Belmont logistics question

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Ok-

I need to find a place to meet up with a friend somewhere around the track on Saturday- close but not too close- I'll be coming from CT and he'll be coming from NJ. Any suggestions for a meeting place? Thanks a lot. . .

How close?

The place I meet friends who are coming from out of state and it's only 10 minutes away from Belmont is a NYC Park & Recreation center called Cunningham Park, located on Union Turnpike. It's right off the Clearview Expressway which is the way you'd take coming down from CT off the Throgs Neck Bridge.

Take the Throgs Neck South to Clearview Expressway. Follow to UNION Turnpike and exit off to the right. Approx 1/4 on your left will be a huge facility with plenty of free parking in their lot. There are tennins courts, softball fields etc located there.

Now to get to Belmont. Make a right out of the Cunningham Park lot...and go straight about 3 miles to CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY SOUTH and the track is 5 minutes from there on Hempstead Turnpike EAST exit. You'll see it on your left side.

The Cunningham facility is safe, plenty of families there sunning, BBQ-ing, tennis, jogging...we at SJU use their lot as an overflow lot during heavy event days and bus people the 1 mile to campus.