Greenwich Village 1989 | The Washington Square Park Skinheads

This is the true story of the West AND East Village Skinheads of New York City during the Late 1980s (but in my case, and my friends' cases, as young lads, 1989 and Washington Square Park). These were skinheads who hung out in the center of the park on the weekends rocking Doc Martens and black flight jackets, suspenders, Sid Vicious or other band-type shirts, or in the case of girls, black nail polish and torn fishnet stockings. Many were squatters, and yes, some addicted to drugs like heroin. But many were kind-hearted and loving, very ACCEPTING and were very diverse. My friends and I were ages 13 thru 15 at the time. For one thing, we skateboarded in the Village. The skinheads were older. They were between the ages of 18 and 21, and it didn't matter WHO you were, or how young you were. There were none of these racist or woke terms of today. They ACCEPTED you. There were no Nazi flags. It was about the time period, chilling out, the location, and the music. OI. OI. OI! Welcome to Washington Square Park of 1989... and now, reminiscing and looking back, 2023.