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Instructions for Science Barge visit
The trip to the Science Barge is this Wed, Aug. 26! I’m so excited. Our tour starts at 12 noon and will be done by 2 pm.
Remember, the cost for the tour is $12 a person. Please bring cash. (Note that getting there on the Metro North will cost $13 – see below.)
Below are important instructions, so please read carefully and forward this to anyone else who is coming. I have sent messages to the people on Facebook who said they are coming, telling them to email me for these instructions.
If it’s thunder-storming, the Barge will cancel our tour. But the weather looks clear all week!
How to get there:
· The Science Barge is located on the METRO NORTH line, 1/2 block from the YONKERS STATION.
· You can leave from GRAND CENTRAL at 10:45AM (arrive YONKERS at 11:11AM) OR 11:20AM (arrive YONKERS at 11:51AM).
· OR you can leave from HARLEM-125TH STREET STATION at 10:56AM (arrive YONKERS at 11:11AM) OR 11:30AM (arrive YONKERS at 11:51AM). The station is at the corner of E 125th St & Lenox Ave (aka Malcolm X Blvd). It’s on the 2/3 subway line.
· COST for either route is $13.00. Buy a ROUND-TRIP OFF PEAK ticket in the station.
· When you get off of the train, you will be able to see the Science Barge on the Hudson! Exit the train station from the back doors – the ones facing the Hudson River – and walk toward the Barge!
· We will meet at the little park in front of the Science Barge at about 11:15 AM – after the first train arrives.
· RETURN TRIP: we will take the 2:31PM train back to NYC. It arrives at HARLEM-125TH STREET STATION at 2:56PM and GRAND CENTRAL at 3:07PM.
· If you want to drive, call the Science Barge for specific directions! 914-375-2151
Instructions from the Science Barge:
· Please dress appropriately. We prefer if students wear closed toe shoes and either pants or shorts.
· We will be utilizing an outdoor classroom. We do have umbrellas for shade but we also ask your group to wear plenty of sunscreen for further protection.
· Please tell all students to bring water bottles.
On the day of the tour, call the Science Barge if you get lost: 914-375-2151.
My cell phone is 347-204-2077.
