NYC Junior Sprints
- Apr 22, 2006
- sprint
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- New York, NY (USA)
- Hosted By: Row New York
- 2016 Registered Regatta
DIRECTIONS (CLICK HERE) OR: DIRECTIONS FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND BY AUTOMOBILE (No commercial vehicles via parkway). Take the Northern State Parkway West. At the Queens line it will change to the Grand Central Parkway . As you approach Queens Blvd stay to the right and continue on the Grand Central Parkway towards the Tri-Boro Bridge. Take Exit 10 to the LI Expway (Rte 495) East. Stay in the right lane and it will become the Exit to the Van Wyck Expway (Rte 678 South). Take the Van Wyck Expway (Rte 678) South and stay right and take Exit 11 (first exit) to the right into Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, Meadow Lake. See “IN THE PARK” below FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE Take the LI Expway (Rte 495) West to Queens Take Exit 22B to the right. (There is a sign for Corona Park Exit 22A. FROM NEW JERSEY AND THE SOUTH Take the NJ Turnpike (Rte 95) North to the Geo.Washington Bridge. The Upper Level is best but either level will do. Stay on 95 North to the Cross Bronx Expressway. After Exit 2B stay in the right lane and take Exit 6A to the right. Take Route 678 to the Whitestone Bridge. See “FROM THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE” below. FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK Take the NY State Thruway (Rte 87) South and cross the Tappen Zee Bridge. After crossing the Bridge stay on the Thruway (87) South. When it crosses into the Bronx it will change to the Major Deegan (Rte 87) South Take Exit 7 to the Cross Bronx Expway (Rte 95) North. Take Exit 6A to the right and then take Rte 678 to the Whitestone Bridge. See “FROM THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE BELOW” FROM NEW ENGLAND FROM NEW ENGLAND Take Rte 95 to NY State. Take Exit 7 to the left onto Rte 695 South to the Throgs Neck Bridge. Continue on Rte 695 to the Throgs Neck Bridge. Beware the toll barrier arm on the EZ Pass lanes. Cross the Bridge and continue South on the Clearview Expway (Rte 295) South. Take Exit 4 to the right to the LI Expway (Rte 495). The road will divide, stay to the right and take the LI Expway (Rte 495 ) West. Get off at Exit 22B. See the instructions for “EASTERN LONG ISLAND BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE” above. FROM THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE At the Toll Gate beware the barrier arm in the EZ Pass Lanes Cross the Bridge and stay in the right lanes and take the Whitestone Expway (Rte 678) South As you approach Shea Stadium stay to the left and take the Van Wyck Expway (Rte 678) South. Take Exit 11 on the right into the Flushing Meadow/Corona Park. See “IN THE PARK” below. IN THE PARK Parking attendants will give directions. No parking on grass. Use legal spots only. LEAVING THE PARK FROM THE PARKING LOT Go South through the parking lot and take the road out of the lot. Make an immediate U-turn left and take the exit bridge over the Expway. There is a sign “LIE, Whitestone Expway & Van Wyck Expway No.” Cross the Bridge. At the end of the bridge the road divides. See below. IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE Stay to the left and take the Van Wyck Expway (Rte 678) North. Continue to the Whitestone Expway (Rte 678) North and then to the Whitestone Bridge. IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE Stay to the right onto College Point Blvd. Turn to the right and then take the entrance ramp left for the LI Expway (Rte 495) East. Take Exit 27 North to the Clearview Expway (Rte 295) North to the Throgs Neck Bridge. IF YOU ARE GOING TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND Stay to the right onto College Point Blvd. Turn to the right and then take the entrance ramp left for the LI Expway (Rte 495) East. If you are in a noncommercial vehicle you may want to go to the Parkway. From the LI Expway take Exit 27 South onto the Clearview Expway (Rte 295) South. Take the Grand Central Parkway East for LI. Commercial vehicles stay on the LI Expway