Friday, August 14, 2026

Holy Ride meets its maker in Tompkins Square Park

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 
Written by EVG 

Holy Ride's time among us lasted all of one day. 

On Wednesday, a group of skaters installed the three-ramp creation featuring Jesus on a skateboard at the Tompkins Square Park TF. 

By yesterday, NYC Parks had arrived and told the group that Holy Ride, the heavenly successor to Hell Ride, had to come down. 

But this wasn't quite the end. The skaters repurposed the panels to create a pyramid in the center of the TF. (Jesus was a carpenter, after all.)
Franco The Thirteenth, the artist behind Holy Ride — as well as its predecessor, Hell Ride — was confident about the pyramid's future. 

"Parks can't do anything about the pyramid," he said. "It's here to stay."
Meanwhile, a fundraiser titled "Hell Ride III" continues to help support whatever comes next. 

So Holy Ride may be gone, but apparently there will be a resurrection...

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