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From Long Island via Throgs Neck Bridge: Stay RIGHT at tolls, exit immediately after toll. Go straight ahead to stoplight. Make a left onto the bridge. Bear slightly left at light onto Pennyfield Ave. At stop sign, go right onto Harding Ave. Go 2 blocks on Harding and turn left at the light onto E. Tremont. At Marina del Rey, make a right onto Schurz Ave. Four blocks to Preston.
From Long Island via Whitestone Bridge: Stay right, take first exit after toll, Lafayette Ave. Exit, to light. Make the right and go 3 more lights. At 3rd light, go right onto E. Tremont Ave. going south to the Marina del Rey (where Tremont ends). Four blocks to Preston.
From Manhattan via RFK (formerly Triboro) Bridge: Take the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to Cross Bronx Expressway East (I-95/295). Follow signs to Throgs Neck Bridge. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” outlined in the box below.
From Manhattan via West Side Highway: Go north to Cross Bronx Expressway (I-295) East to Throgs Neck Bridge. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” box below.
From Westchester County via I-95 South from I-287: Follow signs to Throgs Neck Bridge. Take last exit before tolls. [DO NOT CROSS OVER BRIDGE! You will end up in Queens!] Proceed as in “Off Expressway” outlined in the box below.
From Westchester County via Hutchison River Parkway South: Watch for signs to I-95 South. Pass under the overpass onto I-95 South. Follow signs for Throgs Neck Bridge via I-95 and I-695, Throgs Neck Expressway. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” box below.
From Westchester County via Bronx River Parkway from I-287: Go south to the Cross Bronx Expressway East (I-95/295E. Follow signs to Throgs Neck Bridge via I-95 and I-695, the Throgs Neck Expressway. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” outlined in the box below.
From Westchester County via Sawmill River Parkway South: Go to the Cross-County Parkway East to Hutchison River Parkway South. Follow signs for Throgs Neck Bridge via I-95 and I-695, Throgs Neck Expressway. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” outlined in the box below.
From New Jersey via George Washington Bridge: Take the Cross-Bronx Expressway East (I-95E) to I-295. Follow signs to Throgs Neck Bridge. Proceed as in “Off Expressway” box below.
From New Jersey/Rockland County via Mario Cuomo (formerly Tappan Zee) Bridge: Take Cross-Westchester Expressway East (I-287E) to Exit 9S, Hutchison River Parkway South or Exit 12S, New England Thruway South (I-95S) to I-695/Throgs Neck Bridge Exit. Proceed as in “Off Expressway box below.
OFF EXPRESSWAY DIRECTIONS
During non-rush hours, you can take Exit 8, Harding Avenue, just before the TN Bridge. If you are approaching the bridge from I-695, you will need to move to the far right lane, cutting across several lanes. DO NOT CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE! YOU WILL BE IN QUEENS IF YOU DO! At Exit 8 make a short left turn at end of exit ramp & make an immediate right onto Harding Ave. Drive 5 short blocks on Harding to stoplight. Make a left onto E. Tremont Ave. Drive 1 block to Schurz Ave. You will see the Marina del Rey. Make a right onto Schurz Ave. Go 4 blocks to Preston (on the left).
NOTE: In the event of traffic build-up on the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-295) during rush hour or on weekends, Take the Exit 11 to Randall Ave. Take Randall Ave. to E. Tremont Ave. Go right on E. Tremont until it ends at Schurz Ave. Make a right on Schurz and proceed 4 blocks to Preston HS. OR…
From I-695 South, take the RANDALL AVE. exit on the right. At end of exit ramp, go straight onto Philip Ave. for 4 blocks to E. Tremont Ave. Make the left onto E. Tremont and drive until it ends at Schurz Ave. Go right onto Schurz, then proceed 4 blocks to PHS.
From other parts of the East Bronx: BX#42 bus goes to Preston HS via Westchester Square and point east along East Tremont Ave. Mornings: Drop off Brinsmade and Harding Avenues., 1 block from Preston, Schurz Ave. Afternoons: Bus leaves from Preston’s main entrance, to Westchester Square. BX# 40: also stops at Westchester Square, transfer to BX#42.
From downtown New Rochelle and Pelham Manor: Take Bus#60 to White Plains Rd. to Bus#39 to East Tremont Ave., transfer to B#42 to end of line.
From Yonkers: Bus #4 to Bedford Park Blvd. and Jerome Ave., to Bus #1 or #2 to Burnside Ave., to Bronx #42, walk 1 block to Preston (mornings); pickup BX#42 from Preston’s main entrance (afternoons)
From Queens: Bus #Q44 to Westchester Square, transfer to BX#42, one block from Preston (mornings); pickup from Preston’s main entrance (afternoons), OR Bus QBX to Bruckner Blvd. at E. Tremont Ave., transfer to BX#42, walk one block to Preston (mornings), pickup from Preston main entrance (afternoons).
BY THROGS NECK EXPRESS BUS from Manhattan: Take the Throgs Neck Express Bus (MBx9) Northbound. Service begins @ 7AM and runs every 30 minutes after 8AM, every 10-15 minutes during rush hour. Bus departs from Madison Ave. and 23rd St., with stops on Madison between 36th-37th St.***44th-45th St.***51st-52nd St.***59th-60th St.*** and at 3rd Ave. and 87th St. Drop-off at corner of Harding Ave. and E. Tremont Ave. Walk one block south on E. Tremont to Schurz Ave. (Marina del Rey). Turn right on Schurz and walk 4 blocks to Preston.
By MTA TRAIN: The #6 train to Pelham Bay from Manhattan stops at Westchester Square. Transfer to the #42 bus to end of line, walk one block to Preston (mornings); pickup from Preston main entrance (afternoons).
#4 train to Burnside Ave., transfer to Bus #42 to Preston.
#2 or #5 train to West Farms Square and E. Tremont Ave. Transfer to the #42 bus to Preston.