Interborough Travel, Revisited

I wish to revise some things from the previous message:

1. Laguardia is definitely the preferable airport. It is closer, and therefore cab rides will be less costly, than from JFK.

2. The Whitestone bridge does tend to be faster than the Throgs Neck; however, summer is construction season, and that makes traffic delays very unpredictable.

Also permit me to add some more options and tools:

For those looking to save money, avoid taxi rides, and/or travel in between Manhattan and the Bronx during/after the conference, check out the BxM9 express bus. It costs $5, and it drops you off a short walk from campus, at the intersection of Harding and Pennyfield. (Well, it might be as long as a half mile, so if you can't walk it, you can pick up the Bx40 at that intersection for another $2 fare, and that takes you to the campus gatehouse.)


For anybody arriving by trains into Penn Station, the easiest option is taking a taxi to campus. Here are the directions:

Go North on the West Side Highway to I-95 North/Cross Bronx Expressway. Follow Throgs Neck Bridge signs to Exit 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler), which is the last exit before the bridge toll plaza. At exit 9, turn right at end of ramp to traffic light. Take sharp left onto Pennyfield Avenue, follow to Maritime College gatehouse at end of street.


For any other travel questions, try using Hopstop for public transportation and Mapquest for driving directions.