Question: Directions to Coney Island,Cyclones Baseball Stadium,NY Aquarium,& More
How do you get to Coney Island, Brooklyn? It's home to the Coney Island beach and boardwalk, amusement parks, the Brooklyn Cyclones stadium as well as the wonderful NY Aquarium, famous Totonnno's Pizza and the indoor skating rink, Abe Stark.
Answer: Coney Island, with its beach and boardwalk, summer fireworks, famous rollercoaster and amuseument park, baseball stadium where the Brooklyn Cyclones play, and home to the NY Aquarium, is easily accessible.
By Subway
Take the F or Q train to the West 8th Street station in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Alternatively, take the N or D trains to the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station, then walk two blocks east on Surf Ave.
On weekends always check the MTA website for possible delays.
Bus
Take the B36 to Surf Ave. and West 8th St. Or take the B68 to Neptune Ave. and West 8th St., then walk south along West 8th to Surf Ave.
Check to see what other bus routes in Brooklyn and other boroughs may intersect with B36 and B68.
- From Manhattan:
Take the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (I-478) to the Brooklyn-Queens Expwy (I-278 West). Take Exit 22 to the Belt Pkwy East. Take to Exit 7 (Ocean Pkwy). Turn right onto Ocean Pkwy and continue to Surf Ave. You will first see the New York Aquarium on the left, then a series of parking lots, and the Coney Island amusement park area. Further down is the MCU stadium and Abe Stark indoor ice rink.
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From Long Island & Queens
Take the Belt Pkwy West to Exit 7B (Ocean Pkwy). Turn left onto Ocean Pkwy and continue to Surf Ave.
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From Connecticut, Westchester County and the Bronx
Take the Hutchinson River Pkwy (I-678) South, over Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, and continue south on I-678 (Whitestone Pkwy) to Van Wyck Expwy. Then take Belt Pkwy West to Exit 7B (Ocean Pkwy). Turn left onto Ocean Pkwy. and continue to Surf Ave.
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From Staten Island
Take the Staten Island Expwy (I-278) East across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, to Belt Pkwy East to Exit 7S (Ocean Pkwy South). Take Ocean Pkwy to Surf Ave.
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From New Jersey
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Goethals Bridge (Exit 13) to the Staten Island Expwy (I-278). Follow the directions from Staten Island .
(Directions compliments of the NY Aquarium website.)
