Thanks everyone... I'm actually not in pain today! I will raise my saddle and also move it forward so my knee is over the middle of the pedal. I've been reading about fit...

I don't know exactly how long the whole path is. They've done an amazing job with it, and I believe it is now continuous from 34th street on the EAST SIDE, down around the southern tip and all the way up the West Side to 125th street. Then there is a small bit (about 10 blocks) of low-traffic street riding before you get back on and have pathway again until up past the Cloisters museum which is almost the northern tip. It's great. The east side isn't as complete. There is a bike path from 120th down to 63rd and then it picks up at 34th street like I mentioned...