Bumpity-bump... I think I'm gonna aim towards KPD, just b/c there's a better chance that there is some sort of food for everyone.

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I don't think I'm going to be able to make it. I'm working on the 22, and then going to the Poconos for a ski trip with a few girlfriends of mine. Sorry to miss it, I was looking foward to it, but I haven't seen some of these friends in a long time.

Bumpity, bump. DBNY - any ideas? So far, we're leaning towards the Kings Plaza Diner.

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I may not be able to make it either, but think the KPD is fine. It definitely has something for everyone.

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Does anyone have an answer?

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Yeah, I'm curious too! (Not that I would be late to my own party and all but I am curious...)

Yes, guys! I flew in this morning and arrived in one piece at NYC. (Though no thanks to the clueless StupidShuttle (aka SuperShuttle) guy who drove us from home to the airport!!! He was so late getting us to the airport that we almost didn't make it on board!!! )

I have at least ONE lesson with my wonderful NYC coach for sure! Sadly, I haven't been able to get in touch with the Moves Guru to arrange a lesson and I want one with him before I leave to go home, if nothing else just to say hello and see him. (FrankR, do you know the story with his voicemail on his cell phone??? Yes, PM me with the answer...)

Look forward to seeing all of you guys!!!

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Jazz, if you wanted to try Central Park, the freestyle is 6am- 10am. For $20, you could stay all day. Our synchro group meets outside the park at 5:30 am tomorrow (Wed) beneath the statues at 59th St and 6th Ave. We practice from 6:00 -7:30 am. The rink is huge and there's plenty of space.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting you Fri night at Aviator!

Sorry I'm not going to make it this time! But have fun anyway! Maybe next time...

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Understandable, sk8pics. Get well soon.

I'll be there, although I might be a bit late.

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Hmmmm.... Anybody taking the subway/bus to aviator?

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Oops, forgot to call. Won't do it now, as I've lost my voice (again).

BTW I'm curious who's coming. I'm still sick, got a new bout of cold (4th straight week of some or other nastiness already!! ), and my son is coming down with cold as well. Dh is working on Friday afternoon, so I'm not yet sure if I'll make it to Aviator, either.

Roll call, please?

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I was thinking about it... the D train from 125th. But I don't really know how to get there...

oh its accesible from the D? I was taking the 2 all the way to the end and perhaps the bus

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Well, I am obvious coming... any one have driving instructions from South Long Island to Aviator? Please PM me!

Oh, another question... how is parking there? Is it insanely expensive like Chelsea Piers is???

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I don't know. Where is this place, anyway? I could take the 2 train...

The rink is in a national park called Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.

Basically, you take the Belt Parkway to Flatbush Avenue South.
Stay on that road (southbound) until the last left turn before the bridge toll plaza to the Rockaways.

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DIRECTIONS:

By car from southern LI -

• Take the Southern State Pkwy West, until it becomes the Belt Parkway
• Take Exit 11S off the Belt Parkway – Flatbush Ave. South – towards Rockaways
• Go South on Flatbush Avenue about 1½ miles.
(You will see Aviator’s fields and football goal posts on left, but the entrance to Floyd Bennett Field is still another ¾ of a mile ahead.)
• Make left at the last traffic light (just before the toll bridge) to enter Floyd Bennett Field.
• You will pass a guard house.
• Take first left (about ¼ mile after you enter Floyd Bennett Field).
You are now heading north on a former runway, parallel to Flatbush Ave. Go ¾ of a mile.
• Make left into parking area when you see the last group of hangars. This is the Aviator complex.

Parking is free. Look for the red airplane and park near it.

By Public Transportation -

• Take the 2 or 5 train to the Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College station (last stop)
• Take the Q35 bus one block from the train station – Flatbush Ave. between Nostrand Avenue and Avenue H
• Request the bus to stop across from Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennett Field
• Walk across the road, enter the open gate by the Ryan Visitor Center
• The Aviator Sports complex is in the hangars to the left of the Ryan Visitor Center
• Walk around the Ryan Visitor Center toward the Aviator Sports complex

NOTE: The 5 train only operates Monday – Friday during rush hours. The 2 train operates all hours.

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Details, details.

I called Ryan Hunka, the skating director. I said we were having an Adult Holiday Skate with a bunch of adult skaters that were friends. He'll be there at the beginning, if anyone wants to give him feedback.

Here's the scoop:

The holiday schedule won't be in effect yet. That starts on Saturday.
The freestyle tomorrow starts at 5:30pm and Ryan confirmed that it's not overcrowded.

COST:
If you get on the ice at 5:30pm, it's an 80-minute session and the cost is $30.
If you get on the ice at 6:00pm, it's a 50-minute session and the cost is $19.

I know that you need to get a wristband (at the cashier station) when you pay for the public session, and I assume the same is true of the freestyle. They won't let you on the ice without it because it shows that you've paid.


Roll call: Who's coming to this shindig and hasn't responded yet?

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I think I may make there for 6:00. If I do get there, I can offer a ride to up to 3 people needing transport to the KPD and to the subway afterwards (#2, Q, B).

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Unfortunately, with work, I'd never be able to get out at any decent time to get into NYC (I work in the Mahwah/Allendale area of NJ and would never be able to get out of the office even before 6)

I was looking forward to meeting everyone, too!

I hope to be there by 6:00. Have space in my car for 3 to the diner and subway afterwards.

I'll be there, hopefully by five, but I'm going on train, so who knows? I can't wait to meet everyone and see this place for myself!

It is free, afaik (I hope! LOL)

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I just heard on the news that the Concorde jet from the Intrepid's Air and Space was moved to Floyd Bennett Field this morning. (The Intrepid's in Bayonne, undergoing renovations.)

I wonder if we could take a "meetup" picture in front of it, or if it will be too dark by the time the session's over?

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I didn't even know there was a concorde on Intrepid! (and didn't know that Intrepid is being renovated, either...). So how many concordes are there in US? I know there's one in Washington, DC.

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