This is going to be a great skatepark and addition to our city. The ROC City Skatepark is located underneath the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge and is part of the ROC the Riverway initiative. I want to thank the Friends of the ROC City Skatepark, who first introduced this idea to the community, along with all of our partners and funders who helped make it a reality, including the New York State Department of Transportation, RG&E, The Skatepark Project and the Sands Family Foundation. Copyright 2020 - WHEC-TV, LLC A Hubbard Broadcasting Company, Our Team | Station Info | Closed Captioning | Public File | EEO | Careers | Advertising, Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public file should contact Karen Calarese at kcalarese@whec.com or 585-546-5670, FCC Applications | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | DMCA Notice | Do Not Sell My Info | Contest Rules | Site Map, This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. The Skatepark is also one of the many ROC the Riverway projects. Cuomo: Rapid COVID testing key to reopening businesses? Friends of the ROC City Skate Park say the public will get a look at three final design plans. The long-awaited, and much anticipated skatepark, located along the Genesee Riverway Trail under the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge in downtown Rochester, is one aspect of the ROC the Riverway project. A group of skateboarding enthusiasts (ROC City Skatepark Coalition, now Friends of the ROC City Skatepark) began lobbying for the project back in … The skatepark is a $3.1 million project that includes mini-ramps and ledges, stairs and handrails, competition bowls and a main skate promenade, along with opportunities for public art and performances. The idea of building a public Skatepark for the benefit of the community was first introduced to City officials in 2008 by the ROC City Skatepark Coalition, the precursor to the Friends of the ROC City Skatepark. The park is located on the Genesee River Trail under the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge. ROC CITY SKATEPARK OFFICIALLY OPENS Breadcrumb. Building Up Our Community. Some state and local officials and community partners will be there to celebrate the occasion while social distancing. WHECTV Press Release. Skaters/Riders must maintain a distance of 2m+ when not skating or riding in the skatepark or wear a mask. The long-awaited ROC City Skatepark opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. The pictures don’t do it justice. Regarding COVID-19 compliance, City of Rochester Communications Director Justin Roj issued a statement Friday afternoon: “Yesterday was tremendously exciting for our city as we fulfilled a decades-long promise to our young people by opening a world-class skatepark. Obviously, our community wanted to mark this momentous occasion by coming Downtown to celebrate.We will be working to further encourage mask wearing and social distancing at the skatepark, including the placement of additional signage in the coming days. This will ensure that the ROC City Skatepark remains a safe and exciting destination.”, Skate Park Rules by News 8 WROC on Scribd. ROC the Riverway projects are made possible thanks to a $50 million investment from New York State first announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in February 2018. A couple of guys from Grindline Skateparks gave me a tour of the site. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The City of Rochester will officially open the ROC City Skatepark Thursday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday at the new skatepark (WHAM photo) Rochester, N.Y. - Leaders marked a milestone as they opened the city's new skatepark Thursday.