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Skating rinks in New York, NY
Rinks with a New York, NY address are in Manhattan. Rinks in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island are listed under their borough or neighborhood names. Many people here get around by subway or on foot, so check how close a rink is to your train line.
The directory lists 12 skating rinks in New York, New York: 2 roller and 11 ice, counting one rink with both. Of these, 8 are outdoor or seasonal, and open and close with the weather. Customer reviews or the rinks’ own websites mention figure skating at 7, skating lessons at 5 and skate rental at 5. Ranked by rating and review count, The Rink At Rockefeller Center comes first, at 4.5★ from 1,858 Google reviews.
Updated November 2026 · from Google listings, reviews and rink websites
Top-rated skating rinks in New York
Ranked by Google rating weighted by review count (rating × log of reviews), so a 4.7 from hundreds of reviews ranks above a 5.0 from three. Each label shows the Google listing, rink name, review sentence or website it comes from.
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No. 0001Local favorite
The Rink At Rockefeller Center
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal “The setting really comes alive during skating season and is one of the most iconic winter spots in the city.” (Google review, May 2026)
- Skate rental “Everything was very smooth - we came at our slot time and were quickly directed to the skate rental and then the lockers.” (Google review, Mar 2025)
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No. 0002
Wollman Rink
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal Per the rink’s website
- Hockey “Odd shaped though, not like a hockey rink.” (Google review, Nov 2017)
- Public skating Per the rink’s website
- Birthday parties Per the rink’s website
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No. 0003
The Rink at Brookfield Place with Gregory & Petukhov
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal “Highly recommended during this winter season!” (Google review, Jan 2021)
- Skate rental “Check in happens just inside the door in Brookfield Place, with temperature check, then line up for entrance and skate rentals.” (Google review, Jan 2021)
- Public skating Per the rink’s website
- Birthday parties Per the rink’s website
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No. 0004
Skating at Bryant Park
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal Mentioned 3 times in reviews
- Adult nights Per the rink’s website
- Birthday parties Per the rink’s website
- Lessons Per the rink’s website
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No. 0005
Riverbank State Park Roller skating
- Roller In the rink’s name
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal “I truly enjoyed the session and can’t wait for next year’s roller skating season!” (Google review, Oct 2025)
- Hockey “We had a hockey game at the rink ( a covered outdoor rink).” (Google review, Feb 2024)
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No. 0006
Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal Per the rink’s website
- Lessons Per the rink’s website
- Hockey Per the rink’s website
- Figure skating Per the rink’s website
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No. 0007
Chelsea Piers Sky Rink
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Public skating “Visitors at public skating sessions are treated like third class citizens at this rink.” (Google review, Mar 2025)
- Lessons “A huge area in the middle of the ice is coned off for coaches but they don’t even use it, both ends of the ice are coned off for lessons too.” (Google review, Mar 2025)
- Hockey “Chelsea Piers has plenty beyond hockey, including a driving range and other athletic offerings, but I was really a customer of the ice rink.” (Google review, Jun 2026)
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No. 0008
The Rink at Manhattan West
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Figure skating “One of the employees is a professional figure skater and gave people skating a bunch of tips, plus we got to watch him practice!” (Google review, Jan 2022)
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No. 0009
Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. ®
- Ice In the rink’s name
- Outdoor / seasonal “Throughout the outdoor skating season the company offers outreach demos and hands-on skating instruction to schoolchildren throughout New York City.” (Google review, Nov 2025)
- Figure skating Per the rink’s website
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No. 0010
Stuytown Ice Rink
- Ice Google lists it as an ice skating rink
- Outdoor / seasonal “Very friendly neighbourhood outdoor skating rink.” (Google review, Feb 2022)
- Birthday parties “We had twenty 5 & 6 year olds here for a birthday party and it was great.” (Google review, Dec 2025)
Roller skating in New York
2 rinks here are roller rinks, based on their Google listing, name, reviews or website. Check each rink’s schedule for public sessions before you go.
- Riverbank State Park Roller skating No. 0005 in the list above
- CPDSA Google lists it as a roller skating rink
Ice skating in New York
11 rinks here are ice rinks, based on their Google listing, name, reviews or website. At many ice rinks, public skate times change with the season, so check the schedule before you go.
- The Rink At Rockefeller Center No. 0001 in the list above
- Wollman Rink No. 0002 in the list above
- The Rink at Brookfield Place with Gregory & Petukhov No. 0003 in the list above
- Skating at Bryant Park No. 0004 in the list above
- Riverbank State Park Roller skating No. 0005 in the list above
- Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center No. 0006 in the list above
- Chelsea Piers Sky Rink No. 0007 in the list above
- The Rink at Manhattan West No. 0008 in the list above
- Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. ® No. 0009 in the list above
- Stuytown Ice Rink No. 0010 in the list above
- The Ice Rink at The Standard, High Line Google lists it as an ice skating rink
Outdoor and seasonal rinks in New York
8 rinks here are outdoor or seasonal, based on customer reviews or the rink’s own website. Outdoor rinks open and close with the weather, so check the rink’s website or social pages for the season and that day’s ice before you go.
- The Rink At Rockefeller Center No. 0001 in the list above
- Wollman Rink No. 0002 in the list above
- The Rink at Brookfield Place with Gregory & Petukhov No. 0003 in the list above
- Skating at Bryant Park No. 0004 in the list above
- Riverbank State Park Roller skating No. 0005 in the list above
- Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center No. 0006 in the list above
- Ice Theatre of New York, Inc. ® No. 0009 in the list above
- Stuytown Ice Rink No. 0010 in the list above
Lessons, parties and programs in New York
A rink counts toward a program only when its customer reviews or its own website mention it. Rinks often do more than their reviews say, and schedules change, so check with the rink.
Figure skating
Chelsea Piers Sky Rink: “I have watched a few AIT shows and participated in competition and figure skating workshops here.” (Google review, Oct 2024)
Lessons
Skate rental
Birthday parties
Hockey
Public skating
Adult nights
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Before you go
- First time roller skatingroller
- First time ice skatingice
- What to wear skatingclothes
- Rink etiquette and safetythe floor
- Rink birthday partiesparties
- Learn-to-skate lessonslessons
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