Continuing the Drive Around NYC
Ok I left you arriving from the North, now I will add a little more from the north-east as if you are coming from New England. Most of you know how to get to the greater NYC area from your city of origin. But when you get close, that could be tricky. Coming down to NYC for places in Queens and the western end of Long Island. From I95 south I would use the exit for the Whitestone Bridge and continue to Long Island then You must follow the signs for the Van Wyck Expressway this will take you to the Long Island expressway and the boro of Queens and if you go west on it this will take you into the Queens Midtown tunnel that will put you into Manhattan around 34th street to 37th street and 3rd ave. or 2nd ave. From the Whitestone Bridge will also take you to Citi Field Baseball stadium home of the Mets. It will also be a good way to get to the Laguardia Airport. and if you continue all the way to the Southern end of the Van Wyck this would bring you to the John F. Kennedy International Airport. Ok now if you want to get to the northern end of Manhattan I would continue on I95 south to the exit for the Bruckner Expressway RT I287 to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (formally known as the Tri-Borough Bridge ). From there you can get to Manhattan at 125th Street and 2nd. Ave. in Harlem N.Y. If you go south on 2nd Ave it will take you to the east side of Manhattan all the way down to Lower Manhattan. If you take 125th street west it will take you all the way to the west side of Manhattan from there you could go south on Broadway all the way south to the lowest tip of Manhattan (Battery Park the entrance to Liberty Island/Ellis Island) and all the Attractions in that area. Of course there are other access points to Manhattan from the north and north-east, ther are numerous other bridges that are available to coaches, such as Third Ave Bridge,McCombs Dam Bridge,also the Washington Bridge do not confuse this with the Big Bridge G.W.Bridge. This is the bridge that you see when you approach the G.W. on the north you get to it by exiting the I95 south for rt 87 north or south stay to the left once you get off the ramp and continue cross to Manhattan this will take you to the Cloister’s a branch of the Metropolitan of Art just north of 181st street ( the street that you enter from the Washington Bridge) go north on Fort Washington Ave to the end and follow the signs for the Cloister’s. Also from the Washington Bridge you can get to Amsterdam ave this will take you south to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (there is legal on street parking here). There is also the mid-town crossing called the QueensBoro Bridge ( the 59th street bridge ) but this a tough bridge to get to most of the time, it will not save you any time, unless you have to get to somewhere in the immediate area to the bridge. Ok now that i have told you how to enter NYC from the South, West, North Northeast, let talk a little about the lower east side of Manhattan lets start from the southern most tip of the Island Of mManhattan enter from the Brooklyn Battery tunnel just off the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. this will take you directly onto the street that leads to the world trade center area, it will also put onto the west side Highway which you can go north or south which will take you to Battery Park and around to the south Street Seaport. Next access is the Manhattan Bridge (DO NOT TAKE the BROOKLYN BRIDGE), this will take you into the Island onto Canal Street this is a broad street that goes west to the Holland Tunnel oh by the way this Tunnel is not supposed to be used by coach’s. Canal street bring’s you to Little Italy and the Chinese district. If you go left off the Bridge onto a street called the Bowery it will bring you to the south street seaport area its a little tricky but you can do it. Continue on Canal street west you will come to Broadway turn left and this will bring you to Wall street and an area called SO-HO (area South-of- Houston Street). Just north of Canal street via 6th ave You come to an area known as Greenwich Village. The Ast crossing in Lower Manhattan is the Williamsburg Bridge, this will bring you onto Delancey Street, it is an ok crossing but it does not save much time and usually very busy. it to will put near lower Manhattan and Third ave. going north it is a good alternative. I hope that all this information will be helpful to everyone I know it is a lot to take in so please feel free to e-mail me and I will do my best to give a hand getting around the great City of New York.
