Indoor
The expansive Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers houses New York’s only year-round indoor rink, and offers competitive hockey, figure skating, skating school, and plenty of public ice time. Pier 61 at 23rd Street and Hudson River Park, chelseapiers.com
Flushing’s epic World Ice Arena is a city center for all things icy: in addition to an abundance of public skating sessions, the rink offers youth hockey, figure skating, and even off-ice training sessions. 13135 Avery Avenue, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, worldice.com
Outdoor
Central Park’s Trump-Wollman Rink boasts amazing views of the city skyline, as well as private and group lessons in figure skating and pre-hockey skills. 59th Street and Sixth Avenue, wollmanskatingrink.com
Trump Lasker Rink in northern Central Park provides a less crowded setting, and in addition to private lessons, is home to youth and adult hockey leagues. Entrance at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, laskerrink.com
The Rink at Rockefeller Center provides an intimate skating experience, with only 150 skaters allowed on the ice at a time. Rockefeller Center at 5th Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, rockefellercenter.com
Come to Toddler Tuesdays at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park for toddler-only ice time filled with instructor-led games, music, play-based activities, and snacks. 117 East Drive in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, lakesidebrooklyn.com
The Standard High Line rink offers a chic skating option at the Standard hotel’s plaza, and tasty treats at rink-side café Alpine Kaffeeklatsch, which offers gourmet après-ski favorites. 848 Washington Street, at West 13th Street, standardhotels.com
The Financial District’s Rink at Brookfield Place offers family learn-to-skate programs on Saturday mornings by Manhattan Youth, as well as a season pass option for a family of three. 200 Vesey Street, therinkatbrookfieldplace.com
The rink at Upper Manhattan’s 28-acre Riverbank State Park provides views of the Hudson River and some of the city’s cheapest skating, with $5.00 admission for adults and $3.00 admission for children. 679 Riverside Drive at West 140th Street, nysparks.com
More winter fun:
For our 2015 guide to sledding, click here.
For our 2015 guide to tea and hot chocolate, click here.
For our 2015 guide to winter carnivals, click here.
For our 2015 guide to museums, click here.
For our 2015 guide to indoor games, click here.
For our 2015 guide to crafts and creative workshops, click here.
