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Far Rockaway Skate Park

Coordinates:40°35′43″N73°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″N73°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 Parkis a publicskate parkon theRockaway Beach and BoardwalkinFar 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 ofO'Donohue Parkthat began in 2010 and was completed in 2011.[6]The park was designed bySITE Design Groupand built byCalifornia Skateparks.[2]

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  1. ^"Far Rockaway Skate Park Archives".NYSkateboarding.com.RetrievedNovember 2,2019.
  2. ^ab"sitedesigngroup | New York - Far Rockaway - Skate Park".sitedesigngroup.RetrievedNovember 2,2019.
  3. ^"Far Rockaway Skatepark | Skatepark in New York".SKATE.in.RetrievedNovember 2,2019.
  4. ^Briano, Nicholas (November 23, 2007)."Another Skate Park Coming Soon To Rockaway".The Wave.Rockaway Beach, NY.RetrievedNovember 2,2019.
  5. ^ab"Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Skate Parks: NYC Parks".www.nycgovparks.org.RetrievedNovember 24,2019.
  6. ^abRosenberg, Miriam (October 15, 2010)."City To Break Ground On East End Park Improvements".The Wave.Rockaway Beach, NY.RetrievedNovember 24,2019.
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