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The Marcel at Gramercy is located in the city of New York
which served by 3 major airports, 2 train terminals and
a massive bus depot, New York City is the most important
transportation hub in the northeastern U.S. John F Kennedy
Airport (JFK), 15 miles (24km) from Midtown Manhattan in
southeastern Queens , is where most international flights
arrive and depart. Recently voted the third-worst airport
facility in the world by business travelers, JFK is best
avoided. LaGuardia Airport in northern Queens is 8 miles
(13km) from Manhattan and services mostly domestic flights.
If you're arriving or departing in the middle of the day,
LaGuardia is a more convenient choice than JFK. Newark
Airport is in New Jersey , 10 miles (16km) directly west
of Manhattan . Flights to and from Newark airport are sometimes
a bit cheaper because of the erroneous perception that
the airport is less accessible than JFK or LaGuardia. In
fact, Newark has a large, brand spanking new international
arrivals terminal, plus its 4 terminals are linked by a
monorail system.
All suburban and long haul buses leave and depart from
the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 41st Street and 8th
Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Bus lines running through
the Port Authority include Greyhound, which links New York
with major cities across the country, Peter Pan Trailways,
which runs buses to the nearest major cities, Short Line,
offering numerous departures to towns in northern New Jersey
and upstate New York, and New Jersey Transit buses, with
direct service to Atlantic City and the entire Garden State.
Pennsylvania Station, on 33rd
St between 7th and 8th Avenues,
is the departure point for all
Amtrak trains, including the frequent
daily Metroliner service to Princeton,
New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and Washington, DC. The Long Island
Rail Road serves several hundred
thousand commuters each day from
a newly renovated platform area
to points in Brooklyn, Queens and
the suburbs of Long Island, including
the resort areas. New Jersey Transit
operates trains from Penn Station
to the suburbs and the Jersey Shore.
One commuter company, Metro North
Railroad, departs from Grand Central
Station, at Park Avenue and 42nd
Street and serves the northern
suburbs and Connecticut.
Although it's a nightmare to
have a car in Manhattan , getting
there is easy. Approaches from
the east include the Connecticut
Turnpike (I-95), the Long Island
Expressway, which enters Manhattan
through the Queens Midtown Tunnel
(often choked by traffic), and
the Grand Central Parkway (right
off the Triborough Bridge), which
cuts through Queens on its way
from Long Island. From New Jersey
, I-95 crosses the George Washington
Bridge . I-95 also continues south
as the New Jersey Turnpike, entering
Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel
(at midtown) and the Holland Tunnel
(near Soho ). Via I-95, it's 195
miles (315km) south from Boston
, 105 miles (170km) north from
Philadelphia , and 235 miles (380km)
north from Washington , DC. |