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Wollman Rink

Wollman Rink offers fun for all seasons, providing 26,600 square feet of ice for skaters in the winter and pedal boats on the Lake in the summer. Although not a part of the original plan for Prospect Park, the Rink, built in 1960, has added a big dose of winter fun for thousands of ice skaters, in addition to serving as home turf for the Brooklyn Blades amateur men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.

Pedal Boating, Lakeside at Wollman Rink


Located between the Lake and the Concert Grove, Wollman is on the site of what used to be the Music Island, a small islet with a stage facing the audiences in the Concert Grove. Kate’s Corner, the Wollman Rink snack bar, is open year-round during public skating or boating hours.

Prospect Park is in the planning stages for a new Lakeside Center that will replace Wollman Rink.

Click here to learn more about Lakeside Center.

Click here to learn about the history of Wollman Rink.


Directions

Wollman Rink is best accessed through the Parkside/Ocean Avenues entrance or the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance.  Click here to view this location on our Interactive Map.

By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• Q, S, or B Train to Prospect Park station
• B-41 bus to Flatbush Ave. and Ocean Ave.
• B-43 bus to Ocean Ave. and Lincoln Rd.
• B-48 bus to Lincoln Rd.

By Car:
From Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge: Go straight on Flatbush Avenue for about 2 miles until you reach Grand Army Plaza. Go halfway around the circle and continue on Flatbush Ave. (the Brooklyn Public Library will be on your left and the Park on your right). After you pass the Zoo and the Lefferts House on your right, make a right hand turn at the traffic light at Ocean Avenue. Follow Ocean Avenue to the next major intersection, which is Ocean and Parkside Avenues. Make a sharp right into the Park (diagonally across from McDonald’s). Proceed slowly on the Park Drive to the flashing light where you make a left into the Wollman Rink Parking Lot.
From Long Island via Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: Exit at Tillary Street and turn onto Flatbush Avenue. Then follow the above directions: Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge.
From Staten Island via Verrazano Bridge: Follow Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Exit at Atlantic Avenue, making right onto Flatbush Avenue. Then follow the above directions: Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge.

 

Hours

Pedal Boating - 2008 season
May 4 through Labor Day
   Thursday through Sunday & holidays, 12 - 6 p.m. 
Labor Day - Columbus Day
   Weekends & holidays, 12 - 5 p.m. 


Ice Skating (tentative winter 2008-2009 schedule)

November 26 - March 15
Opening date is weather permitting - call (718) 287-6431 to confirm.

Mondays
   8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesdays   8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesdays   8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursdays   8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fridays   8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturdays   10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.; 7 – 10 p.m.
Sundays   10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.

Holiday Hours
Thursday, Nov. 27: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 28: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m

Christmas/New Year’s
Dec. 24 – Jan. 1: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 12: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 - 6 p.m.

President’s Week School Break
Feb 16 - 19: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 - 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb 20: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.


Cost

Please note: Wolman Rink accepts cash only

Ice Skating
• Adults: $5
• Children (14 and under) and Seniors: $3
• Skate Rental: $6

Pedal Boating
$15 per hour, plus tax, plus $10 refundable deposit.

 

Permit & Rental

For information on renting Wollman Rink during the ice skating season, or to find out about renting pedal boats for parties, call (718) 287-6215.

 

Prospect Park Skate School

Group Lessons
• 1/2 hour weekly group skating instruction for five weeks
• Includes 2 & 1/2 hours/week of practice ice time and other benefits
• All ages and levels of experience
• All classes scheduled weekend mornings at 10 a.m.
• Fee: $150 for five-week session
• Admission for Parent or Guardian included
• Private lessons also available

All group lesson participants gain memberhip in the United States Figure Skating Association’s Skate with U.S. Program, sponsored by Marshall’s.

Register now! Call (718) 282-1226.



Contact
• Events Hotline (718) 965-8999
• Info & Weather (718) 287-6431
• Skate School (718) 282-1226
Figure Skating Club (212) 659-5565
Brooklyn Blades Ice Hockey (718) 595-2808
• School Groups (718) 287-5252


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