Rockaway Beach boardwalk still remains perfect for parkour, even after Hurricane Sandy

Parkour – that way of moving from point A to point be while maneuvering obstacles in one’s path – remains a recreational activity in the Rockaways despite the boardwalk being trashed. In fact, in its current state, it is probably a choice place to practice this style of movement, since negotiating obstacles is the name of the game. NBC was out there and got a few shots of the folks in the midst of hot parkour action in the rubble.

“Alex Marin practices parkour on the remains of the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach” – Photo credit: Spencer Platt / Getty Images

If you remember back in September, 27 year old Queens native and parkour practitioner Keith Horan wrapped up production on a short film called Atlas, where he starred as Zeus. The film is loosely based on traditional Greek mythology, and showcases the multimedia Parkour performance group Bullettrun. Filmmaker Nadia Lesy cast Horan because of his powerful grace, which he attributes to parkour. Before the Hurricane, he practiced parkour at the Rockaway boardwalk.

Here is the very short film, Atlas.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/52482612]

And then there’s cat parkour, too (some say it was really cats that invented it all).

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfozbcrMpGs]

Residents practice parkour on damaged Rockaway Beach boardwalk [NBC]
Queens parkour virtuoso stars in film [NYDN]