Greece, NY Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Chapter 168, adopted in 1992, states its purpose in § 168-2 as protecting residents and street users from injury or property damage caused by skateboards. Section 168-4 bars riding in any area restricted under § 168-5 and separately prohibits riding a skateboard on a public street or sidewalk carelessly, in a manner endangering people or property, or in a way that impedes pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Nighttime riders must wear reflective clothing visible from at least 50 feet away, defined to include any shirt, vest or jacket with phosphorescent tape or an equivalent reflective surface.

Section 168-5 lists the restricted areas outright: all Town-owned or leased parking lots; any public-use parking lot (private or public) once the owner has given the Town written verification requesting enforcement; the Lake Ontario State Parkway and the 390 Expressway; and a long list of named main thoroughfares including Dewey Avenue, Latta Road, Mt. Read Boulevard, North Greece Road, Ridgeway Avenue and West Ridge Road, among others. Enforcement is aggressive: § 168-6 requires a police officer who observes a violation by someone under 16 to take possession of the skateboard, and requires the same seizure for a rider 16 or older, who additionally faces the chapter's penalties. Section 168-7 sets a storage and handling fee to reclaim a confiscated board, and § 168-9 assigns enforcement to a duly authorized police officer.