All roads lead to The Big Apple. Public Transportation
is easily accessible and inexpensive. If you are driving in please
see Must Know Items under the Category Site. Information on airports,
trains and buses follows.
The subway is five blocks away (95th Street
& 4th Avenue) and local bus service is right outside the gate and will get
you anywhere in the city. Subway and buses are $2.00 one way. There
is also off post-Express Bus Service available to Manhattan for $5.00 one way.
It is located on 99th Street and 4th Avenue outside the main gate, 1 block
up.
You can buy Unlimited Ride or Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard at all Subway
Stations and at more than 3,300 participating merchants.
Unlimited
Rides:
* 1-Day Fun Pass ($7.00)-unlimited rides on subways and buses;
available at MetroCard Vending Machines and many neighborhood
stores.
* 7-Day ($21.00) or 30 Day ($70.00)-unlimited Ride
MetroCard-Unlimited rides on local buses and subways.
* 7-Day Express Bus
Plus MetroCard ($33.00)-unlimited rides on express buses, local buses, and
subways.
Pay-Per-Ride:
* Purchase from $4.00 to $80.00; fare is deducted
each time you use the card, and a subway-to-bus, bus-to-subway, or bus-to-bus
transfer is free within two hours.
* Receive a 20 percent bonus for purchase
or refills of $10 or more-6 rides for the price of 5.
*If you are a Military
Active Duty you can use the Subway or Bus for free by showing your Military
Identification.
The Staten Island Bus S79 Verrazano-Narrows Bridge/Hylan
Blvd, operates between the 86th Street /4th Avenue R Subway Station, Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn and the Staten Island Mall, daily:
Hours of operation
Toward
Staten Island Mall....Weekdays:
6:00am-11:50pm
Saturdays:
6:00am-11:50pm
Sundays:
6:30am-11:00pm
Toward 86 Street.............Weekdays:
4:40am-10:45pm
Saturdays:
4:45am-10:40pm
Sundays:
5:20am- 9:45pm
The Staten Island Bus S53 Clove Road/Verrazano Narrows
Bridge, operate between the 86th Street/4th Avenue R Subway Station, Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn, and Park Av/Richmond Terrace, S.I. Some buses begin or end
their trips at Clove Rd / Victory Blvd., daily:
Hours of operation: 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
The Fare for the Staten Island Bus is
$2.00
Taxi and car service are available, by calling Harbor View
Transportation at 718-748-8800 / 718-680-2500 or My Way at 718-745-0031. Due to
security concern, Harbor View Transportation is the only one allowed to come
onto Fort Hamilton Military Post.
For Travel Information (24-hour fare
and schedule information) from New York City call 1-212-532-4900, form other
areas 1-800-638-7646.
For MetroCard information call 1-212-MetroCard
(1-212-638-7622) in New York City and 1-800-MetroCard (1-800-638-7622) outside
NYC from 7 AM to 11 PM weekdays and 9 AM to 5 PM weekends.