateboard decks (pro models) manufactured by companies Walker and Decomposed. Joe was part owner of "Skate N.Y.C." skateshop next to Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5 acre public park in the Alphabet City section of the East Village neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is square in shape, and is bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Mullaly Skate Park
In 1990 Joe and Victor Ortiz, built the ramps for Mullaly ParkMullaly Park
Mullaly Park lies between Jerome Avenue and River Avenue in the South Bronx. East 164th Street separates it from the new Yankee Stadium on the south. The park is named after John Mullaly, who is known as the father of the Bronx parks system....
] in the Bronx, New York - New York City's first Parks and Recreation department sanctioned skatepark
Skatepark
A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
. A New York Times magazine article is credited with inspiring private donations that secured funding to complete the park.
Quote: "As a long time skateboarder myself and also having helped spearhead the very first New York City Department of Parks and RecreationNew York City Department of Parks and RecreationThe City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation is the department of government of the City of New York responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's...
skateparkSkateparkA skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
, I'm definitely proud of what happened, just to be making money for skateboarding is a gift."
External links
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bavCcPOOIpcVideo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG7seJ4TunE
Video http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=2276465
Article http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?page=kessler
Article http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/magazine/works-in-progress-needed-grease-for-the-wheels.html
Article http://www.calstreets.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=363&Itemid=118
Article http://www.makli.com/andy-kessler-skateboarder-005451/
Article http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=4391908
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