Pier 62 Skatepark is a public
skatepark
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, q ...
located in the
Chelsea neighborhood of
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
, New York City.
The skatepark, which opened in 2010, is located in
Hudson River Park on Pier 62 overlooking the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
.
Pier 62 Skatepark is notable as it is the only modern full size vert concrete transition skatepark in New York City.
Pier 62 Skatepark can be accessed by entering
Hudson River Park at 22nd Street.
History
When it opened in May 2010, Pier 62 Skatepark was the first modern full size vert concrete transition skatepark in New York City. The Skatepark was designed and built by
California Skateparks/Site Design Group.
Terrain
Pier 62 Skatepark is an oval shaped concrete skatepark of about 15,000 sq ft. Its main features are a 10-foot-deep pool, a flow area and a street section.
The pool has three sections, a 6-ft shallow end, a 6-1/2 ft pocket and a 10 ft deep end that just goes to vert.
The flow area offers a wide variety of banks, transitions, hips and roll in spots including an over vert clam-shell, the flow area is 9 Ft. at its deepest with vert.
The street area features a 2 ft Wedge and a 3 ft Start Box, the Intermediate Fun Box including a 24 ft Ledge, a Kinked Flat Rail, and an 18 ft Ollie Ledge.
Construction
Pier 62 Skatepark is notable as it is built on a challenging site, directly on top of
Pier 62 in the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
. It is constructed of a custom structural foam/concrete foundation system with cast-in-place concrete and
shotcrete construction.
Events
In August 2012 Converse hosted the Converse City Carnage event.
In October 2012, Vans hosted the Bowl-Arama event.
Gallery of photos from Pier 62 Skatepark
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Looking West.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Looking West
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Flow Area Looking South.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Flow Area Looking South
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Flow Area Looking east.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Flow Area Looking East
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Street Area Looking West.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Street Area Looking West
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking West.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking West
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking South.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking South
File:Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking East.jpg, Pier 62 Skatepark Pool Looking East
File:Ian Dropping in part 2.jpg, Skater dropping in at 62 - 2019
File:Carve Andy Kessler Day 2019.jpg, Andy Kessler Day - 2019
File:Duncan McGillivray-Smith Andy Kessler Day 2019.jpg, Andy Kessler Day - 2019
File:Shark Dog Andy Kessler Day 2019.jpg, Andy Kessler Day - 2019
File:NYC Pool Series 2021 - NYC Skateboard Coalition.jpg, NYC Pool Series 2021 - hosted by NYC Skateboard Coalition
NYC Skateboard Coalition, established in 2017, is a community organization that advocates for New York City's skateparks and hosts NYC-based skateboard events. The NYC Skateboard Coalition supports the skateboarding community of New York City thr ...
References
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Skateparks in the United States
2010 establishments in New York City
Skateparks in New York City