Here are some hints for those driving to Coney Island across Queens, having crossed the Whitestone, Throgs Neck, or Triboro (RFK) Bridges.
First, Google traffic is very good; go to Google maps and enter: traffic nyc. In Westchester, avoid the Hutchinson River Parkway (the Hutch). It is only two lanes on each side. The last two miles or so is usually bad, on both sides. The best highway south through Westchester is the Spain Parkway. It merges with and becomes the BRP (Bronx River Parkway). There is usually no problem taking it all the way to the Cross Bronx and then going east to the Whitestone. Here is a map: http://150.108.68.34/~rlewis/brpcb.jpg But avoid the WESTBOUND Cross Bronx like the plague! Then the obvious route on a map is go down the Van Wyck to Southern Parkway/Belt Parkway, then west. The first problem is that there is construction on the Van Wyck as it nears the Jackie Robinson Parkway, about here 40.7182,-73.8265. Often the backup starts at least a half mile north of that. Even worse, the Van Wyck south of this point, down to JFK airport, is almost always jammed. I usually exit at the Jackie Robinson, then go south on Woodhaven Boulevard to the Belt Parkway. Here is map: http://150.108.68.34/~rlewis/mapgull.jpg (On older maps, the Jackie Robinson Parkway is called the Interboro.) On the Belt Parkway, there is construction near here: 40.61,-73.9. When I was there Tuesday, it wasn't too bad. Good luck! Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
