Skateboarder’s ‘Broadway Bomb’ Almost Defused in NYC

Police defused the annual skateboard marathon known as “Broadway Bomb” on Saturday, preventing the over 1,500 skateboarders from riding in the streets.

The NYPD redirects skateboarders from riding down Broadway in their annual "Broadway Bomb." Skaters gather every year 116th Street and ride down Broadway all the way to Wall Street in New York City. Benjamin Chasteen/Epoch Times

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With additional reporting by Epoch Times staff member Benjamin Chasteen.