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AccessibilitySkate Parks
Spread throughout the five boroughs, all of our skate parks offer an opportunity for individuals to perfect their skills on inline skates, skateboards, and bikes.
All hours are subject to change due to inclement weather. Unless otherwise specified, the Department of Parks & Recreation will provide an attendant during official operating hours. Each participant will be required to sign a waiver (those under 18 will need their guardian's signature) before being allowed to use the facility.
Requirements for use:
- A signed liability waiver
- Helmet
- Knee pads
- Elbow pads
- Wristguards(for those under age 18 only)
Locations
Al Quiñones Skate Park
Location: Al QuiñOnes PlaygroundKelly St. & Avenue St. John
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (March 2 - October 31); 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (November 1 - March 1)
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park. BMX bikes, scooters, and inline skates are permitted in addition to skateboards.
Bronx Skate Park
Location: Bronx ParkBronx Park East between Britton Street and Allerton Avenue
Hours: Closes at dusk
Features: A 6,000 square-foot skate park featuring a smooth skating surface and modern equipment including a quarter pipe, bank ramps with ledges, a skate pyramid, and grind rails.
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park.
Bruckner Skate Park
Location: Bruckner PlaygroundBrinsmade Avenue and Cross Bronx Expressway (adjacent to the school building)
Hours: Dawn to dusk.
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park.
Mullaly Skate Park
Location: Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park And Recreation CenterEast 164th Street and Jerome & River avenues
Hours: During the school year only. Weekdays: 3:00 p.m. to dusk Weekends: 1:00 p.m. to dusk
Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Skate Park
Location: Playground One Thirty Four CxxxivSt. Ann's Pl & Bruckner Blvd
River Avenue Skate Park
Location: River Avenue ParksEast 157th Street and River Avenue
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Features: Designed closely with the skateboard community, this 10,000 square-foot concrete skate park features stairs, rails, ledges, benches, banks, gaps, and transitioned elements in a plaza setting. River Avenue is one of the City’s first skate parks to use traditional New York City Parks materials and references elements from the the city’s past and present.
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park. BMX bikes, scooters, and inline skates are permitted in addition to skateboards.
Van Cortlandt Skate Park
Location: Van Cortlandt ParkVan Cortlandt Stadium, Broadway & Van Cortlandt Park S
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Features: mounds, wedges, curved bench, pyramid, ledges, quarter pipe
Williamsbridge Oval Skate Park
Location: Williamsbridge OvalHolt Place and Reservoir Oval
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Features: The skate park features stairs with quarter pipes on either side, half-bowls, a manual pad, a wedge with a rail, and more!
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park.
Andy Kessler Skate Park
Location: Riverside ParkRiverside Park near 108th Street and Riverside Drive, on the lower level
Phone: (212) 408-0266
Hours: The street plaza section is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. The bowl is open seasonally from June to September. Bowl hours are 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. when public schools are in session and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. when public schools are in summer recess. The bowl is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Features: Named after skateboard legend Andy Kessler, the concrete skate park is 30,000 square feet overall and contains both a street plaza section and 11 foot deep bowl. The street plaza section consists of stairs, ledges, rails, banks, bank to ledge and a 4-foot mini ramp.
Notes: No bikes allowed; inline skates are permitted. The street plaza section is unsupervised. The bowl section requires a signed waiver and full pads.
Coleman Playground
Location: Coleman PlaygroundCherry Street, Market Street, Monroe Street & Pike Street
Phone: (212) 219-0258
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Features: Have a go at jumping over the big apple, a popular obstacle at this skate plaza. Located underneath the Manhattan Bridge, the park was remodeled in 2012. Skateboarders can now enjoy a better flow and utilize more of the space. The park features ledges, jumps, rails and a pyramid.
Notes: This skate park is unsupervised. No bikes are allowed; inline skates are permitted.
Highbridge Skate Park
Location: Highbridge ParkEnter at West 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The skate park is located under the Hamilton Bridge.
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Features: This skate park is the largest skate park in NYC. At this skate park, skaters have access to concrete ramps, steel grinding areas, rails, and urban skateboarding features.
Thomas Jefferson Park Skate Park
Location: Thomas Jefferson ParkEast 114th Street and the FDR Drive, near the basketball courts
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Features: The skate park features ramps, rails, steps, two skate benches, and a platform area.
Notes: This is an unsupervised skate park. BMX bikes, inline skates, scooters, and skateboards are allowed. Large bikes are not allowed. Electric- or gas-powered bikes, skates, skateboards, and scooters are not allowed.
Astoria Skate Park
Location: Astoria ParkAstoria Park
Phone: (718) 626-8620
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Features: This 21,500 square-foot skate park provides ample space for maximum flow. Skaters can enjoy multiple levels with stairs, rails, banks, and ledges of varying heights and sizes to accommodate all skill levels.
Bayswater Park
Location: Bayswater ParkBay 32nd Street, Between Falcon Ave. & Dwight Ave.
Hours: Dawn-Dusk
Far Rockaway Skate Park
Location: Rockaway Beach (near Rockaway Beach And Boardwalk)Beach 11th Street off Seagirt Blvd, near the Rockaway Beach Promenade
Phone: (718) 318-4000
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Features: Located just off the beach, Far Rockaway Skate Park is a smooth running concrete park with stairs, rails, ledges, bowled corners and a volcano. All edges are covered with metal for a smoother grind. There is a parking lot conveniently located adjacent to the skate park.
Notes: This skate park is unsupervised. Scooters and inline skates are permitted.
Forest Park Skate Park
Location: Forest ParkGreenhouse Playground
Phone: (718) 235-0815
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Features: Grindrails, quarter pipes, launch ramps, wall rides, a flybox, a halfpipe, and more.
Notes: Skateboards, roller blades, and roller skates only; no bikes are permitted. There is no attendant provided. Failure to comply with the skate park's hours, rules, and regulations will result in the removal of skating equipment.
London Planetree Skate Park
Location: London Planetree PlaygroundAtlantic Avenue between 88th Street and 89th Street
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Features: Opened on June 2013, this 10,000 square-foot skate plaza has concrete structures all capped with metal and features a long brick quarter pipe. The park also has many pads of different sizes, a euro gap, and hubba ledges of varying heights as well as multiple rails, slopes and banks.
Notes: Scooters, bikes, and inline skates are permitted as well.
Maloof Skate Park
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona ParkAstral Fountain, adjacent to the New York State Pavilion. (Follow signs off the highways to the Queens Theatre in the Park)
Phone: (718) 760-6565
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Features: This 16,000 square-foot skate park, built over the Astral fountain, was funded by the Maloof Brothers for the 2010 Maloof Money Cup skateboarding competition which they later donated to Parks. It was designed by pro-skateboarders and features elements from the most popular skate parks throughout NYC including Chrystie Park and Brooklyn Banks. There are multiple stairs and rails of varying lengths as well as ledges, pyramids and banks.
Notes: This skate park is unsupervised. Scooters and inline skates are permitted. BMX bicycles are prohibited.
Rockaway Skate Park
Location: Rockaway Beach (near Rockaway Beach And Boardwalk)Shore Front Parkway at 91st Street (just off the boardwalk)
Phone: (718) 318-4000
Notes: This skate park is currently closed due to Hurricane Sandy.
Ben Soto Skate Park
Location: Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk And BeachMidland Beach Playground off of Father Capodanno Boulevard
Phone: (718) 390-8000
Hours: Dawn to dusk.
Features: Ben Soto Skate Park has an urban metal and concrete streetscape design with posts and rails.
Notes: This site is unsupervised, and no liability waiver is required. Bikes, inline skates, and scooters allowed.
Faber Skate Park
Location: Faber Pool And Park2175 Richmond Terrace
Phone: (718) 816-5558
Hours: Closes at dusk
Brower Park Skate Park
Location: Brower ParkSt. Mark's Ave., Park Pl. bet. Brooklyn Ave. and Kingston Ave.
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Canarsie Skate Park
Location: Canarsie ParkNortheast corner of the park
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Features: This concrete skate plaza is complete with boxes, rails and ramps. Unique to Canarsie Skate Park, there is an obstacle trail around the perimeter of the park which allows skateboarders to practice more tricks.
Notes: This site is unsupervised.
City Line Park
Location: City Line ParkWells Street and Chestnut Street
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Features: This 3,900-square-foot skate park includes ramps, ledges, stairs, and grind rails.
Notes: Not supervised.
Cooper Park
Location: Cooper ParkAt Sharon Street, between Morgan Avenue and Olive Street
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Harold Ickes Skate Park
Location: Harold Ickes PlaygroundVan Brunt St between Hamilton Ave & Summit St
Features: Harold Ickes Playground features an 11,800 sq. ft. concrete skate and BMX park, with designated areas for parkour and bouldering and a bike repair stand.
Martinez Playground Skate Park
Location: Martinez PlaygroundScholes St. bet. Manhattan Ave. and Graham Ave.
Hours: Dawn to dusk
McCarren Skate Park
Location: Mccarren ParkMcCarren Skate Park is located behind McCarren Pool
Hours: Closes at dusk
Features: A concrete street park featuring a quarter pipe with a sloped curb wall and combination ledge obstacles. You'll also find steps, ramps, wedges, and pyramids.
Notes: This skate park is unsupervised. Skateboards only.
Millennium Skate Park
Location: Owl's Head ParkColonial Road between 68th Street and Wakeman Place in Owl's Head Park
Hours: Daily, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Features: As one of the few skate spots with a bowl, Millennium Skate Park features a 6-foot deep combi-bowl with a double coping spine and a street course consisting of ramps, banks, rails and bowled corners.
Notes: Bike policy: Only BMX bikes are permitted in the skate park.
Robert Venable Skate Park
Location: Robert E. Venable ParkRobert Venable Park
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to dusk
Notes: Bicycles are permitted.
Seba Playground Skate Park
Location: Marine ParkNear Gerritsen Avenue and Seba Avenue
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Features: Combines west coast and plaza style skating with two quarter pipes, steps, grinding rails and ramps.
Notes: This site is unsupervised.
Sgt. William Dougherty Skate Park
Location: Sgt. William Dougherty PlaygroundVandervoort Ave. between Cherry St. & Anthony St.
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Notes: This site is unsupervised.
St. Mary's Skate Park
Location: St. Mary's ParkSmith St. & Nelson St.
Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Features: This small skate park is tucked under the Culver Viaduct, providing a space for local skaters under the train. The concrete park includes elements such as a mini-ramp and flat rail.
Notes: This skate park is unsupervised.
Washington Park Skate Park
Location: Washington Skate Park5th street between 4th and 5th avenues
Features: A slightly inclined plaza style skate area with 4 elements for tricks
Notes: This site is unsupervised.
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