Established: KCDC

Over 20 years in business, Amy Ellington has kept KCDC going through multiple locations and shifts in the scene. As one of the few woman-owned shops in the country, it functions as a community hub for a diverse array of Brooklyn's skaters. Hear how she makes it work.
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[@ianblackburn2645]

This sort of thing is so important my local shop just shut down a]we need to keep support these small businesses because they support us and are the cornerstone of skating

[@molhonegro]

Just came back to Brazil from nyc and I can say that Kcdc is an amazing place, I wish we could have more and more stores like them, super welcoming, chill, and an amazing selection of boards, got an anniversary one for myself 🙏🏻

[@ordinerii]

KCDC was my first shop as a teen and still my go to at 30 ❤

[@boardretailersassociation5111]

Love this. Keep up the positive work, Amy and the entire KCDC crew.

[@JedHIGHJoe]

Is it cold in that shop?

[@drewalleman]

Thanks for supporting local businesses!

[@ABrklyn1]

I grew up in Greenpoint, OG ramp days; once I learned about this spot, once I got older, it was a vibe. Glad to see it still thriving. It was the music as well for me, lol.

[@charlesdontcare]

its good to see a welcoming shop! more people skate, more memories are made

[@SanDiego_VDubLife]

Sweet shop. Next time I’m in the big apple I will have to check it out. It’s hard for any shop to stay in business for that long.

[@ThePatriotParadox]

Really nice..
Brings people together simply for the love of skating

[@Cloax]

this is what skating is all about! support LOCAL!!!! support SMALL BUSINESS! SKATE OR DIE FAMILY!!!

[@skgayteboarding]

Amy and KCDC #1 in my skateboarding heart

[@elisamartini6392]

i love kcdc so much

[@TheOdilon]

Amazing Place !! 👏👏👏

[@officialsharpie8438]

this is so sick to watch . i work in a skateshop in australia and was lucky enough to get the kcdc dunks, then went on a trip to nyc and visited the shop and was fortunate enough to skate with some people at the store. seeing faces i recognize and hearing the whole story is so cool to me.

[@boogie..]

She's so beautiful 🤩

[@ryanrowe1975]

Great place!

[@phatcap45]

i feel really safe watching this

[@MegaAppl3]

AWESOME !

[@davidbasquez5132]

what brand was that dinosaur jacket ?
much props and respect to KCDC skate shop

[@Theeosees]

Lotta trust fundies and kooks in Williamsburg but some amazing people too, she's one of the real ones!

[@TopGRoom]

Today I brought my first skateboard hopefully soon I'll be in your magazine 😁

[@doggonestudios]

Amy is the best 💙

[@rabbit_bum]

Shout out Tight Booth

[@tanhawk37]

Shout out to Jacob! Springhill, FL’s own. 💖

[@AbiTeixeira]

❤kcdc❤

[@wasnt_it]

a little materialist utopia of fun!!

[@RocketRacoon717]

She. Is. Down. For the guild 🙌🏻

[@Jeremyxsalazar]

Eddie is awesome!

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Reminds me of that national lampoons xmas vacation type deal

[@exploremoreoutdoors]

North 11th location then hit the zipper ledge down the block. Good times back in the day.

[@frenchysk8_]

Sickkk

[@Hrmn8tor]

Red Bull gives you tings

[@zumez34]

510 next 🗣️

[@mess_noise]

Mr Campbell’s hair was a standout

[@moltingstar]

melissaaaaaaaa !!!! :0 ♡

[@Tomurstupid]

Just visited from Aus last month and it was such a cool shop and good vibe 😎 So sick to learn a little of the origin lore 😍

[@khrissyboy69]

I had no clue that old eS mini ramp was in New York

[@BurntWifi]

amy my GOAT 🐐

[@OneHundredPercent-100]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@easkate]

crossy cameo 😻

[@DoSomething-]

Shout out to Dan C!

[@ernestoramirez2359]

No comply skate shop next !!!!

[@christopherb4029]

Hella gay!

[@randihotlin]

Phelps - 1:04

[@LavelWashington]

Fucking dope.

[@leandromartins4778]

😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@boptalks]

How is she related to EE?

[@HahaFunTuber]

Married to

[@phatcap45]

married ya dingus

[@danimal818]

goofy soft boring

[@legitskateclips]

hipsters, mainstream fashion culture and trend chasing vibes
This Is Skateboarding

[@KnuxDeluxe]

Thank you! I've skated for thirty years and I've never been welcomed by these scene types. All acting like they're so individual, but actually homogeneous poser turds.
Farkem

[@amoebacakes]

This is Erik Ellingtion's wife. Why didn''t they mention that. Thrasher not being 100 ..... again

[@eek412]

Shes very pretty

[@darwinsk8]

In Ecuador. The people is very bones, extreme Cheapskates. 😅

[@KnuxDeluxe]

Thrasher Magazine only giving likes to the cowlick comments... Once a magazine, now sadly, just a hoodie

[@Billy.Ripken]

That shop must be freezing!

[@dillonGwaltney]

So much rad shit to comment on here and this is what you go with. Do better, Billy.

[@Billy.Ripken]

@@dillonGwaltney worry about urself Dillon.

[@termikes174]

Lol

[@SZN_Crank]

I was in-fact not notified.

[@chriscaravello3138]

@@dillonGwaltneyso progressive Dillon

[@BlackJacketJones]

The gentrification of skateboarding is happening right now.

[@eugenem.9428]

Catch up dude. It’s been happening since day one

[@ZapRowsdower-tq2qg]

williamsburg lol

[@augustvdw6935]

S

[@inspektorspeck]

why the fuck was it produced by red bull media house?!

[@BlackJacketJones]

I’d rather support core companies. I buy directly from brand websites. When you buy from a skateshop you are paying for the deck that the store bought from the brand plus you’re paying for the profit the skate shop makes.
Alternatively you can simply buy your skateboard products directly from skate brand websites and support the skateboard brands you like buy giving them your money directly.

[@jamesgill3662]

for sure. those companies are far more core than the place facilitating anything skateboarding in the place you live

[@AndrewAguirre1]

I buy directly from skate brand.

[@BlackJacketJones]

@@jamesgill3662 yes, especially when the place you live is brooklyn and the popular local skate shop is owned by a rich kid/white woman who doesn't skate, but loves to fuck skaters.

[@mr.fraysh6948]

I used to be into skateboarding, but now I’m just REALLY into safe spaces 🤙🏻🏳️‍🌈🤡🏳️‍🌈🤙🏻

[@qreviewswquiantehoggard5396]

You seemed to be threatened, from your little safe space

[@SZN_Crank]

😭😭😭

[@KnuxDeluxe]

Can I get a SAFE SPACE! away from the nonsense of self promoting preselected personalities... Wowie!

[@deez3063]

it's interesting because they say it's a "safe place for all" but when only the alphabet gang hangs out there, they end up not being accepting toward normal people who they might assume are "conservative". That's why this modern leftist culture is full of sh1t. They put up a front of being the "nicest, most accepting people ever" but really tend to be judgemental and hateful toward all sorts of people who they disagree with💀when i noticed blm being posted by alot of companies and pros and spraypainted at the skateparks during 2020, i realized the industry had finally been infiltrated by politics and wokeism... L

[@Fredneyburhood]

\Safe space/ welp I’m out 😂

[@wildotis3724]

Gimme danger

[@SZN_Crank]

I want the world to burn.

[@eval7952]

safe spaces = corporate = Disney.
Self impose human resource department.

[@BLVCKSEA]

Yooo Amy is kind of a baddie...and shes not wearing a bra. 😂

[@KnuxDeluxe]

😄🤣🤣🤣🤣😭

[@stevenluna9740]

Ohhh hell no! thank god im still in the hood!

[@viscountsb7140]

yo whats up with all the commie lingo?

[@theubervlog]

Seems like a safe space for them, but hypothetically.. let’s say a heterosexual conservative man with a maga hat walks in. Then what? 😂

[@Wooargh]

I guess it's too much to mention the fight against global warming as a value huh? #boycott

[@georspai]

f

[@dilbertdoe601]

👎🏽👎🏻

[@OneHundredPercent-100]

Quick on the draw Dilbert. I'm bleeding pixels all over this page. Stay cool 👍🏽👍🏽

[@OneHundredPercent-100]

Amy's a bit of all right eh? 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Sectart661-xq4ph]

Doesn't know anything about skateboarding doesn't skate lol

[@StevenNorthcut-ng3sd]

R.I.P Valley skate & surf...parthenia//Balboa. Without them greedy peeps I'd be dead a long time ago. 💯💯💯💪💪💪🥷🥷🥷🥷🔨🔨🔨🔨