Elmsford Judging Center

 

 

   

Directions to the NEW (as of June 2011) location for the GNYOS Meetings

 


The White Cross Fishing Club

760 Clarence Ave.

Bronx, NY



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THESE DIRECTIONS WILL BE UPDATED PRESENTLY By BxM9 Express Bus Service

Take the BxM9/THROGGS NECK Epress bus to the end of the line (Layton and Clarence Avenues).

The bus makes regular stops on Madison Avenue between 23rd and 79th Streets

Click for BxM9 bus schedule and route map

Get off bus, turn right onto Clarence ave., and walk 3 short blocks to the meeting site.

Approximate travel time from Madison Square in Manhattan: 1 hour bus and 5 minutes walk. Note that the last return buses are at 10:00 and 11:00PM, per the bus schedule 

By #6 Lexington Avenue Subway Line:

From Manhattan, take the #6X/PELHAM BAY PARK subway to to the Buhre Ave. station). Try to get a #6 train that runs express in the Bronx. You may also want to take a #4 or #5 express train to 125th street and change to the #6 Bronx express there, right across the platform.

The Bx08 bus stops almost in front of the fishing club.

Approximate travel time from Union Square in Manhattan: 1 hour and 15 minutes. Note that the last return bus is at 9:50PM, per the bus schedule.

Click for Bx08 bus schedule and map


 

 

 


 

Directions to Judging at the 

Hampton Inn in Elmsford

 

The Hampton Inn

Route 119

Elmsford, NY 10523

(914) 592-5680

 

 


From New Jersey:

North on New Jersey Turnpike to Palisades Parkway or Garden State Parkway to the NYS Thruway, go over the Tappan Zee Bridge.  Continue on Thruway to second exit: Exit 8 -- Cross Westchester Expressway (Route 287 East).  Take 287 East to first Exit on your right -Exit 1.  Take the fork on your right to Elmsford.  At the end of the ramp, turn right on Route 119.  Hotel is on your left.  Go to the second light, make a U turn and go onto the Hotel ramp to the parking lot.

From Connecticut:

South on Merritt Parkway, New England Thruway or Boston Post Road to Cross Westchester Expressway Route 287 West.  Stay on 287 West to Exit 1 make left turn at light--Hampton Inn is a short distance on right.

From NYC (East Side):

North on East River Drive to Triborough or Willis Avenue Bridge on Major Deegan Expressway to New York State Thruway.  North to Exit 8 for Cross Westchester Expressway Route 287 East, Exit 1, hotel directly at end of ramp.

From NYC (West Side):

North on West Side Highway to Saw Mill River Parkway to New York State Thruway North to Exit 8 for Cross Westchester Expressway Route 287 East to Exit 1, hotel directly at end of ramp.

From Long Island (Eastern):

Throggs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to New England Thruway to Cross Westchester Expressway Route 287 West to Exit 1, make a left turn at light.  Hampton Inn a short distance on right

From Long Island (Western):

Triborough Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway to New York State Thruway North to Exit 8 for Cross Westchester Expressway Route 287 East to Exit 1, hotel directly at end of ramp.

Directions to Judging at the 

Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston

 

Tower Hill Botanic Garden

11 French Drive

P.O. Box 598

Boylston, MA 01505

(508) 869-6111

 

From New York City:
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (Route #9) north to the Saw Mill Parkway, north. Follow for approximately 15 miles to Route 684 north. Follow to Exit for Route 84 east to Danbury. Follow Route 84 through Hartford, Connecticut, and up to the Massachusetts Turnpike, east. Follow for approximately 10 miles to Exit #10, Route 290 Worcester. Take Route 290 east. Follow through the city to Exit 24, Church Street, Northborough/Boylston. Follow to Boylston 3 miles. Entrance to Tower Hill is on right; dark red sign designates entrance.
 

 

 

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