Spots: Midtown Manhattan — Gramercy, Kips Bay & Murray Hill

Spot: First and foremost, this is a hit-and-run spot 95% of the time. It has a set-up ideal for skating, but chances are, you’re not going to be able to utilize it long enough to get anything productive out of it. The spot consists of a long ledge descending from the hospital’s entrance alongside which a long, foot-and-a-half high round rail creating a ledge-to-flatbar set-up. There are random breaks in the rail in between, meaning that there’s more than one end to it. It can be skated either with the slope or against it (a la the Houston / Sara D. Roosevelt Park rail), but to skate against it would mean that you’re going to be closer to the security window. There’s also a six stair hear with ample runway and landing and a gap over a foot high, foot long, concrete barricade down a five foot drop into the hospital’s driveway.

Bust — ♦♦♦♦♦ / Almost Immediate: Security will inevitably catch sight of you when you skate the rail, although you may get a few minutes before that happens. Camouflage yourself in the night, and avoid coming with large crowds to maximize your minutes here.

Location: 23rd Street and First Avenue in the Gramercy area. Take the 4, 5 or 6 to 23rd Street and skate east for three blocks until you reach First Avenue. The hospital is right on the corner.

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