Riverbank State Park's skating rink is one of the best-kept secrets in New York City ice skating—or at least it was before we wrote this—and a far cry from the shoulder-to-shoulder
Wollman Rink or, worse yet, the
Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center, both of which draw massive crowds. Riverbank's rink, because of its low usage, has the best ice in the city and is even beautifully maintained on the off chance that the rink is suddenly surged by slicing skates!