Like most of the buildings that have popped up all over downtown since 2000, whoever designed to build this plaza decided to top it off with the worst kind of ground next to cobblestones for this spot, rendering pretty much anything on the actual ground unskateable. In front of the building is a gap off a four-and-a-half foot high ledge over about five feet of plants. The runway is perfectly smooth marble, but the landing has a giant, fence-bordered planter right after it, forcing you to do all of your tricks at an angle here. Towards the back, there is a subtle, slanted-wall that is ideal for wallrides. It leads to an assortment of step-up ledges that are normally waxed very well and wide enough for pretty much any trick you can think of on them. In back of them, in a separate part of the plaza is a long, smooth, foot-high black marble ledge. More towards the front of the building is a set-up of three, three-foot-wide, foot-and-a-half high granite benches that are separated by two feet of space, and ultimately end with a ledge above the last one that can be grinded or slided.

This is a weekend or a nighttime spot. It's best to avoid the west and south ends of the building because that area has the most cameras.

2nd Street and The Hudson River. Take the Path Train to Pavonia-Newport and skate south on Washington Street for a couple of blocks until you reach second street. When you reach 2nd, make a left and skate east until you hit the water.