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Next month i am thinking of going to 76th and Amsterdam after my appointment at Montefiore Medical Park at Eastchester Rd and Blondell Avenue.
I know the #6 train is somewhere south of there. is it within walking distance? Would I walk down Eastchester Rd into Williamsbridge Rd, go south on Williamsbridge Rd which takes me into the 6 train? is it a long walk? is it a steep staircase high above the ground? Ive had difficulties with vertigo lately
i know the 6 will drop me at 77th and lex. is there a crosstown bus that will take me to the other side of the park? any xpress buses from this area to the W side?
or...should I just take the day off and take the #1 from my apartment to 79th and Broadway???!!!
Next month i am thinking of going to 76th and Amsterdam after my appointment at Montefiore Medical Park at Eastchester Rd and Blondell Avenue.
I know the #6 train is somewhere south of there. is it within walking distance? Would I walk down Eastchester Rd into Williamsbridge Rd, go south on Williamsbridge Rd which takes me into the 6 train? is it a long walk? is it a steep staircase high above the ground? Ive had difficulties with vertigo lately
i know the 6 will drop me at 77th and lex. is there a crosstown bus that will take me to the other side of the park? any xpress buses from this area to the W side?
or...should I just take the day off and take the #1 from my apartment to 79th and Broadway???!!!
From Google Maps it doesn't look like a far walk to the 6 train. 7-8 blocks. You can take the M79 crosstown to the West Side.
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It's a fast walk to the Square train station. You walk up Eastchester and make a left onto Williamsbridge Road. Walk straight down to the train station. There's 2 sets of stairs leading into the turnstiles and then another to get to the platform. imo, none are steep.
Take the downtown 6 from Westchester Sq to Hunts Point Ave, then walk to the 2 train at Simpson St. It's literally like a block away. If you don't want to exit the system you can get off the 6 at E 125, travel uptown on the 4 or 5 to the E 149th/Grand Concourse Station and jump on the downtown 2.
You avoid the slow buses this way. Since your only doing this once I suggest exiting the system at Hunts Point Ave and walking a block up Southern Blvd to the 2 at Simpson St. (Why isn't this a free transfer again?)
or could i ride to 3rd Ave and 138th and walk to the Gr Concourse(actually at this point i don't really know where I am, is 138th and the Concourse for the 5 or the 2?
or could i ride to 3rd Ave and 138th and walk to the Gr Concourse(actually at this point i don't really know where I am, is 138th and the Concourse for the 5 or the 2?
E 138 and Third Ave is the last 6 train stop in the Bronx. E 149th and Grand Concourse is the last 2 train stop.
It's also a boring walk compared to Southern Blvd (A commercial corridor versus an industrial area) and farther (The stations are about twice as far apart).
I highly recommend getting off Hunts Point Ave, and walking one block north to the elevated 2/5 train station at Simpson Street.
im going to be going to Amsterdam and 76th after work on a Sunday via driving down and either street parking or lot parking. how would street parking be on a Sunday after 3PM? any lots in that area?
BTW thanks for the tips about going from Westchester Square
Since your only doing this once I suggest exiting the system at Hunts Point Ave and walking a block up Southern Blvd to the 2 at Simpson St. (Why isn't this a free transfer again?)
Simpson Street Station comes equipped with an elevator.
Take the downtown 6 from Westchester Sq to Hunts Point Ave, then walk to the 2 train at Simpson St. It's literally like a block away. If you don't want to exit the system you can get off the 6 at E 125, travel uptown on the 4 or 5 to the E 149th/Grand Concourse Station and jump on the downtown 2.
You avoid the slow buses this way. Since your only doing this once I suggest exiting the system at Hunts Point Ave and walking a block up Southern Blvd to the 2 at Simpson St. (Why isn't this a free transfer again?)
FWIW, if the OP takes the Bx4 or Bx4A bus to Simpson Street, they don't have to pay a second fare. (Then again, I'm not sure if it's really much faster than the 6 to the M79).
And just to be clear, the 2 would let you off by 72nd Street, rather than 79th, so it would be a couple more blocks of walking (since Broadway starts to curve away as you go further south).
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