Spots: Midtown
Jake Johnson via Cons Commercial
(The above ledge is blocked off, btw.)
Update — Summer 2020: Spot got knobbed. Some have already been de-knobbed it seems.
A close colleague described this spot as “New York good” — it looks like Europe in footage, but then you show up, and it’s definitely New York.
The ledges are rougher than they seem, the ground has some rugged patches, and the stone never stays broken in, e.g. they need to be re-waxed every time you skate here. That being said, it is a block-wide marble plaza full of ledges, and one of the funnest skate spots in New York.
Bust — ♦♦♦♦♦: There are “No Skateboarding” signs posted. Security from the building will often tell you to leave in ten minutes or less. Also gets crowded because the MoMA is across the street.
