River Avenue Skate Park

River Avenue Skate Park
River Ave
Type	Skate park
Location	Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40.826590°N 73.929830°W / 40.826590; -73.929830
Area	10,000 Sq Ft
Created	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Open	All year
Terrain	Concrete
Public transit access	B, D train to 161st Yankee Stadium Station

River Avenue Skate Park is a skate park located in the south Bronx built in 2010 and located next to the B and D train.^[1][2][3][4]

History

The River Ave Skate Park is built on the site of a former Yankee Stadium parking lot.^[5] The River Ave Skate Park is part of River Avenue Parks, a series of parks built to offset the public space lost in Macombs Dam Park during the construction of Yankee stadium.^[6] The annual Battle For The Bronx Contest is hosted at the park.^[7]

References

1. "River Avenue Parks Skate Parks : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
2. "Yankee Stadium Redevelopment Project : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
3. Wirsing, Robert (2019-08-08). "River Avenue Skateboarding Contest". Bronx Times. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
4. "NYCSK8 — Where to Skate: Skateparks". www.skatecity.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
5. Chiwaya, Nigel (2012-08-08). "City's Best Skate Parks Let Boarders Escape the Daily Grind". DNAinfo New York. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
6. SemiColonWeb; SemiColonWeb. "River Ave Skate Park Bronx". skateboard.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
7. Skateboarding, N. Y. (2017-06-30). "Tomorrow: Battle For The Bronx Contest (2017)". NYSkateboarding.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.