Off the Rails: Rockland Skaters Build a Park Off the Beaten Path

Off the Rails: Rockland Skaters Build a Park Off the Beaten Path

“No one really does the kind of stuff we do,” said “Anthony Hawkins”, a skateboard enthusiast who, on the condition of anonymity, shared one of the county’s better kept secrets: A skate park hidden in the woods of Haverstraw.  With no prior construction or building experience, “Hawkins” and a small group of local skaters combined […]

Vinny Raffa Still has a Posse

The story of Rockland’s notorious ‘underground’ celebrity BY DYLAN SKRILOFF If you’re from Rockland and you’re not in the “know” you may be curious, who is Vinny Raffa? And why does he have a posse? Vinny Raffa has break-danced with the Beastie Boys and brainstormed with De La Soul. Tony Hawk knows him, but won’t […]