Lasker Rink

Lasker Rink is located in the northern part of Central Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just south of the 110th Street entrance between 106th and 108th Street. It opened in 1966 and lies between Harlem Meer and the East Drive.

Lasker is used as a swimming pool in the summer and a hockey rink during the winter, the only such convertible facility of this type. In the winter, Lasker Rink is open from October through March. Lasker is home to Central Park Ice Hockey, public skating and skating schools. Central Park Ice Hockey, is offered on two rinks where hockey leagues play 4 x 4 ice hockey. Teams can be coed and are separated based on skill level. Currently, Alan Strachan is the Director of Central Park Ice Hockey, Lasker Rink.

Lasker Rink is also host to Ice Hockey In Harlem (IHIH) a non-for-profit whose objectives are to combine classroom diligence with hockey. Volunteers act as coaches and participants play in games.

Lasker is known by New Yorkers as less crowded and more economical than Wollman Rink.