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| Address | 500 W. Embargo Street |
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| Location | Rome, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°13′11″N 75°27′49″W / 43.2196°N 75.4636°W |
| Elevation | 450 ft (135 m) AMSL |
| Owner | City of Rome |
| Operator | City of Rome |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Surface | 200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m) (ice hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1963 |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Tenants | |
| Copper City Chiefs (NEHL; 2007–2008) Rome Frenzy (FHL; 2010–2011) Utica Yeti (IBLA; 2022-present) | |
The John F. Kennedy Civic Arena (also known as Kennedy Arena) is an indoor ice hockey arena in the northeastern United States, located in Rome, New York. Home to the Copper City Chiefs of the North East Hockey League during the league's failed 2007–2008 season, the arena would have been home to the Eastern Professional Hockey League franchise, but the team folded before the season. During the 2010–2011 season, it was home to the Rome Frenzy of the Federal Hockey League.
One of the city's most popular venues, it was originally constructed in 1963, opened in 1964, and renovated in 2008. The 1,200-seat facility hosts numerous figure skating and ice hockey events, as well as learn-to-skate programs for youths; it is home ice for the Rome Free Academy varsity hockey team.
The arena is a regional facility, used primarily for ice hockey and figure skating from October through March. The primary users are the Ford Stanwix Hockey Association (non-profit youth hockey organization), Rome Free Academy, Rome Catholic High School, a local figure skating club, various local groups, and the general public.
The arena is located at 500 West Embargo Street, co-located with the municipal pool, a community facility open from June through early September. It includes a standard-size recreational swimming pool, two water play slides, and a bathhouse with restrooms, meeting the recreational swimming needs of west Rome.
The arena and pool are served by a large parking lot off of Jay and Embargo Streets with space for more than 150 vehicles. A smaller lot on the arena's west side is used primarily by employees and hockey officials.