Gothamist: Last Time to Lace Up Your Skates

kwanito

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:53:36 -0500

Bryant Park will unlikely offer free ice skating next year. I spoke with several of the skateguards and was told the operation barely broke even. Sponsor Citi took sizable losses on it. I made the most of this season though, I was at Bryant Park at least twice a week. I would much rather bump into a grown adult, as I can careen off them and continue on relatively unobstructed. I skate well enough to avoid most problems at the rink.

rikomatic

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:27:14 -0500

Thanks for the reminder. I only used my skates once this winter so far.

Toby

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:30:44 -0500

The last time I went ice skating was a few years ago at the Wolman Rink in Central Park. The only reason I decided to do that was because I saw it on Law & Order the night before and thought it would be a fun idea. It was, until this litte kid darted in front of me and just stopped, given the spacial conditions of the rink I had two options: crash into the kid or just stop. I chose the "just stop" option, which lead to me stopping and falling backwards on my back, as I did not have room to properly stop since I have hockey skates. Moral of the story, it is not a good idea to do things you see on Law & Order.