• New HBO series ‘Betty’ shows unbridled joy of NYC female skateboarders

    New HBO series ‘Betty’ shows unbridled joy of NYC female skateboarders

    In the opening scene of the new HBO series “Betty,” premiering Friday at 11 p.m., a young female skateboarder (Nina Moran) weaves around cars and through the traffic down Madison Avenue — unmasked, unbothered and unafraid. There’s a sense of freedom that, since we’ve been on coronavirus lockdown, feels like light-years ago now. But the …