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Here's When You Can Go Ice Skating in the City

By Savannah Cox | November 2, 2015 10:34am
 Earlier this month, the Rink at Rockefeller Center opened for the season.
Earlier this month, the Rink at Rockefeller Center opened for the season.
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As we coast into the cooler months, seasonal ice skating rinks have begun to open their doors.

Here's when you can hit the ice around town.

► Manhattan

The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Midtown
Open: now
Hours: Every day from 8:30 a.m. to midnight
Admission: $25 standard admission from now through Nov. 6; Nov. 9-12, 16-18.
$27 Holiday admission from Nov. 7-8, 13-15, 19-24, 30; Dec. 3, 7-10, 14-17
$32 peak admission from Nov. 25-29; Dec. 4-6, 11-13, 18-31. $15 for
Children under 11 and seniors. Skate rental is $12.

Lasker Rink, Central Park, south of 110th St. and Lenox Ave. park entrance, Uptown
Open: now
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday from 10 a.m to 4:50 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Admission: $7.50 for adults; $4 for children 12 and under. Skate rental is an additional $6.50.

Wollman Rink, Central Park at 63rd St., Upper East Side
Open: now
Hours: Monday - Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m; Wednesday - Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: $11.25 Monday to Thursday and $18 Friday to Sunday for adults; $6 for children 12 and under throughout the week. Skate rental is an additional $8.

The Rink at Bryant Park (between 40th and 42nd Sts. at 5th Ave.), Midtown
Open: now
Hours: Every day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission: Free entry for adults and children. Skate rentals are $15 per half hour and $20 for an hour until Nov. 20. From Nov. 20 to Jan. 3, skate rentals are $19 per half hour.

► Brooklyn

Abe Stark Rink, Coney Island Boardwalk and W. 19th St., Coney Island
Open: now
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1-3:30 p.m.
Open from noon to 4 p.m. on Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Weekend, Christmas Recess (Dec. 26-30), New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day.
Admission: $10 for adults and children. Skate rental is $5.

LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park (near Parkside and Ocean Ave. entrance)
Open: now
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m to 9 p.m.; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission: $6 for adults and children on weekdays; $8 for adults and children on weekends and holidays.

► Queens

World Ice Arena, Avery Ave. and 131st St., Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Open: now
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:50 p.m.; Saturday from noon to 4:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 9:50 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 4:45 p.m.
Admission: $6 for adults and children on weekdays; $9 for adults and children on holidays and weekends (starting Friday at 7 p.m.).

► Staten Island

WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink, Clove Lakes Park, Castleton Corner
Open: now
Hours: Friday from 4-10:30 p.m.; Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

Open from noon to 4 p.m. on Election Day, Veterans Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Presidents Day, and during Mid Winter Recess (Feb. 16-18).

Open from noon to 10:30 p.m. on the day after Thanksgiving; noon to 5 p.m. and 7-10:30 p.m. during Christmas Recess (Dec. 26-30), and noon to 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 19.

Admission: $10 for adults, children and seniors.