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Skateboarding pioneer Andy Kessler dies in Montauk
Photo credit: Getty Images | Andy Kessler, right, and pro skateboarder Tony Alva attend the opening of the "Lords Of Dogtown" Art Collection at The Lounge Soho. (June 2, 2005)
When Andy Kessler started skateboarding with friends in the 1970s, there was no legitimate place in New York City to ride their boards.
They risked police ire by skating in Central Park and propped up wooden planks to turn apartment complexes into makeshift skate parks.
Kessler, who died Monday after suffering a heart attack following an allergic reaction to a wasp sting in Montauk,...
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