Far Rockaway Skate Park Explained

Far Rockaway Skate Park
Designer:SITE Design Group
Type:Skate park
Location:Far Rockaway, Queens, New York
Coordinates:40.5953°N -73.7466°W
Owner:New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Terrain:Concrete
Created:2010–2011
Open:All year

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. 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. The park was designed by SITE Design Group and built by California Skateparks.

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Notes and References

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