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Pier 62 Skatepark
Pier 62 Skatepark
Type	Skatepark
Location	Chelsea, Manhattan
Coordinates	40°44′56″N 74°00′34″W / 40.748777°N 74.009422°W
Area	15,000 Sq. Ft.
Opened	May 2010
Operated by	State of New York; City of New York; Hudson River Park Trust
Open	8:00 AM to dusk
Status	Open
Terrain	Concrete

Pier 62 Skatepark is a skatepark located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is in Hudson River Park on Pier 62 in the Hudson River. Pier 62 Skatepark can be accessed by entering Hudson River Park at approximately 22nd Street.

Pier 62 Skatepark is notable as it is the only modern full size vert concrete transition skatepark in New York City.

Pier 62 Skatepark was designed and built by California Skateparks/Site Design Group.^[1]

History

Opened in May 2010, Pier 62 Skatepark was the first modern full size vert concrete transition skatepark in New York City.

Terrain

Pier 62 Skatepark is an oval shaped concrete skatepark of about 15,000 Sq Ft. overall size. It's main features are a 10ft deep pool, a flow area and a street section.

The pool has three sections, a 6 Ft. shallow end, a 6-1/2 Ft. pocket and a 10 Ft. deep end that just goes to vert.

The flow area offers a wide variety of banks, transitions, hips and roll in spots including an over vert clam-shell, the flow area is 9 Ft. at it's deepest with vert.

The street area features a 2 ft Wedge and a 3 ft Start Box, the Intermediate Fun Box including a 24 ft Ledge, a Kinked Flat Rail, and an 18 ft Ollie Ledge^[2].

Construction

Pier 62 Skatepark is notable as it is built on a challenging site, directly on top of Pier 62 in the Hudson River. It is constructed of a custom structural foam/concrete foundation system with cast-in-place concrete and shotcrete construction^[3].