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#1564904 - 06/14/11 11:27 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Jafo
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Hello from New York! The best option is to go to the hotel and drop off your luggage. Go to the 34th Street Subway Station. Purchase a Metro Card at one of the machines (cash/credit card) in the station . The price for one way is $2.50 per person. (Buy a card for $10 so both of you can go round trip). Take the uptown “D” train to 161st Street (about 30 minutes) . The stadium is a block away.

Why do I feel like I’ve just written an operating procedure again.

Derek Jeter was placed on the 15- day disabled list today with a strained right calf:
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/arti...yy&c_id=nyy

Enjoy the game!
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#1564905 - 06/14/11 11:29 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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Thanks William. I will print this from work tomorrow. You've been a great help.
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#1564981 - 06/15/11 01:23 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Skittles
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Just some more info for you:

How to use the Metro Card on the subway: http://www.mta.info/metrocard/easyuse.htm#sub

Here’s the “D” train pamphlet. http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tdcur.pdf

The “D” is an express train in Manhattan and local in the Bronx, and will make 8 stops from 34th Street: 42nd Street- Bryant Park, 47-50th Streets - Rockefeller Center, 7th Avenue, 59th Street - Columbus Circle, 125th Street, 145th Street, 155th Street, and 161st Street - Yankee Stadium. The subway runs every 10 minutes .

When you get off the subway at 161st Street, look for people wearing Yankee tee shirts/caps and just follow them one block to the stadium. (There may even be some Texas Rangers fans.)

New York City weather forecast:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind between 3 and 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. South wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

I hope all this helps - there will be a quiz in 5 minutes. smile
Last edited by William J. Ludwig; 06/15/11 02:05 PM.
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#1564989 - 06/15/11 01:37 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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If I didn't have a New Yorker escorting me on the subways, I would take a cab.
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#1565039 - 06/15/11 02:24 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Pale Rider
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Taxi Fare from West 34th Street to Yankee Stadium:

Estimated Fare using meter at 12:00 noon

Distance: 14.49 km. | Duration: 24 min.

Jump in the taxi - $2.50
14.49 km. x $1.24 per km - $18.02
Waiting in traffic (~12 min.) - $5.13
Customary tip (15%) - $3.85
New York State Tax Surcharge - $0.50
Total - $29.50
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#1565093 - 06/15/11 03:01 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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Wow - actually that's not bad; although I was warned about traffic and having to 'sit' while heading to the game. Is 12 min. the norm?

As you can tell I'm just full of questions.
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#1565118 - 06/15/11 03:07 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Skittles
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Taking the subway to Long Island, when you think you are headed north to the Bronx - frustrating.

Paying a cabby from Iraq to get you to the game on time - priceless. I took a number of cab rides at the end of May in New York. Paid $39 for a 8.9 mile ride and $42 for a 11.9 mile ride.

The lowest tip one can choose is 20% when using the screen in the back seat. But it is fast....
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#1565212 - 06/15/11 04:07 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Pale Rider
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In a taxi you can see the city. I traveled subway most of the time when visiting my daughter and son-in-law who work there, but missed the real sites. Last trip was by taxi and with all of us paying one taxi fare, it was worth it! My 2 1/2 yr old grandson thinks he knows how to use that screen to pay, too! It was priceless.

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#1565999 - 06/16/11 06:41 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help NotDoneYet
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Hmmm... It's 83 degrees and sunny in New York. Wondering where Dutchess Skittles and husband are sitting at the game. I waved at my TV set smile

Curent score:
Bottom of the 5th inning
New York Yankees - 1
Texas Rangers - 2
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#1566169 - 06/16/11 08:50 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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Go Rangers!!!

I hope the Skittles are enjoying themselves.
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#1566184 - 06/16/11 09:20 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Pale Rider
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Game over in the bottom of the 12th inning. (Yankees left the bases loaded at the end of the 9th inning with a tied 2-2 score.)

Final Score:
New York Yankees- 3
Texas Rangers - 2

Have a safe trip back to your hotel on West 35th Street. And, don’t spend all your money in Macy’s Flagship Store on West 34th Street.
Today’s Hours: 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday’s Hours: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday’s Hours: 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday’s Hours: 11:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Save a little money for something else smile
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#1566833 - 06/19/11 09:19 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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Thanks guys. We got back this morning. The game was wonderful - just too much sun for me. Went up into the Empire State Building, walked around Central Park. Went downtown and saw the Statue of Liberty from across the bay - Wall Street - and Ground Zero. Ate lunch at Madison Park at the Shake Shack, saw The Addams Family on Broadway, and walked, and walked, and walked. We're both worn out, but had a really good time. Rode the subway several times - it's not too bad once you get your bearings.
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#1566837 - 06/20/11 02:40 AM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help William J. Ludwig
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Originally Posted By: William J. Ludwig
Game over in the bottom of the 12th inning. (Yankees left the bases loaded at the end of the 9th inning with a tied 2-2 score.)

Final Score:
New York Yankees- 3
Texas Rangers - 2

Have a safe trip back to your hotel on West 35th Street. And, don’t spend all your money in Macy’s Flagship Store on West 34th Street.
Today’s Hours: 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday’s Hours: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday’s Hours: 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday’s Hours: 11:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Save a little money for something else smile

Bill! What are you doing here? Did you come out of retirement to post?
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#1566838 - 06/20/11 02:43 AM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Kathleen O. Blanchard
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Skittles, how was the landing at La Guardia? I love that tight U-turn. Not!!!
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#1566851 - 06/20/11 12:20 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Kathleen O. Blanchard
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Actually it didn't bother me so much. My stomach got a little weird, but not too bad.
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#1566865 - 06/20/11 01:15 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help Skittles
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What was Ground Zero like??? I imagine pretty powerful. One of my goals is to see it.
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#1566877 - 06/20/11 01:45 PM Re: Yankee Stadium - Need Help manimal
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Yes, but you can't really get close enough to see a whole lot now with the construction going on there.
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