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Skate or Die pigs!
The Broadway Bomb is a longboarding race held every year through the streets of Manhattan. The event was founded in October 2000 with an initial set of fourteen competitors. After growing in size every year, by 2012 more than 1,900 riders were registered to compete.
The event is unsanctioned by the City of New York, meaning that the race takes place in ordinary city traffic with no organized protection for riders, vehicles or pedestrians.
When participation reached thousands of riders in 2012, the New York Supreme Court granted an injunction declaring the race unlawful. Since that time the New York City Police Department has deployed in force to prevent or disrupt the event.
The element of danger involved with unsanctioned street racing is reflected in the race's slogan, You Could Die.
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