The best ice skating rinks in New York City
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The time to bust out your best Blades of Glory moves is upon us
The first harbinger of the holiday season in New York City is ice skating. The city’s many outdoor rinks open to the public earlier and earlier every year, with the first few welcoming skaters at the beginning of October—yes, really. (Damn you, seasonal creep!)
And now that there’s truly a chill in the air, the time feels right to lace up a pair of skates and start practicing some pirouettes. And would-be skaters aren’t limited to the tourist-clogged rinks in Manhattan: there are plenty of less crowded places to skate in the outer boroughs, including a pretty little outdoor rink in Staten Island. Read on for a comprehensive list, in handy map form.
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