Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Contact: Dan Silver
dsilver@nyrainc.com
NYRA ANNOUNCES UPDATED BUS SERVICE TO AQUEDUCT
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced updated bus service to Aqueduct Racetrack from select New York City Off-Track Betting parlor locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, with the new schedule going into effect on Wednesday, December 29.
Previously existing routes in Staten Island and the Bronx, along with the Queens route that stopped at 253-01 Northern Boulevard, 136-55 Roosevelt Avenue and 31-35 Downing, have been discontinued due to low ridership. However, a new route that will stop at 2795 Richmond Avenue in Staten Island and 6719 Bay Parkway in Brooklyn has been added on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
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 began offering buses from Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens on Saturday, December 4. There are now seven bus routes with the following schedules that will run until further notice:
Brooklyn Bus (NYRA Live Racing Days)
1520 Flatbush/Glenwood/Nostrand at 11:00 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 (NYRA Live Racing Days)
Bus 1
170 John Street (Yankee Clipper) at 11:00 a.m.
7-8 Chatham Square at 11:15 a.m.
Bus 2
143 W. 72nd Street (betw. Amsterdam and Columbus) at 10:45 a.m.
991 2nd Avenue (53rd Street) at 11:00 a.m.
515 7th Avenue (37-38th Street) at 11:15 a.m.
Queens Buses (NYRA Live Racing Days)
Bus 1
94-00 Liberty Avenue (Cross Bay Blvd) at 11:30 a.m.
Bus 2
62-17 Roosevelt Avenue at 11:15 a.m.
64-21 53rd Drive (O’Neill’s) at 11:30 a.m.
Bus 3
160-38 Northern Boulevard at 11:15 a.m.
245-19 Jamaica Avenue at 11:30 a.m.
Staten Island/Brooklyn (Saturdays/Sundays/Holidays)
2795 Richmond Avenue (Yukon) at 11:00 a.m.
6719 Bay Parkway (Avenue O & 65th Street) at 11:20 a.m.
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