Roller blading in New York City

Question
Are there any organized roller blading events in New York (like there are in Paris on Friday evenings,  3-hour tours through the whole city) for intermediate to advanced skaters. If yes, where do they start, are there contact details, web site info etc.

Thanks a lot!


Answer
Julia,
Empire Skate Club (www.empireskate.org) runs regular group tours around the city - the following is an exerpt from their website:
Group Skates

Recreational skating is by far the most popular form of skating among our members, and we organize and lead regular group skates and other rec events. This includes group day skates, night skates, and weekend skate trips in and around NYC and the surrounding tri-state area. (Check out our calendar for a complete schedule of upcoming events.)
From late spring to early autumn, we organize a skate just about every weekend. Half-day or day skates usually start from Columbus Circle, at the southwest corner of Central Park, and travel anywhere from 10 to 40 miles (the average is about 15 miles). Terrain is usually suitable for intermediate skaters, although some events may require more advanced skills.
Popular city destinations include Battery Park, The Cloisters, Roosevelt Island, Randalls/Wards Island, Coney Island, Rockaway, Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, and Little Neck Bay. Each summer also includes short train trips to scenic areas in Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut where we strap on our skates and enjoy a few hours of skating away from city traffic.
Our weekend trips take us to nearby metropolises such as Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC, where we join local skate clubs for a tour of their city and its sights.
If you're looking for a relaxed, social night skate, join the Thursday Evening Roll, every Thursday at 6:45 pm, from late April until the end of October. After the skate, we usually adjourn to a restaurant for more socializing.
More experienced skaters are invited to join the Tuesday Night Skate, New York's oldest night skate, every Tuesday at 8:00 pm., year-round.
Also for more experienced skaters, especially the night owl variety, is the Empire Midnight Skate, on the night of the second Saturday of each month. Join us at Columbus Circle at -- you guessed it -- 12:00 midnight.

Hope you enjoy the skating & give my regards to their president Leo Lozada - If you get in touch with him - presidentempireskate.org he'll tell you about their upcoming party called the Hash Party (not the drug Hash).You might want to check out the website for my org. the Central Park Dance Skaters - www.cpdsa.org we're HOT!
KEEP ROLLIN'...........LEZLY  ([email protected])