Was street quad hockey a popular past time in Manhattan way back when

[QueensCeltic]

Originally Posted by samyn on the green

Played roller hockey a few times in PS 214 schoolyard in Flushing. A popular sport with urban ethnic whites back in the 1980s and 1990s.

Yep. I played there quite a bit around 1987ish. Played mostly at PS 21, 79, College Point, then Whitestone when they built the rink.

[pierrepont7731]

Originally Posted by QueensCeltic

Yep. I played there quite a bit around 1987ish. Played mostly at PS 21, 79, College Point, then Whitestone when they built the rink.

I was pleased to see a rink in Morris Park not that long ago with kids still playing there too. It's on Morris Park Avenue and Tomlinson.

[QueensCeltic]

Originally Posted by pierrepont7731

I was pleased to see a rink in Morris Park not that long ago with kids still playing there too. It's on Morris Park Avenue and Tomlinson.

I wish I could say the same about Queens. The rinks are empty most days. Once in a while you'll get some old timers on the weekend. Quite sad, especially since the city built these rinks for the kids. I can see a situation where the city tears them down and puts up soccer fields to accomodate the Hispanic kids.

[pierrepont7731]

Originally Posted by QueensCeltic

I wish I could say the same about Queens. The rinks are empty most days. Once in a while you'll get some old timers on the weekend. Quite sad, especially since the city built these rinks for the kids. I can see a situation where the city tears them down and puts up soccer fields to accomodate the Hispanic kids.

That actually happened in one park in South Brooklyn. The field is now buzzing with soccer kids everywhere.