| Bronx Skate Park | |
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| Allerton Skate Park | |
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 Interactive map of Bronx Skate Park | |
| Type | Skate park |
| Location | Bronx, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°52′01″N73°52′16″W / 40.8670°N 73.8712°W /40.8670; -73.8712 |
| Area | 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) |
| Created | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Designation | Bronx Skate Park |
Bronx Skate Park (commonly known asAllerton Skate Park) is a 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) skate park insideBronx Park, a little north of Allerton Avenue, inThe Bronx,New York City. The park includes a smooth skating surface, as well as being equipped with aquarter pipe, bank ramps with ledges, skate pyramid, andgrind rails. As of August 2020[update], it is one of six skate parks in The Bronx run byNYC Parks.[1]
The skate park was opened in June 2008, as part of a $1.4 million renovation of Bronx Park which also included a new synthetic turfsoccer field. Prior to its construction, the nearest skate park was inThroggs Neck. The skate park was originally proposed by the manager of a nearbyMcDonald's restaurant three years earlier; he saw that local kids were skateboarding in the restaurant's parking lot, and worried for their safety.[2] The renovation project led to Bronx Park being named "Park of the Month" for September 2009.[3][4]
In 2014, local resident Ron Cicatelli suggested replacing the city-run facility with an improved area using private funding. Cicatelli called the current park "outdated", and "stuck in the Stone Age". He proposed replacing it with a new design bySteve Rodriguez. Rodriguez, known as "Mayor of NYC Skate Parks", had previously designed skate parks on theLower East Side and onRiver Avenue in the south Bronx. The proposal was approved byCommunity Board 11, but as of March 2014[update], was pending approval by the parks department.[5] According to Cicatelli, the redesign would make the park a "destination", and would be of benefit to local business by bringing in additional traffic from the train.[6]
In 2018, Vlad Gomez, co-founder of the Public Housing Skate Team, cited Allerton Skate Park as one of the two major skate parks in The Bronx.[7]
