The Ultimate Ice Skating Guide: Where To Go, What To Wear, And Celeb Skating Tips

Other Places To Check Out

World Ice Arena (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park) An indoor rink with inexpensive admission fees and small crowds. Tickets: $5 on weekdays, $8 on weekends Skates: $5 Lockers: $.75 City Ice Pavilion (Long Island City) One of the newer rinks, and New York’s only roof-top skating. Free covered parking and transportation service to Manhattan. Tickets: $5 Monday – Friday, $8 Saturday – Sunday. $8 on holidays. Skates: $5 Abe Stark Rink (Coney Island) This facility is only open on weekends. Adults: $8.00 Seniors (60 & older): $8.00 Children (12 & under): $8.00 Skates: $4.50 Aviator Sports and Events Center at Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn) With twin NHL regulation sheets of ice, this ice rink is large and pulls in lost of sports activity. Adults: $8.00 Children: $6.00 Skates: $5.00 Ice House (New Jersey) With four regulation size NHL rinks between two levels, this rink is currently the largest in the Tri-State area. Offers a food court, arcade room, meeting rooms, a professional skating shop, and free parking. Adults: $9.00 Children (11 & Under) & Senior Citizens: $8.00 Skates: $4.00 Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink This facility is currently under construction, so make sure to call beforehand for available times. Adults: $8.00 Seniors (60 & older): $8.00 Children (12 & under): $8.00 Skate Rental: $5.00 Kate Wollman Rink in Prospect Park Currently under renovation, this groundbreaking rink is scheduled to open by the end of 2012. [Photos via and via]