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When they pushed their two young sons in a stroller during a recent afternoon walk along West 42nd Street, Matt and Abby Martone were walking in the road and sharing

Photo by Jeff Pitts It was Christmas morning in 1986 or so. The unwrapping had ended, and there were no more presents under the tree. “You look a little down,” said Matt Martone’s concerned mother. “Me?” the 11-year-old feigned indignance. “Nah, I’m fine. This is a great Christmas.” Martone knew how hard his mom labored while working two jobs to make the ends meet. He was determined to be grateful. “But I really wanted a skateboard,” he admits. “All my friends had one.” Martone’s board was lousy and of the lowest quality, making...