DIRECTIONS TO St. John’s University QUEENS CAMPUS:  By Car:

From Long Island: Northern State Parkway onto Grand Central Parkway, exit at 188th Street. Left at light and sharp right o

to service road; continue to campus; or exit at 168th Street, right turn onto service road and continue to campus. Southern

State Parkway to Cross Island Parkway (North) onto Grand Central Parkway (West); proceed as above. Long Island

Expressway, exit at Utopia Parkway (exit 25), left on Utopia to Union Turnpike.

                               

From the Bronx: Triboro Bridge to Grand Central Parkway (East), exit at Utopia Parkway. Left at light to campus. Throggs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway (South) to Union Turnpike (West) exit. Right on Union Turnpike to Gate 4 (175th Street).  WhiteStone Bridge to WhiteStone Expressway (South), to GrandCentral Parkway (East), exit at Utopia Parkway. Left at light to campus.

 

From Westchester, Rockland, Orange and counties north:  Take NYS Thruway I87 to Major Deegan Expressway to Triboro Bridge, and follow Bronx Directions from there.

 

From Dutchess, Putnam and counties north:  Take I84 (East), to I684 (South) to Hutchinson River Parkway to WhiteStone Bridge, and follow Bronx Directions from there.

 

From Northen Connecticut:  Take I84 West to I684(South) to Hutchinson River Parkway to WhiteStone Bridge, and follow Bronx Directions from there.

 

From Southern Connecticut:  Take I95 (South) to Throggs Neck Bridge and follow Bronx Directions from there.

 

From Brooklyn: Interboro Parkway onto Grand Central Parkway, exit at Utopia Parkway (exit 25). Left at light to campus

Belt Parkway to the Van Wyck Expressway, exit at Main Street, continue to Union Turnpike, right to campus. 

 

From Manhattan: Queens Midtown Tunnel onto Long Island Expressway, exit at Utopia Parkway (exit 25), right onto Utopia, then ontoUnion Turnpike.

 

From New Jersey: George Washington Bridge onto Cross Bronx Expressway to Throggs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway (South). Proceed as from the Bronx. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to Belt Parkway to Van Wyck Expressway. Proceed as from Brooklyn.

 

(BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION)

 

IND: "E" or "F" train to Union Turnpike - Kew Gardens Station. Q-46 bus to Utopia Parkway and Union Turnpike. "E" or "F" train to `169th Street Station. Q-30 or Q-31 bus to St. John's University.

IRT: Flushing subway (#7) to Main Street, Flushing. Q-17 bus to Utopia Parkway and Long Island Expressway. Transfer to Q-30 or Q-31 bus for St. John's University.

LIRR: Jamaica Station. Q-30 or Q-31 bus to 169th Street and Hillside Avenue., Flushing Station. Q-17 bus to Utopia Parkway and Long Island Expressway. Transfer to Q-30 or Q-31 bus for St. John's University. 

 

(Once at St. John’s)

 

On Utopia Parkway you will go in the gate after the baseball field.  You will pass the main entrance, then continue on Utopia you will see a huge parking lot on your left right before the intersection of Union and Utopia Parkways.  Turn left into this parking lot.  You will then walk up the road to the left of Alumni Hall (see map), as you turn into the parking lot this is the building right in front of you.  You pass Alumni on you right the Bent Hall will be on your right continue straight past Marillac Hall on  your left, (a tennis bubble and football field will be on your right).  Go past Marillac and turn left right after Marillac, Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel will be directly in front of you from there.

 

(Back to Sheet Metal Local #38 Union Hall)

Take Grand Central Parkway (West) to Northern Blvd/ WhiteStone Bridge Exit.  Stay left off the on ramp to WhiteStone Expressway.  Take WhiteStone Expressway to WhiteStone Bridge.  Take Hutchinson River Parkway to I684 North, to the Rt22 Brewster Exit (exit 10), (the first exit after the exit for I84 (West).  At stop light go straight on to Starr Ridge Rd and turn at the first left into Union Hall.