If you've been to Bryant Park [1] in the last few days, you'll have noticed the lawn is gone in preparation for free ice skating at the The Pond at Bryant Park [2]. Skating continues through mid-January according to the web-site, but skaters were promised the rink through March for this year. Citibank may have dug wrongly and deeply into sub-prime loans, but the gift of free skating is quite wonderful. Enjoy. I certainly plan to and hope to see you there.