Brooklyn Banks

[6] After the removal of trolley lines from the bridge in the 1950,[7] land was cleared for additional exit ramps for cars to be constructed on the Manhattan end.

[4][11] In 2001, the September 11 attacks on the nearby World Trade Center caused access to the banks to be temporarily shut down,[15] although skaters were allowed to return almost immediately, even when the area remained closed to others.

[2] New York City began renovations on the spot in 2004, destroying the little banks in the process, and planning to turn the area into a green park.

"[4][8][10] Five years later, in 2010, New York City turned the space into storage for a major restoration and repair project for the bridge.

[18] In 2020, after the New York City Department of Transportation removed all the bricks from the flat ground area, the skateboard community feared the big banks themselves would be next.