See/Change Unseasonably Cool
This 110-by-45-foot rink joins the retail containers, markets and bar that debuted at South Street Seaport over the summer. seechangeny.com. Daily 10am–10pm; free. Opens Nov 29.
If you’ve taken a dip at the McCarren Park Pool, you’ve probably noticed the Beach, a 7,200-square-foot concrete deck extending into the middle of the water. This week, the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA)—which brought the Shins, Odd Future and Meek Mill to the Williamsburg waterfront over the summer as part of its popular concert series—will turn that space into something more seasonably appropriate: a 300-plus-person ice-skating rink.
RECOMMENDED: Ice-skating in NYC this Christmas
Originally, organizers planned to launch a winter market alongside the ice, but have since postponed the bazaar in order to gauge attendance and interest. However, mobile carts and a Hanson Bros. concession tent (named after the fictional siblings from 1977 hockey comedy Slap Shot) will serve fall-themed comfort food by Josh Cohen (Anella, Jimmy’s Diner) and Tyler Kord (No. 7 Sub). Grub includes the “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, a hot dog with pulled pork and pickled jalapeños ($6); the Happy Pilgrim sandwich with turkey, Swiss cheese, sweet potato and cranberry sauce ($7); and pumpkinseed brittle ($3), plus hot chocolate with malted whipped cream and crushed Whoppers ($3).
A skate shop and winter-sports clinics, including hockey lessons and curling demonstrations, are in the works. In the meantime, we’ll see whether the rink incurs the long wait times that plagued the pool when it opened last year.
776 Lorimer St between Bayard St and Driggs Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn (mccarrenrink.com). Daily 11am–10pm. $8, seniors and students $5, skate rental $5. Opens Fri 15; through January.
Look out for these forthcoming skate spots.
