Polar Pancake plan

I'm working up a route now for another new ride: Polar Pancakes, on New Years Day 2009. The general idea is go to a really good place for kosher pancakes then hustle down to Coney Island to see the Polar Bear club do their annual New Years dip.

Time is pressing on this one, we've got to get down to Stillwell ave. by 12:30-12:45pm if we are to see the swimmers do their thing at 1 PM but we like to give the day a chance to warm up.

If it was someone else riding sweep I'd start the ride at Columbus Circle. That gives Manhattanites and Queens people a central gathering point so they don't have to ride alone to the start at City Hall Park. But, Ed Defreitas is riding sweep and so we'll start at City Hall Park which is his usual spot.