From the Publisher
"Chronicling young, mostly Latino people who used neighborhood parks and plazas to perfect their in-line skating moves. . . . More than just cool action shots. The images portray how these teens climbed toward adulthood in a changing neighborhood's public spaces."
-Time Out New York,
"Cianni's collection of photographs is an arresting look at a group of boys who embraced a dangerous sport and in the process of building their skate parks and learning new stunts, formed a tight-knit community of friends who looked out for each other and helped one another survive."
-Brooklyn Paper,
"Vincent Cianni has published a gritty turbulent account of a group of Latino in-line skaters hanging out and rolling through the rugged Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York."
-Photo District News,
"An evocative collection of black-and-white and full-color photographs captures the intriguing world of urban skaters, both in words and images."
-Forecast,
"Think 'West Side Story' with skates."
-Boston Sunday Globe