City Ice Pavilion

Queens' Year-Round NHL-Size Indoor Rink

City Ice Pavilion is a Long Island City indoor ice arena with a single NHL-size sheet open year-round for skating, hockey, and figure-skating programming. The facility serves as the home rink for the New York City Skyliners travel hockey organization and the Future Skyliners development tracks.

Programs for Kids

Programs run across both casual and competitive levels. Programs include:
- Public Learn to Skate group classes
- Private learn-to-skate lessons
- Hockey for tots (introductory ages)
- Polar Bear Youth Hockey beginner program
- Future Skyliners Hockey 1, 2, and 3 development tracks
- NYC Skyliners travel hockey teams
- Figure skating progression classes
- Adult hockey leagues and clinics
- Open skating sessions

What's Included

• NHL-size indoor ice sheet
• Year-round ice availability
• Locker rooms and warm spectator viewing
• Coaching staff including Skyliners development coaches
• Skate-rental availability for public sessions
• On-site programming for ages preschool through teen

Experience

The Queens location draws skaters from Long Island City, Astoria, and across the city via the 7 and E lines. New players move from Polar Bear classes into Future Skyliners tracks and on to the NYC Skyliners travel program without leaving the facility. Younger first-time skaters work on balance, falling safely, and basic strokes; older players add stride, stick-handling, and game-speed reads.