Training & Nutrition - Anyone hear train in NYC?

I'm thinking about moving to the NYC area sometime this fall, but I have no idea how I'm going to train. Right now I live in San Francisco, and I've got some of the best riding in the world (in my humble opinion) right across the bridge in Marin. Do any of you live in NYC, and if so, how and where do you train? Is there public transportation that can take you out to the countryside to go on longer rides? Central Park? how'd the commute to work if you ride to work? where do you do your intervals? how far to the nearest mountains? thanks in advance.

the answers to your questions all depend on where in the "area" you decide to live... I don't "train" per se, but I can tell you a few things about new york..

central park has a nice 8 mile loop, with a big hill section.... if you want to live in manhattan, you should do your best to live near there... also, there is a nice continuous bike path up the west side, from battery park at the tip of the island up to the GW bridge and beyond... but it's narrow, and crowded on weekends, and there are stop lights, etc. along the way... iow, it's good for commuting and crusing, but I would guess it's not so good for training, unless you're there doing off hours...
as for commuting, do you have a nice solid extremly thick and heavy chain? you'd better... unless your job provides a safe place to leave the bike, not likely in most cases...
no real mountains nearby, there are some "mountains" in new jersey... and upstate, two plus hours away..

Do any of you live in NYC, and if so, how and where do you train?
Yep, live and work right here, in Manhattan. I do commute to work on my track bike, in my case it's a 3-mile ride from Upper East to Time Square. I have a safe place to park the bike, though - bike theft is an issue in the city. On the way back I usually do 1 or 2 loops around the central park, it's 10k look with some nice hills, if you do it on a track bike, even one loop is plenty. You can take MTA (trains) to Westchester or Southern Conn, plently of space to train. If you're in the mood for some hills, Palisades is right across the GW bridge - not mountains, but plenty of climbing to do there.

What makes you move over to the East Coast?

Me no hear train... train must be late (sorry, couldn't resist and -as a confirmed left-coaster, I hereby bow out ;))

ha yeah i know, i tried to edit the title but couldnt, sorry for the bad grammar. no specific reason, just feel like getting out of california for a bit, i've always wanted to live in new york and i figure now is my chance before i go to grad school or get tied down in some other way. my only problem is that i love riding out here, and i'm worried my riding is going to suffer a lot when i move. i'd probably be living in brooklyn and commuting on a beater bike, maybe a fixed or single speed like i do now, and have a road bike for training. i know theres gotta be ways to train, i just want to make sure ahead of time before i commit. maybe i shouldnt let it worry me since i'm not pro or anything, but i love racing and would hate to see my form decline.

Try the Northeast forum for more NYC riders. Or better yet, read the message boards of the local cycle clubs like NYCC.ORG

ha yeah i know, i tried to edit the title but couldnt, sorry for the bad grammar. no specific reason, just feel like getting out of california for a bit, i've always wanted to live in new york and i figure now is my chance before i go to grad school or get tied down in some other way. my only problem is that i love riding out here, and i'm worried my riding is going to suffer a lot when i move. i'd probably be living in brooklyn and commuting on a beater bike, maybe a fixed or single speed like i do now, and have a road bike for training. i know theres gotta be ways to train, i just want to make sure ahead of time before i commit. maybe i shouldnt let it worry me since i'm not pro or anything, but i love racing and would hate to see my form decline.

you must know, of course, we have this thing called "weather" here... it's too ****ing cold or too ****ing hot 3/4ths of the year...

prettytoney, You're not going to find Marin-like roads out here, but there are plenty of places to ride. Central & Prospect Park are good starts. Lots of bikers head over the George Washington Bridge to ride hills in New Jersey.

Weather is a factor, as mentioned above. You'll need cold weather gear to ride a few months of the year.

Also check out http://www.velocitynation.com/

I live in NJ with plentiful training roads...but a lot of guys I race against live in NYC...and they are always competitive...

Soooo...they must be doing some form of training in the city or around it :)