Beginning on October 31, 2019, New Yorkers can mosey on down to Bryant Park and go ice-skating completely free of charge. Sponsored by Bank of America, it is part of what is being called Winter Village at Bryant Park.

Skaters can either bring their own skates or rent high-quality skates at the rink. To prevent overcrowding, people can reserve their on-the-ice time online, making it fun and easy to enjoy this traditional New York winter activity.

Visitors can participate in Broomball pick-up games, Exerskate classes, and other great activities that will keep you moving through the winter. There is also special programing on the calendar, including kids’ week, bumper cars, read-to-skate story time, and lots more.

Not a skater? There are shops, restaurants, bars and the Lodge by Urbanspace where new and classic restaurants come together for visitors to enjoy.

So dust off your skates and go up to Bryant Park at Sixth Avenue and 42 Street. Winter Village will be in operation until March 1, 2020.

Whether it’s going to see the skaters at Rockefeller Center, or  relishing the rinks at two of the city’s main parks Ice skating has long been a New York City tradition. There is a Wollman Rink both in Manhattan’s illustrious Central Park and in the less-known but also-enjoyable Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Both are a wonderful part of winter in New York.

Another rink at Bryant Park has had a different story. Despite having already been around for five years, the skating rink in midtown Manhattan’s Bryant Park, between 40^th and 42^nd streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues — right near the famous Library Lions of the New York Public Library’s main branch – remains less known than its older counterparts.

The rink, which is free (there are charges for skate rentals), is 17,000 square feet. That makes it about half of the size of Central Park’s Wollman Rink and twice as big as the one in Rockefeller Center. The winter season began on the 29^th of October and will continue until February 27, 2011. Hours are Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Friday and Saturday from 8:00 am until midnight. Skate rentals are $13, lock purchase $9, small bag check $7, large bag check $10, skate sharpening $20. Use of storage lockers is available at no cost.