New York is sports, and mass transit is the best way to see
your teams and players in action. Beat traffic, tolls, parking headaches,
and rising gas prices. Let the MTA take you to the games.
Get to CitiField on the or the Long Island Rail Road to Mets-Willets Point station. Subway and train both add extra outbound service after games. Or take Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central Terminal; its 30 minutes or less by subway to Mets-Willets Point station.
Get to Yankee Stadium on the or train to 161 St-Yankee Stadium. Or take a Metro-North Railroad train to the new Yankees-East 153rd Street Station. For more information on the new Metro-North station please go to http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/yankees/yankee_home.htm; there's direct weekend-game service from all the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines, as well as weekday service, and direct shuttle trains from Grand Central. Or take Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station; its about 15 minutes by subway to the Stadium!
The New York Knicks of the NBA take the court at Madison Square Garden October through April. Get there on the or to Penn Station-34 St or stop just a block away on the at 34 St-Herald Sq. Or take the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station, directly under the Garden. Or take Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central Terminal; it's just 10 minutes by subway to the Garden.
The National Hockey League is in full swing at the Garden October through April. Get there on the or to Penn Station-34 St or stop just a block away on the at 34 St-Herald Sq. Or take the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station, directly under the Garden. Or take Metro-North Railroad to Grand Central Terminal; it's just 10 minutes by subway to the Garden.
From NY Penn Station, take any NJ Transit train to Newark Penn Station or Newark Broad St station. Once there, look for the yellow/black signs for the free New York Red Bulls Trolley service.