Yankee fan needs help

June 29th, 2008 | by David |

I’m traveling to NY/NJ tomorrow for a customer meeting on Tuesday. It will be my first time in New York since a Cub Scout trip to see the Yankees and Angels when I was 8 years old. With this being the final year of the Stadium before the new facility opens I really want to see a game on this trip. I’ve been asking some questions out on Twitter and so far people are skeptical of being able to pull this off given my schedule. I’m up for the challenge though. Here is my schedule.

I land at JFK at 4:37 PM on June 30. The Yankees play the Rangers at 7:05 PM. So the first challenge is getting from JFK to the Stadium. I pulled this info from HopStop. According to this I should be able to make it to the stadium in plenty of time for the game. One problem…what do I do with my carry-on bag? Are there lockers at the stadium that I could stow that away during the game? Also is there anything about this route I should be aware of?

From: JFK
To: E 161ST ST and RIVER AVE, Bronx
Entrance near I-678
Take the JFK AirTrain from John F Kennedy Airport station heading to Jamaica Station
Get off at Sutphin/Jamaica Station
Transfer
Take the E train from Sutphin Blvd - Archer Av station heading Downtown / to World Trade Center
Get off at 7 Avenue
Transfer
Take the B train from 7 Avenue/53rd station heading Uptown / to Bedford Pk Blvd
Get off at 161 Street - Yankee Stadium
Exit near intersection of E 161st St and River Ave
Total travel time 1 hour 33 mins

Now that the game is over I have to get to Parsippany, NJ where my hotel and the customer meeting will be on Tuesday. 3 hours and 30 minutes? There has to be a better way. Any ideas?

From: E 161ST ST and RIVER AVE, Bronx
To: 909 PARSIPPANY BLVD, Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp, NJ
Entrance near intersection of E 161st St and River Ave
Take the D train from 161 Street - Yankee Stadium station heading Downtown / to Coney Island
Get off at 34 Street - Herald Sq
Exit near intersection of W 34th St and 6th Ave
Start out going West on W 34th St towards Broadway
Entrance near intersection of W 34th St and 7th Ave
Take the 12:34 AM NJ Transit - Montclair-Boonton Line from New York - Penn Station station heading to Hackettstown
Get off at Mountain Lakes
Exit near intersection of Midvale Rd and Romaine Rd
Start out going East on Midvale Rd
Turn right onto Intervale Rd
Turn left onto Glen Rd
Turn right onto Winding Way
Turn left onto Forest Dr
Turn right onto Parsippany Blvd
Total travel time 3 hours 21 mins

Alright blogosphere lets pull together and make this happen. Let the brilliant tips start flowing!