By
Public Transportation
Bus schedules are available at the Information
Desk in the Campus Center (1C) and in the Library
(1L).
Information, schedules and maps may be obtained
by calling the New York City Transit Authority
at 1-(718) 979-0600 or 1-(718) 330-1234 or
by visiting their website at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us You
will find a list of current service changes,
organized by subway and bus route, on this
web site.
MetroCard can be purchased at a MetroCard Vending
Machine or at subway tollbooths. Go to http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us for
further information
When you travel, be aware of the red-bannered Service
Advisories signs
in stations and on trains and buses. These
notices provide timely information that might
affect your trip.
Inclement weather and unforeseen operating
delays may also impact your travel.
Staten
Island Ferry (between Staten Island and
lower Manhattan)
The Staten Island Ferry currently carries
over 19 million passengers annually on
a 5.2-mile run between the St. George Ferry
Terminal in Staten Island and the Whitehall
Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan. Service
is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year. The Staten Island Ferry runs
twenty minutes from Manhattan during peak
hours and the trip is approximately 25
minutes. Free. For information,
go to http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/home.html or
call 1-(718) 815-BOAT (2628) for a complete
schedule.
After arriving at the St. George Ferry
Terminal in Staten Island, follow signs
to the S62 or S92 bus directly to campus (or) take the CSI free ferry shuttle
bus (or) take a car service for an additional fee to the College. The
bus trip between the St. George Ferry Terminal to the campus takes about thirty
minutes. Car Service is available in Ramp E at the St. George Terminal.
Ask the driver how much it will be before getting into the car. The fare is about $15.00.
The Staten Island Terminal is served by the Staten Island Railway. The
Rail service runs 24 hours a day from the St. George to Tottenville stations. The
$2.25 fare is paid at the St. George Terminal ONLY. At the St. George station,
customers can make connections with Staten Island Ferry Service.
Call 1-(718) 966-SIRT (7478) or go to www.mta.nyc.ny.nyc/SIRT for
more schedules and information.
Within Staten Island
Ferry Shuttle Service Non-stop
from St. George/Travis Staten Island
ferry terminal to CSI main entrance
Ride free with a valid CSI or CUNY ID card
When classes are in session:
Monday through Friday, departing every half
hour:05 and :35
Departs Ferry Departs
CSI
7:05am First
bus 7:35am First
bus
10:35pm Last
bus 11:05pm Last
bus
When the College is open, but classes are
NOT in session, buses will run once every hour,
departing ferry at :05 and departing CSI at
:35.
Winter Session
2010 Ferry Shuttle Bus Service:
Beginning with the first day of the Winter Session 2010 (1/04/2010), the non-stop Ferry Shuttle Bus service between the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and the CSI campus will run on an hourly schedule through the completion of the Winter Session (1/22/2010).
Departs Ferry Departs
CSI
8:00 am First Bus 8:30
am First
Bus
10:00 pm Last Bus 10:30
pm Last Bus
Pickup Locations:
St. George Ferry Terminal: Upper South Lobby
Passenger Pickup ramp
CSI Center for the Arts (1P), Great Lawn entrance
near Box Office
No Service when college is closed. For
information, call 1-718-982-3220 or visit www.csi.cuny.edu/ferryshuttle
Victory Boulevard buses - St. George/Travis
S62 – It operates
between the St. George Ferry Terminal, the
east end of the Island, and Travis at the
west end of Victory Boulevard. S62
comes in the front gate of the Victory Boulevard
entrance of the college where students can
access the Loop Bus.
Weekday service is approximately every 15
minutes during morning and afternoon peak
commuter periods; every 30 minutes midday
and after 9:00pm; and every hour after 2:00pm. Weekend
service is every 30 minutes, every hour after
2:00am
S92 – It follows the same route on Victory Boulevard as the S62, with limited stops. The schedule accommodates commuter passengers, and it operates only on weekdays: 6:08am – 8:04am from Travis to the St. George Ferry Terminal 4:31pm – 7:16pm from the Ferry
Richmond Avenue buses - North/South route
The Richmond Avenue and Victory Boulevard stop
is two blocks from the entrance to the campus.
It is about a ten minutes walk to the main
gate.
S44 - frequent service on
weekdays and runs every 30 minutes on Saturday
and Sunday
S59 – frequent service on weekdays but limited servic
to Tottenville. No service on Saturday and Sunday.
Forest Hill Road buses - South Shore/St. George route
S61 – It travels between the Ferry and the Staten Island
Mall via Forest Hill Road, with a stop near the back entrance to the campus-East
Entrance Gate.
Weekday service is 18 hours a day, 6:00am to
midnight, every 15 minutes during peak commuter
hours and every 30 minutes other times of the
day. Weekend service is every 30 minutes.
S91 – It follows the
same route as S61, with service weekdays during
peak commuter hours.
From Manhattan
Staten Island Express Bus
X-10 Express bus - frequent
daily schedule from 57th Street and Third Avenue
to Victory Boulevard and the return route;
stops at the main campus entrance-North Entrance
Gate. Please consult the New York City Transit
Authority at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us for
hours and stops in Manhattan.
The fare is $5.50 for one-way, and exact change in coins or a MetroCard is required.
Subway
Take
W or R subway (W train runs only Monday through Friday) to Whitehall Street station
or take #1 subway to South Ferry station. Staten Island Ferry Terminal is located
across the street. The #4 and #5 subways to the Bowling Green subway station
may also be used.
The subway fare is $2.25 and a Metro Card is required. Transfer is free
from subway-to-bus, bus-to-subway or bus-to-bus when you use MetroCard within
two hours. Go to http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us for
further information.
From Brooklyn
S53 -The route is from the
Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, accessible to
the R subway at 95th street and Fourth Avenue,
via Clove Road on Staten Island to Port Richmond.
A free transfer is available for the S62/S92
or S61/S91 at Clove Road and Victory Boulevard. The
trip from Bay Ridge to Clove Road and Victory
Boulevard is approximately half an hour.
S93 - MTA will run a limited
stop service between 86th Street R Train Station
and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and
CSI main entrance. Approximate travel time
is 35 minutes. It will serve direct connections
to the Brooklyn bus routes B8, B16, B37, B63,
B64 and B70 and Subway route R. There
are twelve scheduled trips from Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn each weekday morning and nine from
the College each weekday afternoon. The
runs to CSI in the morning departing Brooklyn
are 6:40am, 6:55am, 7:10am, 7:25am, 7:40am,
7:55am, 8:10am, 8:25am, 8:40am, 8:55am, 9:10am
and 9:22am. There are nine runs in the afternoon
leaving CSI at 3:00pm, 4:10pm, 4:55pm, 5:10pm,
5:40pm, 6:10pm, 6:40pm, 7:10pm and 7:40pm. For
more information about Brooklyn/CSI Bus Service
visit http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/bus/bussch.htm
From New Jersey/Long Island
S89 – A limited-stop
weekday service between Eltingville, Staten
Island, New York, and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail,
34th Street Station, Bayonne, New Jersey. 45
minutes to Downtown and 60 minutes to Midtown
from last stop on Staten Island (Walker St/.Morningstar
Road) $2 fare-same as a local bus.
Amtrak 1-(800) 872-7245, www.amtrak.com,
Long Island Rail Road 1-(718) 217-5477, www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr/ and
New Jersey Transit trains 1-(800) 626-7433, www.NJTransit.com arrive
at New York Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan
at 32nd Street and 7th Avenue. Then
take #1 train from the Pennsylvania Station
to the South Ferry station. The South
Ferry station is inside the Whitehall Ferry
Terminal. See the previous page on “Staten
Island Ferry (between Staten Island and lower
Manhattan).”
Staten Island Express 1-(201) 876-9000, www.redandtan.com is
a commuter option for Staten Islanders who
travel to Downtown Jersey City and to the Hoboken
PATH station. Two routes operate between Staten
Island (East Shore) and (South Shore) to Jersey
City and Hoboken. Visit their website for fare
and bus route information in details.
By
Automobile
From the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Toll
on Staten Island)
Traveling westbound on the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278) from the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, take Victory Boulevard Exit #10. At Victory Boulevard,
turn left and continue under the Expressway and turn left into the campus at
the first traffic light.
From the Goethals Bridge (Toll on Staten Island) Eastbound
on the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278), take the Victory Boulevard
Exit # 8 and turn left onto Victory Boulevard, and turn right at the first traffic
light into the campus.
From the Outerbridge (Toll on Staten Island) Take
the West Shore Expressway to the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278) east
toward the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. On the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate
278), east take the Victory Boulevard Exit 8 and turn left onto Victory Boulevard
and turn right at the first traffic light to campus.
From the Bayonne Bridge (Toll on Staten Island)
Take the West Shore Expressway (Route 440) south Exit 11 toward Victory Boulevard
and turn right at the first traffic light to enter the campus. Approximate 5
miles from the bridge.
By
Air
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR, Newark, NJ) in New Jersey is the closest airport to the College. The distance is about ten miles to the College. The other two airports in New York City are: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, New York, NY) and La Guardia
Airport (LGA, New York, NY).
Car service is available between campus and all three major airports around $60
each way. A dispatcher at the taxi line will ask for your destination. He/She
will write down the cost of the ride and give it to you. The cost does not include
tips, tolls and luggage fees. CSI is located at the Willowbrook section of Staten Island. For more air travel information, go to the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey’s website at www.PaNyNj.gov or
call 1-(800) 247.7433.
From Newark Liberty International Airport by automobile: Take
New Jersey Turnpike South to exit 13. Take Staten Island Expressway to Goethals
Bridge. Stay on Staten Island Expressway East and get off at exit 8. Take
the ramp towards Victory Boulevard and merge onto Christopher Lane and turn left
onto Victory Boulevard. The campus is on your right.
From Newark Liberty International Airport by ground/public transportation: Ground
Transportation Information is available in the baggage claim/arrival areas of
all terminals.
AirTrain Newark is the regional
rail transportation connection to Newark Liberty
International Airport. Passengers traveling
to and from Newark Liberty International Airport
by rail should take scheduled NJ Transit or
Amtrak rail service to new Newark Liberty International
Airport Rail Link station. Visit the
AirTrain Newark website at www.airtrainnewark.com/ to
get detailed instructions on how to make the
AirTrain connection. You can also call
1-(800) 247-7433 (AIR-RIDE) for full service
schedule information.
AirTrain JFK
It is an 8.1-mile rail link that connects passengers
to eight airport terminals, including a parking
lot and rental-car facility. Visit www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ or call 1-(800) 247.7433 (AIR-RIDE) for detailed
instructions on how to make the AirTrain
connection.
Car service is available between The College
of Staten Island and all three airports for
approximately $60 each way plus tolls and luggage.
For more air travel information, go to the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s
website at www.PaNyNj.gov.
Parking on Campus
Students are sold permits for on-campus parking at the time of registration on
a first-come, first-served basis. For information regarding the purchase of
a parking decal, please call the CSI Office of Auxiliary Services at 1-(718)
982-3035. Visitors must stop at the Guard Booth at the entrances to the campus
to obtain a temporary parking permit Visitors are directed to park in Lot 6
and connected to the college Loop Bus. Speed limit is 25mph.
Transportation on Campus – The “Loop
Bus”
The Loop Bus service starts at the Victory Boulevard main entrance and runs 6
other locations within the campus. It is free to members of the college
community.
During semester when classes are in session:
2 buses run from 7:00am to 11:30pm, Saturday
and Sunday-8:30am-5:30pm
Non Class Day (but the college is open): 1
bus 8:00am-5:30pm
Summer session: 2 buses 7:00am-11:00pm
Winter session: 1 bus 7:00am-10:30pm
No Service when college is closed
Call Loop bus Service at 1-(718) 982-3224 for
more information
Van for the Disabled
Dispatched by the Office of Operational
Services or Security as requested.
Call 1-(718) 982-3220 Monday through Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm.
All other hours, call the Public Safety Office (Building 2A-Room 208) at 1-(718)
982-2111.
During semester when classes are in sessions,
1 van 7:00am-11:00pm,
Monday through Friday, Saturday 8:30-5:30pm
and Sunday 12 noon to 5:30pm.
Summer session, 1 van 7:00am-11:00pm, Saturday
8:30am-2:30pm and Sunday 12noon–5:30pm. Winter
session, 1 van from 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday
through Friday, Saturday 8:30am-5:30pm and
Sunday 12 noon to 5:30pm.
No service when college is closed and non class
day.
Campus Transportation Hotline (Information/Complaints):
Call 1-(718) 982-3100
Car
Service
For a complete list of other car service companies,
consult the Yellow Pages of the telephone directory
under “car sevice”.
Apple Car Service 1-(718) 442-1000
Area’s Two 1-(718)
967-3232/1-(800) 550-1188
Sam’s Car 1-(718)
442-0500
Village Car Service 1-(718)
698-6900
Staten Island Car Service 1-
(718) 761-5100
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