Riot

Nike Sb New York Pigeons

Police In front Of Nike Store Release Day

February 2005 was the day that the Nike Sb New York Pigeons were released in One Nike boutique shop in New York City. The shoe was set out to be released for 1 month with 20 pairs every single day being released till they ran out. The first day that the shoe went to be sold over 1000 people had shown up in line to be among the first to by the shoes. Eventually the shoes were released and when people found out that only 20 people were able to purchase them a riot began. It got so crazy that police had to get called in and tear gas was used. Eventually when the smoke cleared up and people ran away they had found hundreds of weapons in ally ways and garbage cans. People were planning on robbing who ever go the shoe. So for the rest of the month when ever a customer purchased the shoe they were escorted home in a taxi cab with a cop car in front for the customers safety. The shoe now is worth $1200 and at the time that they were being sold they were worth $200-$300. There was also another shoe known as Nike Sb Paris and they are even more rare except they were only released in Paris the shoe is now worth $5000 or more and value is still going up. Nike sneakers heads are serious for their shoes.