Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Contact: Dan Silver
dsilver@nyrainc.com
NYRA ADDS STATEN ISLAND BUS ROUTE TO EXISTING ONES IN BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, AND QUEENS
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is now offering free bus service to Aqueduct Racetrack from select New York City Off-Track Betting parlor locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Starting Wednesday, December 8, a Staten Island bus will pick up passengers at 2795 Richmond Avenue (Yukon) at 11:00 a.m. NYRA began offering buses from Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens this past Saturday and Sunday.
At the conclusion of the racing day, 15 minutes after the final post at Aqueduct, the buses will leave from the Clubhouse entrance and drop patrons off at the same pick-up points.
NYRA will evaluate the bus schedules on a day-to-day basis.
There are six bus routes with the following schedules:
Brooklyn Bus
1520 Flatbush/Glenwood/Nostrand at 11:10 a.m.
2901 Avenue U/Nostrand/29th Street at 11:15 a.m.
11114 Flatlands Avenue (Pathmark Center) at 11:30 a.m.
Manhattan Buses
Bus 1
170 John Street (Yankee Clipper) at 11:00 a.m.
7-8 Chatham Square at 11:15 a.m.
Bus 2
515 7th Avenue (37-38th Street) at 11:00 a.m.
991 2nd Avenue (53rd Street) at 11:15 a.m.
Queens Buses
Bus 1
253-01 Northern Boulevard (Little Neck Parkway) at 11:00 a.m.
136-55 Roosevelt Avenue at 11:15 a.m.
31-35 Downing (Linden Plaza) at 11:30 a.m.
Bus 2
94-00 Liberty Avenue (Cross Bay) at 11:30 a.m.
Staten Island
2795 Richmond Avenue (Yukon) at 11:00 a.m.
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