june 17, 2025

ZOO YORK TEAMS UP WITH SUPREME FOR COLLABORATION

Zoo York was a skateboard company established in 1993 in New York City. At the time, Southern California was the focus of skateboarding as an industry and culture. Zoo York emerged as the first major East Coast skateboard company, exposing New York City’s distinct style to skateboarders across the world.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, many skateboard companies drew inspiration from Southern California’s upstart punk rock scene. East Coast skateboarders, however, largely had more overlap with New York City’s own homegrown subcultures – graffiti and hip-hop. Zoo York captured this intersection with their hugely influential skate video The Zoo York Mixtape.

Filmed by RB Umali and debuted in 1997 at the New York Underground Film Festival, The Zoo York Mixtape featured skate footage from team members including Harold Hunter, Jefferson Pang, Robbie Gangemi and Peter Bici, mixed with freestyle footage of Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe from the Stretch and Bobbito radio show. The video captured how skateboarders responded to New York City’s harsher climates and rough street spots, with a raw grit and refined style all their own.

The Zoo York Mixtape made a transformative impact on how skateboarding would develop worldwide throughout the decade. Today, the video endures as a testament to a golden era in New York City skateboarding and hip-hop history.

Supreme has worked with Zoo York on a collection for Spring 2025. The collection consists of a Soccer Jersey, Hooded Sweatshirt, Baggy Jean, Soccer Short, two T-Shirts, Camp Cap, Beanie, Skateboard and Spitfire® Classic Wheels.

Available June 19th.
Available in Asia June 21st.