[sgfludd]

NYIT Culinary Arts Center: Culinary / Pastry Arts Certificate

How do I get there from Greenwich? I'm already envisioning a crazy trip involving several transfers and me being lost for hours on end.

300 Carleton Ave Central Islip, NY 11722

[sgfludd]

Oh yeah - not driving - mass transit?

[JViello]

Probably the easiest thing to do is Metro North into the city, then Long Island Railway to Central Islip. You'd have to do a few transfers and such but overall I don't think it would be that bad of a trip.

LIR leaves from Penn station and Metro North arrives in Grand Central.

This is all the rail info you will need living here.

MTA Home Page

There is also a ferry out of Bridgeport to Port Jefferson LI which has a stop on the LI Railway...but that's probably not really feasable.

[sgfludd]

It's going to take me quite some time to decipher this site. I keep getting referred to it - but if you absolutely have no clue about navigating in NYC - then it's not helpful at all. Things that probably seem pretty obvious (how the heck do I get from Grand Central to Penn Station) to locals are mystifying to newbies. You would think a city of this size would have an interactive map type thingy - where you can type in your starting point and your ending point (yes I tried Trips123 - didn't work) and it would give you the various mass transit options. Le sigh....

[mels]

Here is a subway map that should help: MTA NYC Transit - Subway Service Information

It is all color coded and pretty easy to get the hang of. Metro-North will always drop you off at either 125th St or Grand Central, so that is your starting point. On the Metro North website your line is the New Haven Line (East of the Hudson River). Amtrak goes from Stamford to Penn Station but is more expensive. There is no direct subway from Grand Central to Penn Station, so you'll either have to grab the subway then walk (or get a cab) for a few blocks or just get a cab right at Grand Central.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by sgfludd

It's going to take me quite some time to decipher this site. I keep getting referred to it - but if you absolutely have no clue about navigating in NYC - then it's not helpful at all. Things that probably seem pretty obvious (how the heck do I get from Grand Central to Penn Station) to locals are mystifying to newbies. You would think a city of this size would have an interactive map type thingy - where you can type in your starting point and your ending point (yes I tried Trips123 - didn't work) and it would give you the various mass transit options. Le sigh....

Ah, sorry about that. lol

Metro North - New Haven line is the line you will be on in CT and as mentioned it drops you at Grand Central. It's a great starting point to head off into the city. They have some express lines out of Stamford that save some time as well and there is usually more variety in the schedule out of Stamford as it's a large terminal.

You could even walk from GC to Penn. It's like 10 blocks South and a few West. It's about a 1/2 mile walk, and its' NYC so it's entertaining the whole way.

Once you get off at Grand Central and pick your jaw up off the floor from entering their lobby...the walk to Penn will be nothing.

[sgfludd]

Back in my freshman year in college (back when dinosaurs roamed the earth) I dated a fellow from White Plains - and spent a week in NYC taking in the sites. I remember the astounding architecture of Grand Central. They sure don't make them like the used to.

[JayCT]

Sadly, as beautiful as Grand Central is, is how ugly Penn Station is. They tore down the beautiful original Penn Station in the 60's to build Penn Plaza and Madison Square Garden. So appalled were people in New York that it started the historic preservation movement in our country that is still going strong today. New York is great to walk around in anytime of the day or night. On the way from Grand Central to Penn Station you will pass the beautiful New York Public Library (check out the lion sculptures in front), Bryant Park, Times Square, the Garment District and Macy's if you go down 42nd Street to 7th Avenue. If you go down 5th Avenue instead of 7th to 34th Street, you will pass hundreds of stores including Lord & Taylors. You will also pass the Empire State Building. Be careful here, may people get hurt because they are too busy looking up than where they are walking. Jay