Joe Humeres

Joe Humeres is the titleholder of the United States National Skateboard Association's (now known as World Cup of Skateboarding) 1988 Amateur Freestyle Skateboarding competition held in Phoenix, Arizona, effectively crowning him the best amateur freestyle skateboarder in the world at that time. He is also the 1987 and 1988 freestyle titleholder of the Eastern Skateboard Championships, the only person to win two consecutive years. ==Professional==

In 1988 Humeres became New York's first professional skateboarder appearing in commercials, TV shows, advertisements, narrating skateboard videos and writing magazine articles for Thrasher magazine. In the June 1989 issue of Transworld Skateboarding he was featured as a rising talent in Check Out. He appeared along with Harold Hunter and other skateboarders in an October 1989 Thrasher magazine photo essay that helped put New York City on the national skateboarding map. Joe Humeres has four signature skateboard decks (pro models) manufactured by companies Walker and Decomposed. He was part owner of "Skate N.Y.C." skateshop next to Tompkins Square Park, New York City. ==Mullaly Skate Park==

In 1990 Joe Humeres and Victor Ortiz built the ramps for Mullaly Park in the Bronx, New York - the first Parks and recreation in New York City sanctioned skatepark. A New York Times magazine article is credited with inspiring private donations that secured funding to complete the park. ==References==