Monday, October 14, 2013

Cops round up ‘Broadway Bomb’ skateboarders near Columbus Circle

 Officers arrested or issued summonses for 38 of the more than 100 skateboarders cruising from 116th street to the Charging Bull statue in Downtown Manhattan.

Thomas Pagut via Youtube



Officers arrested several skaters Saturday.




Police set up barricades along Broadway to stop skateboarders from participating in the annual Broadway Bomb race Saturday.


More than 100 skateboarders cruised down the famous New York road starting at 116th street, reported DNAinfo.


The cops clamped down on the annual skating event when the group reached Columbus Circle.


Thomas Pagut via Youtube


The cops clamped down on the annual skating event when the group reached Columbus Circle.


The news site said that police stopped several riders near Columbus Circle and took them into custody. The NYPD arrested or issued summonses for 38 skaters and “there were more summonses than arrests,” according to a police spokesperson.


One skater posted a video of the incident to his YouTube page with the handle Thomas Pagut. In the short clip, he questions why the police are arresting members of his cohort.


One skater’s girlfriend said that he was not even riding his board when the cops stopped him.


Thomas Pagut via Youtube


One skater’s girlfriend said that he was not even riding his board when the cops stopped him.


“What are these people getting arrested for? Skating? In the street?” he asks.


One woman told Pagut that her boyfriend was arrested even though she says he was just walking in the street carrying his skateboard.


A cop said that the skateboarding event was thwarted because the participants did not secure a permit.


Thomas Pagut via Youtube


A cop said that the skateboarding event was thwarted because the participants did not secure a permit.


A cop said they were rounding up the skateboarders because they did not have permits for the event.


Broadway Bomb organizers intended to finish the race at the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street, according to the Skate the East, a skateboarding site.


“After the race we’ll move over to the East River Park,” reads an announcement on the site from the day before the race, “for some BBQ fun, give-aways, and hanging out with some good people.”


Apparently, the BBQ could not happen as planned.


mwalsh@nydailynews.com


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