A groovy pop-up is opening its doors on Saturday.
Looking for a new way to skate through the rest of the winter blues? It is a 24,000-square-foot venue with a 9,000-square-foot rink at the Atlantic Terminal Mall in Brooklyn.
From this weekend through June 4, borough native Harry Martin will host wheeled revelers in the latest incarnation of his “traveling pop-up skating experience,” RollerWave, in Prospect Heights. The disco will have DJs, a rotating roster of food and drink, an arcade, a live podcast space and a VIP section. to amny, In addition to providing a venue for skaters, there will also be various community events – including wellness classes, skating lessons and family events – at the location, which will be sandwiched between the Old Navy and Party City outlet stores at 625 Atlantic Avenue.
The roller business, which Martin started in 2016, previously popped up in the borough as well as Los Angeles, Atlanta and Miami.
“We are thrilled to welcome such an exciting and nostalgic experience to the heart of Brooklyn,” said Ehud Kuperman, head of retail portfolio at Madison International Realty, corporate owner of Atlantic Terminal. Reported 6 Sq.ft.,
Indeed, RollerWave’s newest location is relatively close to the former Empire Roller Disco in Crown Heights, which opened in 1941 and became a landmark in the following decades before closing in 2007, at which point it was the last remaining one in New York City. There was a rink. according to brownstoner, Since then, the pastime has been a major revival,
RollerWave is open from noon to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays – and from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with all ages welcome until 8 p.m., after which it’s adults-only . Tickets – that can be purchased on the company’s website – costs $19.50 for adults and $14.50 for children, with $10 skate rental for full grown humans and $5 for children.