Getting around Belmont weekend

[3kings]

Made this trip for the Smarty Jones Belmont. From Laguardia to Penn Station about a $25.00 cab ride. You can get the LIRR at PS that takes you directly to Belmont. After the race was slow getting the train back, it took at least 90 minutes to get a train, hopefully they would be better prepared for a large crowd this year. A member of my group had to take a later flight and was charged a flat fee for the ride from Laguardia to Belmont. The cost was somewhere between $50-75. It should be very easy to get there and back with a rough estimate of $50-75 either way. IF YOU TAKE THE LIRR BE SURE YOU BY A ROUND TRIP TICKET WHEN YOU LEAVFE THE CITY, THAT LINE LOOKED TO BE A MESS ALSO.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Made this trip for the Smarty Jones Belmont. From Laguardia to Penn Station about a $25.00 cab ride.

Cab fares have gone up significantly since then.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Cab fares have gone up significantly since then.

Good Point BTW, the flat rate from Laquardia to Belmont probably has increased significantly too.

[the_fat_man]

Screw that.

I learned how to maneuver from my experience during the Smarty Jones Belmont.

What NOT to do:

1) at all cost, unless you get there early in the morning, DO NOT go into any of the parking lots ----- you'll get stuck for hours, waiting for douchebags ahead of you to filter out

DO:

On the south side of Hempstead Tpke, in ELMONT, there's a TON of street parking. Just park there and walk to the gate. This is ridiculously easy. Moreover, anyone going west, can just jump on Elmont avenue on the way back and beat all that Cross Island congestion by the track. Which is probably the best way to get to the track as well, as there's going to be a ton of congestion by the exits for the parking lots.

Don't attempt this on the QUEENS side, as the LEECH Bloomberg (got to blame him for everything) has made it so that you can't street park during racing hours.

Save time, save money, STICK IT TO (collect your money but provided no services) BLOOMBERG. It's all good.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Screw that.

I learned how to maneuver from my experience during the Smarty Jones Belmont.

What NOT to do:

1) at all cost, unless you get there early in the morning, DO NOT go into any of the parking lots ----- you'll get stuck for hours, waiting for douchebags ahead of you to filter out

DO:

On the south side of Hempstead Tpke, in ELMONT, there's a TON of street parking. Just park there and walk to the gate. This is ridiculously easy. Moreover, anyone going west, can just jump on Elmont avenue on the way back and beat all that Cross Island congestion by the track. Which is probably the best way to get to the track as well, as there's going to be a ton of congestion by the exits for the parking lots.

Don't attempt this on the QUEENS side, as the LEECH Bloomberg (got to blame him for everything) has made it so that you can't street park during racing hours.

Save time, save money, STICK IT TO BLOOMBERG. It's all good.

Absolutely fantastic advice for anyone driving ... and to clarify for those from out of town, Elmont side is anything on the Belmont side of the Cross Island Parkway. If you see the KFC you've gone far enough to park on the street.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Screw that.

I learned how to maneuver from my experience during the Smarty Jones Belmont.

What NOT to do:

1) at all cost, unless you get there early in the morning, DO NOT go into any of the parking lots ----- you'll get stuck for hours, waiting for douchebags ahead of you to filter out

DO:

On the south side of Hempstead Tpke, in ELMONT, there's a TON of street parking. Just park there and walk to the gate. This is ridiculously easy. Moreover, anyone going west, can just jump on Elmont avenue on the way back and beat all that Cross Island congestion by the track. Which is probably the best way to get to the track as well, as there's going to be a ton of congestion by the exits for the parking lots.

Don't attempt this on the QUEENS side, as the LEECH Bloomberg (got to blame him for everything) has made it so that you can't street park during racing hours.

Save time, save money, STICK IT TO (collect your money but provided no services) BLOOMBERG. It's all good.

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