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]
| Far Rockaway Skate Park | |
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| Type | Skate park |
| Location | Far Rockaway, Queens, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°35′43″N 73°44′48″W / 40.595319°N 73.746594°W |
| Area | 15,700 square feet (1,460 m2) |
| Created | 2010–2011 |
| Designer | SITE Design Group |
| Owned by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Open | All year |
| Terrain | Concrete |
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References
edit- ^ "Far Rockaway Skate Park Archives". NYSkateboarding.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "sitedesigngroup | New York - Far Rockaway - Skate Park". sitedesigngroup. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Far Rockaway Skatepark | Skatepark in New York". SKATE.in. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Briano, Nicholas (November 23, 2007). "Another Skate Park Coming Soon To Rockaway". The Wave. Rockaway Beach, NY. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Skate Parks : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ a b 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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