Far Rockaway Skate Park
TypeSkate park
LocationFar Rockaway, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°35′43″N 73°44′48″W / 40.595319°N 73.746594°W / 40.595319; -73.746594
Area15,700 square feet (1,460 m2)
Created2010–2011
DesignerSITE Design Group
Owned byNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation
OpenAll year
TerrainConcrete

Far Rockaway Skate Park is a public skate park on the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, opened in 2011.[1][2][3][4] The park is open dawn till dusk and is unsupervised.[5] In addition to skateboarding, scooters and inline skates are permitted.[5] The park was built over a large parking lot that was reduced in size but not eliminated.[6] The skatepark project was part of a larger renovation of O'Donohue Park that began in 2010 and was completed in 2011.[6] The park was designed by SITE Design Group and built by California Skateparks.[2]

References

  1. "Far Rockaway Skate Park Archives". NYSkateboarding.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "sitedesigngroup | New York - Far Rockaway - Skate Park". sitedesigngroup. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. "Far Rockaway Skatepark | Skatepark in New York". SKATE.in. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. Briano, Nicholas (November 23, 2007). "Another Skate Park Coming Soon To Rockaway". The Wave. Rockaway Beach, NY. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Skate Parks : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Rosenberg, Miriam (October 15, 2010). "City To Break Ground On East End Park Improvements". The Wave. Rockaway Beach, NY. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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