Skateboarding Replaces Snowboarding at East River Park (CANCELED!)

East River Park, which hosted some gnarly snowboarders last week, was to become a winter wonderland for locals, with the excess snow creating hills primed for winter sports. Since that all melted thanks to the unseasonably warm weather, the Parks Department has just announced that from February 16th to 22nd (noon to 6 p.m.) there will be a "Vacation Skate Station" in its place. Leave your ice skates at home though, this is for skateboarding only. The week will include skateboarding programs for all levels, professional demonstrations, free skateboard rentals, ramps, raffles and giveaways, all as the East Side High School's DJ provide the tunes. Update: The Parks Dept. has now canceled the event—apparently Red Bull, who is organizing it, feels the weather will be bad this weekend.