transportation+tours
for insiders’ picks, go to innewyork.com/editorsblog
Written by Joni Sweet Edited by Francis Lewis
The letters/numbers at the end of each listing are NYC Map coordinates (pp. 80-82)
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1 An app available on the website of this famous train station keeps visitors up to date on rail schedules. | Grand Central Terminal, this page 2 The home of the New York Knicks invites visitors to learn more on a tour. | Madison Square Garden All-Access Tour, p. 77 3 This official ferry helps visitors get up close to Lady Liberty. | Statue Cruises, p. 77 4 Tours of this entertainment venue include a meet and greet with a Rockette. | Radio City Stage Door Tour, p. 77
Transportation Go Airlink NYC C0L212.812.9000. 6154 goairlinkshuttle .com. Airline passengers can share door-todoor rides to and from JFK, LaGuardia and Newark terminals with this airport transfer
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service. Meet-and-greet service available for airport pickups. 24/7.
Grand Central Terminal C0L457E. 42nd St., btw Lexington & Vanderbilt aves., 212.340.2583. grandcentralterminal.com. Trains run on the Metro-North line to and from this majestic landmark, which celebrated its centennial in 2013. For schedules and prices, visit mta.info/ mnr. Terminal open daily 5:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Stores: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dining concourse: Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-6 p.m. F14 Long Island Rail Road C0Lmta.info/lirr. This rail service, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, takes visitors from Penn Station or Jamaica to more than 100 destinations throughout Long Island. For more information, call 511 and say “LIRR.”
New York Water TaxiC0L316 866.985.2542. nywatertaxi.com. Commuter service between piers in Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, making stops at places such as Pier 84 (W. 44th St.), Pier 79 (W. 39th St.), Pier 16 (South Street Seaport), Pier 1 (Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO) and Randall’s Island. Times/prices vary. SuperShuttle C0L587800.258.3826. supershuttle .com. Bright blue and yellow vans transport travelers on shared rides from home, office or hotel to LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy or Newark International airports.
tours Big Apple Greeter C0L212.669.8159. 5891 bigapple greeter.org. Local, multilingual volunteers show tourists the ins and outs of NYC on two-tofour-hour jaunts. Excursions, free, are available
Photos: grand central terminal, ©veer; madison square garden, rebecca taylor/msg photos; statue of liberty, ©istock; radio city music hall, holly koffler
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