Central Park Central Park is skating heaven. From the day before Thanksgiving until the first business day of the new year, the drives are still closed on weekends, but are open 24 hours a day on weekdays. This has become quite a skater hangout.
People come here to learn all kinds of moves, from skating backwards to practicing T-stops.
There's often a pickup game of roller hockey, complete with goals and pads. This hill, which you must climb right before passing the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a real trial for beginners. It may not look like much, but you'll be cursing its existence all the way up. If you feel like you could make it up the hill faster on foot, it's because you can. The speed-walkers will be passing you by.