Far Rockaway Skate Park is a public
skate park
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, scootering, wheelchairs, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, qua ...
on the
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
The Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is a public park in Rockaway, Queens, New York, composed of the Rockaway Beach and the adjacent Rockaway Boardwalk. The beach runs from Beach 9th Street in Far Rockaway to Beach 149th Street in Neponsit, a dis ...
in
Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line ...
,
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, opened in 2011.
The park is open dawn till dusk and is unsupervised.
In addition to skateboarding, scooters and inline skates are permitted.
The park was built over a large parking lot that was reduced in size but not eliminated.
The skatepark project was part of a larger renovation of
O'Donohue Park
O'Donohue Park is a public green space located in the Far Rockaway neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula of Queens in New York City. The park is located at the eastern tip of the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk.
Prior to its acquisition by the city ...
that began in 2010 and was completed in 2011.
The park was designed by
SITE Design Group and built by
California Skateparks
California Skateparks (or CA Skateparks) is a skate park and action sports facility builder and designer. Founded in 1989 and based in Upland, California, CA Skateparks has constructed municipal city and county parks, action sports competition are ...
.
Gallery
File:Jiro Platt - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Sam Sneed kickflips over a red barrier at Far Rockaway Skatepark.jpg
File:180 in an orange shirt at Far Rockaway Skatepark - 2019.jpg
File:Clipmode - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Battle of the Beach 2 - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:People watch the Battle of the Beach 2 - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Cooper Qua with the kickflip transfer at Far Rockaway Skatepark.jpg
File:Wade Yates pushing - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Overview - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Jiro Platt celebrates winning the Battle of the Beach 2 - 2019.jpg
File:50-50 - bleached hair - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Air in front of the clouds - Far Rockaway Skatepark - September - 2019.jpg
File:Sam Sneed at Far Rockaway Skatepark - 2019.jpg
References
External links
Battle at the Beach 2 - Farrockaway Skate park - Clipmode
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Parks in Queens, New York
Skateparks in New York City
Skateparks in the United States
Rockaway, Queens