MLK JR. High School
upper west side
Sadly, this is one of the better ledge spots in Manhattan that you have a good chance of skating bust-free. There are tons of painted concrete benches that are all about a foot-and-a-half high, four feet long and topped off with a grate at the bottom of every bench forcing you to grind the entire bench if you're trying anything on it. There's also a long, two-foot high wooden ledge that both grinds and slides well, although it has no end. If you're up for it, there's the infamous MLK 13 set, which has a good runway and a sidewalk landing that soon becomes the middle of Amsterdam Avenue.

Provided that you don't come here during school hours (if you do, prepare to be harassed), you won't get kicked out 90% of the time. Sometimes there are basketball games and things like that going on inside so the security from the inside will tell you to leave. It's best to come after 8 P.M., on a weekend, or during the summer for your best chances.

66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Take the 1 or 9 to 66th Street and skate west for one block on 66th Street.

       



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