Random bike ride ended by checking out NJ Skate shop in New Brunswick NJ. Walked in and saw a ton of decks and some clean in house apparel along with brands such as Nike SB, Stussy, Boys of Summer, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Dime, & Bronze. Nike SB, Adidas, and Vans were prevalently displayed on the wall... luckily they had a 9.5. 

The Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski OG+ is a vibrant mix of “Alabastar,” “Celestine Blue,” and “Sail.” Subtle design differences include black leather piping and laces, ventilation holes along the toe box stitching, and interchangeable standard and cork insoles. Rounding out the look are white sole units with wavy textured bottoms.

Thank you NJ Skate Shop

 

HISTORY OF NJ SKATESHOP:

NJ Skateshop first opened its doors in Sayreville, NJ (Boyhood home of Bon Jovi) with all of 8 styles of shoes and 2 dozen skateboards on the wall. Over the years, NJ has grown in size to four stores all across our glorious state. NJ Two in New Brunswick (Birthplace of Michael Douglas and home to Rutgers University, Jersey’s largest center of higher education.) opened on St. Patrick’s Day in 2007 during an awful blizzard. Yet 300 faithful NJ & Nike fans helped celebrate the occasion in 5-degree weather. The store was designed and themed after the legendary World Industries Mike Vallely Barnyard deck that sits proudly on the shop wall. (Mike V is an area local and the Barnyard deck changed skateboarding forever by being the first board with a symmetrical nose and tail i.e. the first popsicle shape.) NJ Three opened a year and half later in August of 2008 in Hoboken, NJ (Home of Frank Sinatra and baseball.).

Naturally, the store was painted baby blue in honor of Sinatra’s famous eyes. The short-lived NJ 4 opened in Princeton, NJ (Home of Ivy League Princeton University, the 4th university in all of America and temporary home of Albert Einstein.) in September of 2010 and closed in 2013. The store was painted bright orange to support the school’s Princeton Tigers teams. Our Hoboken store was relocated to Jersey City in 2018. Aside from the stores all being in great towns, their locations were chosen based upon their proximity to some of the most legendary skate spots in New Jersey.

But the idea of NJ Skateshop came long before the turn of the century. Owners Steve Lenardo and Chris Nieratko have each been skating nearly 25 years and back when they were kids skateboarding was small; there were no such things as proper skateshops. No place sold ONLY skateboards. There were great shops growing up in Jersey but they all shared space with something else: Cardboard Closet was a baseball card shop with some boards, T & F was a hunting supply store with skateboards, ABF was a flower shop with skateboards. Even back then we’d say, “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a shop that is just skateboards?” (That right there is the reason we don’t carry snowboards, scooters, Heelys or anything non-skate.)