When you arrive to the SUNY Maritime College campus, please stop at the gate and tell the guard you are going to the NYMSC conference. They will provide you with a map of the campus and directions on where to park. The conference will be held in the New Academic Building, also referred to as the MAC.
Directions
BY CAR:
From Brooklyn or Queens:
Via the Whitestone Bridge: Pay toll at extreme right booth, take immediate right exit to traffic light, turn right to next traffic light, turn right then left onto I-295. Keep to right and take EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) just before Throgs Neck Bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) take left fork, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. Proceed along Harding Avenue to stop sign. Turn left on Pennyfield Avenue to Maritime College gatehouse.
From Manhattan (East Side): North on East River Drive (FDR Drive) to either:
(a) Willis Avenue Bridge (no toll) then keep right to Bruckner Blvd. to ramp leading to I-278 Bruckner Expressway, then follow Throgs Neck Bridge signs to EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) just before bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) take left fork, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. Proceed along Harding Avenue to stop sign. Turn left on Pennyfield Avenue to Maritime College gatehouse.
(b) Triborough Bridge (toll) follow “New England” signs to Throgs Neck Bridge signs to EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) just before bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) take left fork, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. Proceed along Harding Avenue to stop sign. Turn left on Pennyfield Avenue to Maritime College gatehouse.
From Manhattan (West Side):
North on West Side Highway to 178 Street EXIT to I-95 North Cross Bronx Expressway. Follow Throgs Neck Bridge signs to EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) just before bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) take left fork, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. Proceed along Harding Avenue to stop sign. Turn left on Pennyfield Avenue to Maritime College gatehouse.
From LGA or JFK Airports:
When taking a taxi from LGA or JFK airport, your driver may take either the Whitestone or the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Maritime College campus. The bridges cost the same, and they’re approximately equidistant.
Via the Whitestone Bridge: Pay toll at extreme right booth, take immediate right exit to traffic light. Turn right to next traffic light, turn right then left onto I-295. Keep to right and take EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) just before Throgs Neck Bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) go left at stop sign at end of exit ramp, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. At stop sign, turn left onto Pennyfield Avenue, and proceed to the end until you reach the Maritime College gatehouse.
OR
Via the Throgs Neck Bridge: Pay toll at extreme right booth, take immediate exit for Pennyfield Avenue-Fort Schuyler. Proceed along service road to 2nd stop sign (2 blocks). Make left onto overpass. At light, veer left onto Pennyfield Avenue, proceed to the end until you reach the Maritime College gatehouse.
From New Jersey Via George Washington Bridge:
Garden State or N.J. Turnpike to New York and I-95 North, then follow signs to Throgs Neck Bridge to EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) before bridge. At EXIT 9 (Harding Ave/Fort Schuyler) take left fork, then make immediate right on to Harding Avenue. Proceed along Harding Avenue to stop sign. Turn left on Pennyfield Avenue to Maritime College gatehouse.