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12-04-2016, 12:23 PM
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First time at the big A next weekend
Going on a trip to NYC next week and want to hit up Aqueduct on Saturday. I'll be staying in Times Square for the weekend so I have a bit of a trek. Can anybody from the city offer any tips on getting there, or just go with the trusty iPhone? Excited for my first trip to the big A!
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12-04-2016, 12:37 PM
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C'est Tout
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i think the A Train will take you from Manhattan right to Aqueduct
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12-04-2016, 12:39 PM
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I never went that way but it is just a subway ride, I believe the E or A (although check iphone) which is on the 8th Ave line. Just walked through Times Square Thursday and Friday going home from a work training event, it is very touristy this time of year. Virgils BBQ is very good for food as is Carmine's. Ignore the Disney characters who want to take pictures with you.
I haven't been to AQU in years, I know it is a racino now.
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12-04-2016, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PoloUK6108
Going on a trip to NYC next week and want to hit up Aqueduct on Saturday. I'll be staying in Times Square for the weekend so I have a bit of a trek. Can anybody from the city offer any tips on getting there, or just go with the trusty iPhone? Excited for my first trip to the big A!
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Take the A Train DOWNTOWN/BROOKLYN from the stop at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. There are two A Trains, one goes to Lefferts Blvd and the other Far Rockaway. You want the Far Rockaway train as the Lefferts train does NOT go to Aqueduct. They come about every fifteen minutes and it will take you 45 to 50 minutes from Times Square. I recommend getting on the back of the train ( the last two cars are fine ) as the exit closest to Aqueduct is by the back of the train. When you get off the train at Aqueduct/Conduit Avenue, follow the people, as they are either going to the track or the casino.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, as I make that commute every racing day. It's an extremely easy trip.
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12-04-2016, 02:10 PM
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Thanks a lot TLG..ill be referring to your post for sure
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12-04-2016, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PoloUK6108
Thanks a lot TLG..ill be referring to your post for sure
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Bring along some Brass Knuckles and a chain just in case!
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12-04-2016, 03:30 PM
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NoPoints4ME
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12-04-2016, 04:49 PM
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Apprentice
Join Date: Oct 2016
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My compliments the little guy
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Originally Posted by the little guy
Take the A Train DOWNTOWN/BROOKLYN from the stop at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. There are two A Trains, one goes to Lefferts Blvd and the other Far Rockaway. You want the Far Rockaway train as the Lefferts train does NOT go to Aqueduct. They come about every fifteen minutes and it will take you 45 to 50 minutes from Times Square. I recommend getting on the back of the train ( the last two cars are fine ) as the exit closest to Aqueduct is by the back of the train. When you get off the train at Aqueduct/Conduit Avenue, follow the people, as they are either going to the track or the casino.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, as I make that commute every racing day. It's an extremely easy trip.
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Incredibly thorough.
You could've easily responded with a plain ol' "take the A train Bud"
Just a kind gesture IMO.
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12-04-2016, 10:54 PM
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Location: Denver
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Originally Posted by PoloUK6108
Going on a trip to NYC next week and want to hit up Aqueduct on Saturday. I'll be staying in Times Square for the weekend so I have a bit of a trek. Can anybody from the city offer any tips on getting there, or just go with the trusty iPhone? Excited for my first trip to the big A!
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I've always been partial to John's Pizzeria (No Slices) in Times Square (260 W. 44th St.) if you are thinking NY pizza. Late night I like a slice of Junior's Cheesecake with an egg cream (1515 Broadway).
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12-04-2016, 11:01 PM
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Best pizza is Bella Vita Pizzeria on W 58th St, behind the Essex house, next to the Savoy.... 
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12-04-2016, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA.
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The A Train is the way to go, easy, as Andy said, and relaxing. Driving to Aqueduct from Manhattan can be brutal.
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12-05-2016, 01:09 AM
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Good a time as any to relay this historical artifact.
Back in the day, there was a man, a hulking man, in his late 40's at least, probably a little 'slow', who spoke with a halting speech pattern.
This man would carry, under his arm, 50 or more copies of The Morning Telegraph. He would go up and down the aisles of the A train, hawking the paper to the hundreds of horseplayers who made the daily trek .
"Morn-ing, Tele-Graph, Morn-ing, Tele-Graph'. Advertising his wares. Though none of us needed much prodding, if we didn't already have our paper.
And after each sale, $1.00 at the time, he'd cry "Who Else!, Who Else!"
The things that stick in your mind.
Last edited by AltonKelsey; 12-05-2016 at 01:16 AM.
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12-05-2016, 10:00 AM
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Location: Beaverdam Virginia
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Originally Posted by pandy
The A Train is the way to go, easy, as Andy said, and relaxing. Driving to Aqueduct from Manhattan can be brutal.
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I think driving to Aqueduct from anywhere can be brutal. I was on a vacation and drove there from eastern upstate New York just to see the track in June.
I thought Southern California rush our traffic was bad. After checking out the track I drove through Long Island and took a ferry to Connecticut. That 50 mile trip took 3 1/2 hours. I don't see how anyone can stand to live there.
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12-05-2016, 10:44 AM
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Location: Lehigh Valley, PA.
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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
I think driving to Aqueduct from anywhere can be brutal. I was on a vacation and drove there from eastern upstate New York just to see the track in June.
I thought Southern California rush our traffic was bad. After checking out the track I drove through Long Island and took a ferry to Connecticut. That 50 mile trip took 3 1/2 hours. I don't see how anyone can stand to live there.
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Aqueduct is just off the Belt Pkwy, which crawls during rush hour and sometimes even on weekends. It's awful. And then when you get to the end of it having used a few gallons of gas sitting in traffic, you're rewarded with the $16 Verrazano Bridge Toll.
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12-05-2016, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by HalvOnHorseracing
I've always been partial to John's Pizzeria (No Slices) in Times Square (260 W. 44th St.) if you are thinking NY pizza. Late night I like a slice of Junior's Cheesecake with an egg cream (1515 Broadway).
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Don't you mean John's on Bleecker St, no slices?
Best pizza is probably on Long Island or even Trenton,NJ believe it or not.
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