Of all the ways to ring in the new year, stripping down for a dip in the ocean off the coast of wintery New York City may sound insane to the uninitiated.
Aside from spending summer days reclining on its beaches or sampling its micro-brews, there are plenty of other ways to enjoy this city better known in 2010 for its wintery Olympic pursuits (albeit with a certain dearth of snow) than its sunshine.