When Toe Picks Meet Tutoring: Harlem Figure Skaters are the Cutting Edge
It’s glacially cold on the rooftop of the City Ice Pavilion – you can almost see your breath when you exhale. The rink, in Long Island City, is insulated with giant white balloons that float overhead to trap the chill.
But the frosty arena doesn’t bother the group of girls that gathers there every Sunday – traveling by subway or carpool – at 6 a.m. Skating effortlessly across the glasslike surface, they seem at peace.
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