Empire Skate Club of New York

The Empire Skate Club of New York is a non-profit organization of inline skaters dedicated to having fun and bringing the New York City inline skating community closer together.

Big Apple Roll

Group photo of BAR 2024 skaters at the Unisphere!

The Empire Skate Club's premier event each year is the Big Apple Roll (BAR), held in early August. BAR is a multi-day extravaganza of group skates, social events, clinics, and adventures exploring and experiencing New York City on inline skates.

BAR 2024 has now passed by and we look forward to BAR 2025. Dates won't be announced until early 2025, but the weekend of July 31 - August 3, 2025, is likely.

Group Skates

Tuesday Night Skate

TNS Sept 2024

Empire's regular weekly group skate is the Tuesday Night Skate. TNS skates year-round, weather permitting. The group meets up at Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza by the statue of General Sherman at 8:00 pm., Fifth Ave & 60th St. (map). This is also the southeast corner entrance to Central Park.

TNS is proud to be NYC's longest running group skate, dating back to c. 1989. Skate with us and join the tradition!

More Weekly Group Skates!

In addition to Empire's TNS, there are other weekly group skates roaming NYC and close by. Learn more about them.

Weekend Skates

One of the best ways to explore the boroughs of New York City and its suburbs is a weekend group skate with the Empire Skate Club. We organize a group skate most weekends (and sometimes twice a weekend) during the warm-weather months. Pace and distance vary according to the group leader. Most weekend skates start in or near Central Park.

Speedskating

Group photo of Empire Speed skaters at the Curb

Join Empire Speed on the Central Park and Prospect Park loops from April through (maybe) October. There are typically two or three sessions per week during the season on the two loops, plus occasional technqiue clinics and cross-training cycle rides.

Check the Empire Speed Facebook page for the latest announcements of training meet-ups.

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