The Skatepark Project
Lobbying client
The Skatepark Project is the nonprofit founded in 2002 by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, originally called the Tony Hawk Foundation, that funds and builds free public skateparks in underserved communities, with nearly 700 built nationwide. It partnered with the Adams administration and NYC Parks on a $24.8 million initiative announced in 2024 to build skateparks in Brooklyn and the Bronx, including Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias directing $1.5 million in discretionary funds toward the Bronx project. The organization has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, worth $210,000 in compensation through Hollis Public Affairs and The Wright Group NY, registered citywide seeking program funding.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $210,000
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Hollis Public Affairs, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- The Wright Group NY, Inc Lobbyist firm
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - securing funding
- Budget - securing funding for programs