JERSEY CITY – The Ice Skating Rink at Pershing Field opened for the winter season on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Each week the rink will be open Wednesdays through Sundays. On Wednesdays and Thursdays there will be one two-and-a-half hour session each day. There will be two skating sessions each Friday from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m., and 6 -7:45 p.m. There will be three sessions on Saturdays from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m.; 4:30 to 6:15 p.m., and 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays will have two skate sessions from 12:15 to 2 p.m. and 2:15 to 4:45 p.m.
Adult Jersey City residents pay $3 per session, while teens and children (under the age of 18) who are residents pay $2 per session. Senior residents pay one dollar a session. Proof of residency is required to receive these discounted rates.
Higher admission fees apply to residents of other towns.
The rink also has different styles of ice skates available for rental.
Figure skates cost $3 to rent, per session, for adults and children. Hockey skates are $4, per session, for both adults and children. Seniors pay one dollar for all skate rentals.
The entrance to the rink at Pershing Field can be found on Summit Avenue between Manhattan and Central avenues.
The ice rink season will end March 18, 2012.
For more information about ice rink hours, call (201) 547-6886.