INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ICE SKATING RINKS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA

Looking for a great place to ice skate with your kids? We've rounded up indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks in the New York City area, including NYC, Long Island, and the suburbs. Head to an outdoor ice rink in the winter months, or enjoy indoor ice skating year-round. Whatever the season, you'll find complete details on each rink's location, cost, and public skating hours in our guide.

Skating dates are projected and may change pending weather conditions. We recommend calling ahead to confirm skating hours before visiting any of these locations.

NEW YORK CITY

Brooklyn - Indoor Rinks

Abe Stark Rink

Coney Island Boardwalk, Broadway and W. 19th Street, Coney Island

718-946-6536 or 718-946-3135

All skaters at this indoor rink must sign a Risk of Ice Skating/Hockey Activity Agreement. Children (younger than 18) must have a written consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Agreement forms are available at the rink. A parent must sign the agreement form in the presence of a rink employee or parent's signature must be notarized.

Hours: Open Saturday-Sunday and holidays, 1-4pm, late November through March.

Price: $8. $4.50 skate rental.

Aviator Sports and Event Center

Floyd Bennett Field, 3159 Flatbush Avenue, Marine Park/Mill Basin

718-758-7500

Hours: Open daily, year-round, for public skating. Monday and Wednesday 11am-3:50pm; Tuesday and Thursday 11am-4pm; Friday 11am-4pm and 7-11pm; Saturday 2:30-6:30pm and 7-11pm; Sunday 12-5pm. Call for holiday schedule.

Price: $8; $6 children younger than 12. $5.44 skate rental.

Manhatttan - Outdoor Rinks

Citi Pond at Bryant Park

40th-42nd Streets between 5th and 6th Avenues

212-661-6640

Hours: Open October 27 through February 26. Sunday-Thursday 8am-10pm; Friday and Saturday 8am-midnight.

Price: FREE. $14 skate rental.

Lasker Skating Rink

North end of Central Park, near 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, Harlem

917-492-3857

Hours: Open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10am-3:45pm; Tuesday 10am-3:30pm and 8-10pm; Friday 10am-5:15pm and 7-11pm; Saturday 1-11pm; Sunday 12:30-4:30pm.

Price: $6.50; $3.50 children. $5.50 skate rental.

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Fifth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, Rockefeller Center

212-332-7654

Hours: Open daily 8:30am-midnight, with occasional half-hour cleaning sessions throughout the day; October 15 through April 2012.

Price: Prices vary; call or go online.

Riverbank State Park

679 Riverside Drive, Hamilton Heights

212-694-3642

Hours: Open early November through March (weather permitting). Friday 6-9pm, Saturday-Sunday 1-4pm and 6-9pm.

Price: $5; $3 children 12 and younger. $6 skate rental.

Wollman Rink

Central Park (enter at 59th Street and Sixth Avenue)

212-439-6900

Hours: Open late October through early April (weather permitting). The rink opens daily at 10am, closes at the following times: Monday-Tuesday 2:30pm; Wednesday-Thursday 10pm; Friday-Saturday 11pm; Sunday 9pm.

Price: Monday-Thursday: $10.25; $5.50 children. Friday-Sunday: $14.75; $5.75 children. $6.25 skate rentals. No credit cards.

Manhattan - Indoor Rinks

Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers

Chelsea Piers, W. 23rd Street and Hudson River Park, Chelsea

212-336- 6100

Hours: Open year-round Monday and Friday 1:30-5:20pm; Tuesday and Thursday 3-5:20pm; Saturday-Sunday 1-3:50pm.

Price: $13.50; $11 children (12 and younger). $8 skate rental; $4.25 helmet rental.

Queens - Indoor Rinks

City Ice Pavilion

47-32 32nd Place (between 47th and 48th Avenues), Long Island City

718-706-6667

Hours: Open year-round. Monday 1:30-4:50pm; Tuesday 1:30-3:20pm; Wednesday 12-3:40pm; Thursday 1:30-3:50pm; Saturday 12-2:50pm, 7:30-9:50pm; Sunday 12-2:50pm.

Price: $5 Monday-Friday; $8 weekends and holidays.

World Ice Arena

125-40 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing

718-760-9001

Hours: Open year-round. Monday-Friday 9am-5:15pm (additional session Friday at 7-9:50pm); Saturday-Sunday 12-4:45pm, 8-9:50pm. 

Price: $5 weekdays; $8 weekends. $5 skate rental.

Staten Island - Outdoor Rink

Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink

Clove Lakes Park, Victory Boulevard (west of Clove Road)

718-720-1010 or 718-720-1014

Hours: Skating hours were not available at press time; call or check the website for updates.

Price: $8. $5 skate rental.

Staten Island - Indoor Rink

Staten Island Skating Pavilion Ice Skating Rink

3080 Arthur Kill Road Staten Island

718-948-4800

Hours: Open year-round. Friday 8-11pm; Saturday 2:30-4:30pm, 8-10pm; Sunday 2-4pm. Open all holidays.

Price: $9; $8 children. $5 skate rental.

LONG ISLAND

Nassau County - Outdoor Rinks

Christopher Morley Park

500 Searingtown Road, Roslyn

516-571-8113

A 200-by-80-foot outdoor skating rink

Hours: Open last week in November through mid-March. Monday-Tuesday 10:30am-12:30pm; Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 10:30am-12:30pm, 1:15-3:15pm, 4-6pm; Friday 4-6pm, 8:30-10:30pm.

Price: $14; $10 children. With Leisure Pass: $7; $5 children. $5 skate rental.

Grant Park Skating Rink

Broadway and Sheridan Avenue, Hewlett

516-571-7821

Hours: Open November through mid-March: Wednesday-Sunday 10am-12pm, 12:45-2:45pm, 3:30-5:30pm; additional 8:30-10:30pm session on Friday.

Price: $14; $10 children. With Leisure Pass: $7; $5 children (children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult); $4 seniors. $5 skate rental.

Marjorie R. Post Community Park Ice Rink

451 Unqua Road (at Merrick Road), Massapequa

516-797-7990

Hours: Open November 25 through late February: Wednesday 3:30-5:30pm; Friday 4-6pm and 7-9pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-12pm, 1-3pm, 4-6pm. Open Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10am-12pm and 1-3pm. Open daily February 15-19: 10am-12pm, 1-3pm, 4-6pm, and 7-9pm.

Price: Admission per two-hour session. For residents, $5; $4 children ages 5-16; $2 children ages 2-4 and seniors ages 60 and older. Nonresidents: $8; $7 children ages 5-16; $2 children ages 2-4 and seniors. $3 skate rental.

Reckson Plaza Ice Skating Rink

1 RexCorp Plaza, Uniondale

516-683-0303

Hours: Open December 2 through January 1. Skating hours were not available at press time; call or check the website for updates.

Price: $8; $5 children younger than 10. $4 skate rental.

Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Ice Rink

7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury

516-677-5990

Hours: Open November 25 through March 1: Wednesday 3:30-5:30pm; Friday 4-6pm, 7-9pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-12pm, 1-3pm, 4-6pm, and 7-9pm (select Sundays). Open Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10am-12pm and 1-3pm. Open daily February 15-19: 10am-12pm, 1-3pm, 4-6pm, and 7-9pm.

Price: Admission per two-hour session: $4; $3 children 5-17; $1 seniors ages 60 and older; free children younger than 4. $3 skate rental.

Nassau County - Indoor Rinks

Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink

Parkwood Sports Complex, 65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck

516-487-2975 ext. 3

Hours: Open September through May: Monday-Thursday 10am-12pm, 12:30-2:30pm; Wednesday 2:45-5:30pm, 8:45-10:30pm; Friday 3:30-5:30pm, 8-10pm; Saturday 2:30-4:30pm; Sunday 10am-12pm, 2:30-4:30pm.

Price: Residents: $7; $5 children and seniors. Non-residents: $10; $6 children. $3.50 skate rental.

Cantiague Park Ice Skating Rink

480 West John Street, Hicksville

516-571-7056 or 516-571-7058

Hours: Open September through June for public skating, 1-3pm daily except Tuesday and Thursday; additional sessions on Fridays from 3:30-5:30pm and 8-10pm. Hours vary by month, call to confirm.

Price: $14; $10 children. With Leisure Pass: $7; $5 children; $4 seniors; free children 3 and younger. $5 skate rental.

Freeport Recreation Center

130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport

516-377-2314

Hours: Opened October 14 for the 2011-2012 public skating season: Thursday 4-6pm; Friday 7:45-9:30pm; Saturday 1-2:30pm and 8-9:45pm (family skate session); Sunday 1:30-3pm and 3:15-4:45pm. Check website for school recess hours.

Price: Residents: $6; $5 children; $4 seniors/handicapped. Non-residents: $8; $6 children; $5 seniors/handicapped. $4 skate rental.

Iceland Ice Skating

3345 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park

516-746-1100

Hours: Open year-round: Friday 12:45-2 45pm, 3:30-5:30pm (boy scouts and girl scouts get free admission), 8:30-10:30pm (ages 11 and older only); Saturday 12-1:30pm, 1:45-4:15pm; Sunday 11:30am-1pm, 1:15-345pm.

Price: $8; $6 children ages 9 and younger. $4 skate rental.

Newbridge Arena

2600 Newbridge Road, Bellmore

516-783-6181

Hours: Open year-round for public skating. Fall/Winter schedule: September 14 through first week in April: Wednesday 4-6pm; Thursday 8-10am; Friday 8:30-10:30am, 1:45-3:45pm, 4-6pm, 8:30-10:30pm; Saturday-Sunday 12:30-2:30pm, 2:45-4:45pm. Call or check website for holiday hours.

Price: $7.50; $6.50 Town of Hempstead residents; $5.50 Town of Hempstead Park District residents (proof of residency required); $3.25 resident seniors and handicapped individuals; $3.75 non-resident seniors; free children younger than 5 on Mondays and Fridays until 6pm (with paid adult). $3.50 skate rental.

Parkwood Ice Skating Rink

65 Arrandale Avenue, Great Neck

516 - 487-7665

Hours: Open year-round: Monday 12:30-2:30pm; Tuesday 10am-12pm, 12:30-2:30pm; Wednesday 10am-12pm, 12:30-2:30pm, 3:30-5:30pm, 8:30-10pm; Thursday 10am-12pm, 12:30-2:30pm; Friday 3:30-5:30pm, 8-10pm (teen night); Saturday 2:30-4:30pm; Sunday 12-2pm, 2:30-4:30pm, 7-8:45pm (ages 16 and older only). Hours subject to change in the new year.

Price: Residents with Park Cards: $7; $5 children and seniors. Non-residents: $10;  $6 children. $3.50 skate rental.

Port Washington Skating Center

70 Seaview Boulevard, Port Washington

516-484-6800

Hours: Open year-round: Monday-Wednesday 12-2:30pm; Thursday-Friday 12-4pm; Saturday-Sunday 2:15-3:45pm. Open Martin Luther King Jr. Day 12-4pm; see website for special Presidents' Week hours.

Price: $7. $4 skate rental.

Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center

Bethpage Community Park, 1001 Stewart Avenue (at Cherry Avenue), Bethpage

516-433-7465

Hours: Open year-round. Monday 3:30-5:30pm; Tuesday 10am-12pm; Wednesday 5-7pm; Thursday 10am-12pm; Friday 4-6pm, 7-9pm; Saturday 1-3pm, 3:30-5:30pm, 6-8pm; Sunday 1-3pm and 3:30-5:30pm.

Price: Town of Oyster Bay residents: $6; $5 children ages 5-17; $4 seniors ages 60 and older; $2 children ages 2-4. Freestyle sessions: $12; $10 children ages 5-7. Non-residents: $8; $5 children ages 5-17; $4 seniors ages 60 and older. Puck shoot and open hockey is $10 per skater and goalies are free. $3 skate rental.

Suffolk County - Outdoor Rinks

Mitchell Park Ice Rink

Mitchell Park on Front Street, Greenport

631-477-2200

Hours: Open while the weather permits: Monday, Thursday, Friday 3-6pm; Tuesday-Wednesday 3-5pm; Saturday 11am-6pm; Sunday 11am-5:30pm. Holiday hours vary.

Price: Weekday admission: $5; $3 children and seniors. Weekend and school holiday admission: $10; $6 children and seniors. $2 skate rental (cash only).

The Rinx at Harborfront Park

Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A East Broadway, Port Jefferson

631-403-4357

Hours: Open late November through mid-March. Skating hours were not available at press time; call or check the website for updates.

Price: Weekdays: $9.50; $7 children 11 and younger; $4.50 seniors. Weekends and school holidays: $10.50; $8 children 11 and younger; $5.50 seniors. $5 skate rental.

Tanger Outlets at the Arches

152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park

631-242-0239

Hours: Open late November through mid-March. Hours and rates were not finalized at press time; call or check the website for updates.

Suffolk County - Indoor Rinks

Dix Hills Ice Rink

575 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills

631-462-5883

Hours: Open year-round. Fall/Winter schedule: Monday 10am-12pm; Thursday 3:45-5:45pm; Friday 10am-12pm, 12:15-2:15pm, 3:45-5:45pm, 8:15-10:15pm (DJ night); Saturday-Sunday 11:30am-1:30pm, 2-4pm.

Price: $12; $9 children. With Rec Card: $7.50; $6 children. $4 skate rental.

The Rinx

660 Terry Road, Hauppauge

631-232-3222

Hours: Open year-roun. Monday-Friday 12:30-2:30pm; Tuesday-Friday 4-5:45pm; Friday 8:15-10:15pm (Rock & Roll Night); Saturday-Sunday 11am-3pm. Schedule subject to change.

Price: Weekdays: $10 ($12 on Friday nights); $7.50 children 11 and younger; $4.50 seniors. Weekends and school holidays: $11; $8.50 children 11 and younger; $5.50 seniors. Islip residents receive $1 off adult admission with recreation card. $5.50 skate rental.

Superior Ice Rink

270 Indian Head Road, Kings Park

631-269-3900

Hours: Open year-roun. Wednesday 12:30-2:30pm, 4-6pm; Friday 8:30-10:30pm (with DJ); Saturday-Sunday 1-3pm.

Price: $9; $7 children 11 and younger; $5 seniors and children 3 and younger (includes skate rental). $4 skate rental.

NYC SUBURBS

Rockland County, NY - Outdoor Rink

Bear Mountain State Park Ice Rink

Palisades Parkway/Route 9W North, Bear Mountain

845-786-2701

Hours: Open November 5 through March 4, 2012. Monday-Tuesday 10-11:30am, 12-1:30pm; Friday 8-9:30pm; Saturday-Sunday 10-11:30am, 12-1:30pm, 2-3:30pm, 4-5:30pm, 6-7:30pm; Saturday night 8-9:30pm. Session times subject to change on holidays.

Price: $4 ($5 after 6pm); $3 children ages 4-11 ($4 after 6pm); $2 non-skaters and seniors; free children ages 3 and younger. $4 skate rental. $5 skate sharpening. $8 parking on weekends and holidays.

Rockland County, NY - Indoor Rinks

Palisades Center Ice Rink 

4900 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack

845-353-4855

Hours: Open year-round. Monday 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:45-4:45pm; Tuesday 11:30am-1pm, 2:45-4:45pm, 4:45-6:05pm; Wednesday 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:45-4:45pm; Thursday 2:45-5:50pm; Friday 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:45-6:05pm, 7:45-9:45pm; Saturday 1:45-3:15pm, 4:45-6:15pm, 8:15-9:45pm; Sunday 11:30am-1pm, 1:10-2:40pm, 4-5:20pm, 5:30-6:50pm.

Price: $8; $6 seniors and children younger than 10. $4 skate rental. Ten-visit punch cards and season passes available. 

Sport-o-Rama

20 College Road, Monsey

845-356-3919

Hours: Wednesday 4:10-5:10pm; Saturday 3:15-4:55pm, 9-11pm; Sunday and holidays (including Veterans Day, Christmas week, and President's week) 2:55-4:30pm.

Price: $6 Wednesdays; $8.50 weekends; $9 holidays. $3 skate rental.

Westchester County, NY - Outdoor Rink

Ebersole Ice Rink 

30 Lake Street, White Plains

 914-422-1444 or 914-422-1348

Hours: Opened for the season October 7. Wednesday 12-2pm; Thursday 10am-2pm, 3-5pm; Friday 10am-2pm, 3-5pm, 8-10pm; Saturday 12:15-4:00pm, 7:30pm-9:30pm; Sunday 10-11:45am, 1:15-4pm.

Price: $10; $5 children. $5 skate rental.

Westchester County, NY - Indoor Rinks

EJ Murray Memorial Skating Ice and Roller Skating Rink

348 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers

914-377-6469

Hours: Wednesday-Thursday 10am-12pm; Friday 10am-12pm, 8-10pm; Saturday 11am-1pm, 2-4pm, 8-10pm; Sunday 11am-1pm, 2-4pm, 5:20-7:20pm. Extended hours during holiday periods.

Price: $7. $4 skate rental.

Hommocks Park Ice Rink

Boston Post Road-Weaver Street, Larchmont

914-834-1069

Hours: October 1 through June 15: Monday 12:30-2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 1-5:15pm; Friday 1-5:15pm, 7:15-9:15pm; Saturday 1-5:15pm; Sunday 11am-5:15pm.

Price: $8; $7 children younger than 12; $6 seniors. $4 skate rental.  Discount cards (for 12 sessions) and season passes available. 

The Ice Hutch

655 Garden Avenue, Mt. Vernon

914-699-6787 or 914-668-1165

Hours: Open year-round. Thursday 10am-1pm; Saturday 1-2:30pm.

Price: $8. $4 skate rental.  

Playland Ice Casino

Playland Parkway, Rye

914-813-7059

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1:30-5pm; Friday 8:45-11pm (Party Night); Saturday 9:15-11:30pm (Night Grooves); Sunday 1:30-5pm (Family Day). Extended holiday hours. Open October 5 through May.

Price: $9; $6 children 12 and younger. $4 skate rental. Discount books available.

Westchester Skating Academy

91 Fairview Park Drive, Elmsford

914-347-8232

Hours: Open year-round.; Monday 11:40am-1:10pm, 1:30-3:40pm; Tuesday 9:30-11:30am, 1:30-3:40pm; Wednesday 9:30am-11:30am, 11:40am-1:10pm, 1:30-5pm; Thursday 9:30-11:30am; Friday 9:30-11:30am, 12-1:20pm, 1:30-4:30pm, 7:30-10pm; Saturday-Sunday 1:30-4pm. Extended hours during holiday periods.

Price: $10.25; $9.75 children 10 and younger; $6.25 children 3 and younger. $4 skate rental.

Fairfield County, CT - Outdoor Rink

Longshore Park Skating Rink

260 Compo Road South, Westport

203-226-7465

At press time, no information was available for the 2011-2012 season. Call or visit the website for updates.

Fairfield County, CT - Indoor Rinks

Danbury Ice Arena

1 Independence Way, Danbury

203-794-1704

Hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-2pm; Friday 11am-2pm, 8:30-10:30pm; Saturday 1:30-3:30pm; Sunday 2:30-4:30pm. Open year-round. Schedule is subject to change; call first.

Price: $7; $6 ages 12 and younger. $4 skate rental; $3 helmet rental.

Darien Ice Rink

55 Old Kings Highway North, Darien

203-655-8251

Hours: Open year-round. Monday-Friday 12-2pm; Sunday 1-3pm.

Price: $7; $6 children. $4 skate rental.

Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink

Sue Merz Way off Sherman Avenue, Greenwich

203-531-8560

Hours: Monday 12-1:30pm; Tuesday 12-1:30pm, 6:30-7:45pm; Wednesday 12-1:30pm, 3:30-5pm; Thursday 12-1:30pm; Friday 12-1:30pm, 3:30-5pm, 7:30-9pm; Saturday-Sunday 2-4pm. Open mid-September through mid-March.

Price: Proof of Greenwich residency is required for admission, unless a Greenwich resident accompanies a non-resident guest. Resident: $6; $4 ages 5-15; free children ages 4 and younger when accompanied by a paying escort; free seniors ages 65 and older using senior resident pass. Non-resident: $8; $6 ages 5-15; free children ages 4 and younger when accompanied by a paying escort. $4 skate rental.

Fairfield Ice Academy

85 Mill Plain Road (Building J), Fairfield

203-254-8399

Hours: Open year-round. Hours vary daily; check the website.

Price: $5, $4 skate rental, $5 helmet rental.

Sports Center of Connecticut

784 River Road, Shelton

203-929-6500

Hours: Open year-round. Monday-Friday 12-2pm; Friday 7-10pm; Saturday 12:30-2:30pm; Sunday 1-3pm.

Price: $9.75, $7.75 children. $5.50 skate rental.

Stamford Twin Rinks

1063 Hope Street, Stamford

203-968-9000 or 203-321-1516

Hours: Open year-round. Monday 9am-2pm; Tuesday 10:30am-2pm; Wednesday 9am-1:40pm; Thursday 9-11:40am; Friday 9am-1:50pm and 7:45-10pm; Saturday 12:20-2:20pm; Sunday 1-3pm.

Price: $8.50; $6.50 ages 5 and younger; $10 Friday Night Skating. Preferred customer discount cards available. $4.50 skate rental.

Terry Conners Ice Rink

Cove Island Park, 1125 Cove Road, Stamford

203-977-4728

Hours: Open year-round; Check website for updated schedule.

Price: Stamford resident: $6; $4 children. Non-resident: $10; $7 children. $4 skate rental.

Winter Garden Arena

111 Prospect Ridge Road, Ridgefield

203-438-4423

Hours: Open year-round. Monday-Friday 10am-2pm; Sunday 12:50-2:10pm.

Price: $8; $5 children; free children younger than 3. $4 skate rental; $5 helmet rental.

Wonderland of Ice

123 Glenwood Avenue, Bridgeport

203-258-6462

Hours: Open year-round, hours vary; check the website for public skating hours and class schedules.

Price: $6; $4 children. $4 skate rental.

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