New York City’s Only Manhattan based skateboarding school is in full summer swing making learning how to skateboard a safe and fun experience.

What’s going on?!? So you’ve seen the site change a dozen times and maybe got a little confused what was happening.   Here’s the scoop; we’ve had to change over to our summer program.  We’ve had a nice Spring filled with lots of discounted private lessons, but now we are in full swing with our summer program. 

Uptown Skate School is a fully insured skateboarding school, with the consent of the State Board of Education.  

We still offer Private Lessons, please contact us for more information. 

New Summer Skateboarding Clinics!

Group clinics offer your kids a chance to learn from Uptown Skate School Instructors as well as from other kids who live and skateboard in the neighborhood.  Meet friends, learn to skateboard, and have fun!  There are two new programs available this summer

Wild Blue Week Day Clinics

(More Information) Currently  Tuesdays and Thursdays and even on Rainy Days.  Begin at the Wild Blue headquarters at 401 East 76th Street and meet up other local skaters of all levels and Uptown Skate School instructors at one of the local parks. Spend some time learning new tricks, play S.K.A.T.E and other games with new friends. Register online.

Wild Blue has partnered with Uptown Skate School and NYPD - New York Pipe Dreams to create an amazing new skateboarding instruction program – the only one in Manhattan currently offering regularly scheduled lessons for kids.  Our combined forces allow us to give you the advantages of a safe and easy learning environment, a wide choice of child appropriate equipment and a sound educational system taught by great skateboarders who know how to work with kids.  This is an ideal way for beginner and intermediate level skateboarders to learn to ride, prepare for skate parks and learn about NYC’s rich skateboarding culture. 

Summer Sunday Skateboard and Swim (Swim is optional)

(More Information)  What better way to finish off a weekend skateboarding session then a nice jump in the cool pool? 

Pool is open from 11-3 & 4-7.   Contact us to register.  (life guard supervision, USS not responsible during swim, padlock and proper attire required)

What we teach

Beginner Skateboarding 101

• S –Standing & Stopping
• K – Kick Push Coast and kp-kpc (2 consecutive kicks)
• A – “Around” (Leaning to steer)
• T – Turning on a Pivot (45 Degrees)
• E – Exiting – Stopping and Dismounting the board (with style)

Intermediate Skateboarding Level II

Learn how to do kick turns, carve, grind, tail drops, axle drops, axle stalls, rock to fakie, weak ollies, tail taps, and other more unique tricks.

• S – Sliding
• K – Kick Turn
• A – Awesome Ollies
• T – Turning Slides & Manuals
• E – Everybody Wants to Grind

Advanced Skateboarding Level III

• Learn how to drop in
• Try out different ramps, verts, and street course
• Ollie up a curb
• Kick Flips
• Pop Shove it