Prospect Park Hosting Disability-Friendly Kids Ice Skating

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, BROOKLYN — Few places in New York City cater to the needs children with disabilities may have while ice skating — but on Friday the rink at Prospect Park will be one of them.

The annual adaptive ice skating event hosted by Extreme Kids & Crew runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lefrak Center near the park's lakeside. For that two hours, a rink will be reserved just for children with disabilities and their caregivers, according to a release.

"Extreme Kids hopes to avoid the intimidation that can come with a crowded rink and disability-unaware public by creating a disability-oriented space where children can feel comfortable and caregivers can feel supported," the release states.

The first 75 skaters get in free, according to the release. Once inside, Extreme Kids will offer adaptive sleds and ice walkers for kids with disabilities and shoe grips for parents, the release states.

Planet Fitness is sponsoring the event, which is also hosted with the city's Parks Department.

Entry is $6 and skates cost $6, the release states.

More information and chance to RSVP can be found here.