BSE Global will turn Brooklyn Bridge Park site into skating rink

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesBrooklyn Bridge Park is one of the city’s scenic wonders, a park under the historic bridge with iconic views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor. For the last several years, the Nets have used it for their annual open practice, a popular event called “Practice in the Park.” Nothing official yet, but October 14 is the tentative date for this year’s PitP.

Now, BSE Global, the corporate parent of the Nets, Liberty and Barclays Center, is partnering with IMG, the big sports management firm, to launch “Glide,” a new ice skating rink at the park. It will open November 15 and host skaters and skyscraper oglers through March 1.

Per amNY, BSE and IMG see Glide as a…