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Far Rockaway Skate Park

Coordinates: 40°35′43″N 73°44′48″W / 40.595319°N 73.746594°W / 40.595319; -73.746594
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Far Rockaway Skate Park
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TypeSkate park
LocationFar Rockaway, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°35′43″N 73°44′48″W / 40.595319°N 73.746594°W / 40.595319; -73.746594
Area15,700 square feet (1,460 m2)
Created2010–2011
DesignerSITE Design Group
Owned byNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation
OpenAll year
TerrainConcrete

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Far Rockaway Skate Park Archives". NYSkateboarding.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "sitedesigngroup | New York - Far Rockaway - Skate Park". sitedesigngroup. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Far Rockaway Skatepark | Skatepark in New York". SKATE.in. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Briano, Nicholas (November 23, 2007). "Another Skate Park Coming Soon To Rockaway". The Wave. Rockaway Beach, NY. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Skate Parks : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. ^ 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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