Lace up your skates, bring out the earmuffs and get ready to glide with our pick of the 5 best places to go ice skating in NYC.
1. The Rink at Rockefeller Center
SCOTT MEADOWS
Skating on this iconic rink below the famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has to be one of the most quintessential New York holiday experiences.
2. Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park
ANDREW F KASMIERSKI
NYC's only free-admission rink, this centerpiece to Bryant Park’s holiday market offers some of the best skating in town.
3. Lefrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park
LEFRAK CENTER AT LAKESIDE
You’ll find curling, hockey and, of course, ice skating on not one but two rinks (one open-air, one covered).
4. Wollman Rink
WOLLMAN RINK
Set against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel, you may recognize this rink from Home Alone 2,Gossip Girl and a host of other television shows and films.
5. The Rink at Brookfield Place
BROOKFIELD PLACE
Here, you’ll glide under the tower lights of One World Trade as well as the glistening skyscrapers across the Hudson River in Jersey City.