Boy, was I happy when Soul Cycle opened up a branch in my neighborhood! Well, it’s relatively in my hood: I live on the Gramercy/Murray Hill border, an under-the-radar area nicknamed Curry Hill. I had been going to the TriBeCa facility, but this is a difference between 10 minutes and 45 minutes travel time for me. I ride my bike (unless the weather REALLY sucks), so this couldn’t have come at a better time. During the winter, zipping downtown on the Hudson River Park Greenway was a (frosty) breeze. However, as soon as the weather got better, the path gradually resembled Times Square during rush hour. It wasn’t so much the runners, skaters or skateboarders that were the pains-in-the-ass as much as those enjoying a nice Sunday stroll. Umm…earth to walkers…walk on your own damned turf. The whole experience began to remind ... Read More