Directions

Directions to New York City Outward Bound

29-46 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City (Queens), NY (718) 706-9900

By Subway:

E, V or R line to Queens Plaza:
Coming from Manhattan, exit at front end of platform, using furthest stairs to the right marked "Northern Boulevard and 41st Avenue" to Northern Boulevard. Our 4-story stone building is at the corner of 41st Avenue. Look for our banner and white storefront windows with our logo.

7, N or W line to Queensboro Plaza:
With Manhattan to your back, walk east two to three blocks following elevated train tracks. Where the tracks split, follow Northern Boulevard tracks to the north. The building is across Northern Boulevard at 41st Avenue.

Parking:

There are two parking lots on Northern Boulevard, each a block from our building and on the same side of the street, one to the east (away from the bridge) and one to the west.

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Directions to Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School on Taft Campus

William H. Taft building, 240 East 172 Street, Bronx, NY
(718) 293-9569

By Subway:
Take B, D or 4 line to 170th Street. Walk east on 170th Street, turn left on Sheridan Avenue. Walk north to Taft building; enter on 172nd Street.

By Car:
Exit Major Deegan Expressway North onto I-95 East/Cross Bronx Expressway
Take first exit, onto Jerome Avenue
Turn left on East Mount Eden Avenue
Turn right on Selwyn Avenue; look for school parking lot
Entrance to school is on 172nd Street and Sheridan Avenue

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Directions to Expeditionary Learning School
for Community Leaders

Lafayette Educational Campus
2630 Benson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11214
718 333 7700

Public Transportation
Subway:
Take D train to 25th Avenue. Exit at 25th Avenue and 86th Street. Walk east on 86th Street toward Bay 40th Street. Turn Right on Stillwell Avenue. Turn right on Bay 43rd Street. Turn left on Benson Avenue. The school will be on your right.

Take N train to Avenue U. Exit near Avenue U. Walk west on Avenue U, toward 8th Street. Turn left onto Stillwell Avenue. Turn right onto Bay 43rd Street. Turn left on Benson Avenue. The school will be on your right.

Buses:
B1 or B3 to 86th Street and Stillwell Avenue. Walk south on Stillwell Ave toward 26th Ave. Turn right onto Bay 43rd Street. Turn left on Benson Avenue. The school will be on your right.

B4 to 86th Street and Avenue U. Walk west on Avenue U toward west 13th street. Turn left on Stillwell Avenue Turn right onto Bay 43rd Street. Turn left on Benson Avenue. The school will be on your right.

B64 to Bath Avenue and 25th Avenue. Walk east on Bath Avenue toward 40th Street. Turn Left on Bay 43rd Street. Turn right onto Benson Avenue. The school will be on your right.

Driving Directions
From NJ Turnpike/West: Merge on to 278 East, via Exit 13 toward Goethals Bridge/Verrazano Bridge. Stay left at fork to stay on 278 East to Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Merge onto Belt Parkway East via exit on the left, toward Kennedy Airport. Take Belt Parkway to Exit 5. Stay straight on Shore Parkway. Turn Left on 26th Avenue (approximately half a mile). Turn Right on Benson Avenue (approximately half a mile). The school is one block ahead on the right.

From Manhattan/North: Take the Battery Tunnel to Brooklyn. Merge onto 478 East. 478 East becomes 278 West/ Brooklyn Queens Expressway/Gowanus Expressway. Keep left to merge onto Belt Parkway via exit 22. Take Belt Parkway to Exit 5. Stay straight on Shore Parkway. Turn Left on 26th Avenue (approximately half a mile). Turn Right on Benson Avenue (approximately half a mile). The school is one block ahead on the right.

From Queens/East: From Belt Parkway West, take the Cropsey Avenue North exit – Exit 6A – toward Stillwell Avenue. Take the Cropsey Avenue North ramp. Turn slight right onto Cropsey Avenue. Turn right onto Bay 49th Street. Turn left onto Stillwell Avenue. Turn slight left onto Benson Avenue. The school is on your left.

Parking: Street parking is readily available around the school. Please take note of alternate side parking regulations as well as Department of Education designated parking to avoid tickets.

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Directions to Humanities Preparatory Academy

Bayard Rustin Educational Complex, 351 West 18th Street, New York, NY
(212) 929-4433

By Subway: A, C or E line to 14th Street, exit toward 16th Street. Walk up Eighth Avenue, turn left on 18th Street.
1 or 9 line to 18th Street, walk west from Seventh Avenue.
L line to 14th Street, walk north on Eighth Avenue to 18th Street.

By Car: From north, take Ninth Avenue south, turn left on 18th Street. From south, take Eighth Avenue north, turn left on 19th Street, turn left on Eighth Avenue to 18th Street.

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Directions to The James Baldwin Academy

Bayard Rustin Educational Complex, 351 West 18th Street, New York, NY
(212) 627-2812

By Subway: A, C or E line to 14th Street, exit toward 16th Street. Walk up Eighth Avenue, turn left on 18th Street.
1 or 9 line to 18th Street, walk west from Seventh Avenue.
L line to 14th Street, walk north on Eighth Avenue to 18th Street.

By Car: From north, take Ninth Avenue south, turn left on 18th Street. From south, take Eighth Avenue north, turn left on 19th Street, turn left on Eighth Avenue to 18th Street.

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Directions to Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School

The Tilden Educational Campus
5800 Tilden Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203

Tel: 718-629-1204

By Bus:
B46, B47 to Tilden Ave; B17 to Ave B; B35 to Kings Hwy; B8 to East 57th St and Beverly Rd

By Subway:
A, C, 3, 4 to Utica Avenue

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Directions to Validus Preparatory Academy
at Bathgate Educational Complex

1595 Bathgate Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 466-4000

By car:

Take the Cross Bronx Expressway East (towards the Throgs Neck Bridge) and get off at Exit 2B and turn right towards Webster Avenue and in 3 or 4 blocks turn left onto Claremont Avenue and after 3 blocks make a left on Bathgate Avenue to the school.

Or, from the Bruckner Expressway, take the Sheridan Expressway (895) going North and get on the Cross Bronx Expressway (95) heading West towards the GW Bridge. Soon after, take exit 3, to Third Avenue and turn left at Third Avenue, right on Claremont Avenue and then turn right at Bathgate Avenue to the school

By public transportation:

Take either the # 4 or D train to 170th Street station.

Then transfer to the BX 11 bus traveling East (uphill from Jerome Avenue - # 4 train, or downhill from Grand Concourse – D train)

Get off at Washington Avenue and Claremont Parkway. School building is yellow building to your left.

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Directions to Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School

School on I.S. 143 Campus
I.S. 143 Campus, 511 West 182nd Street, New York, NY
(718) 293-9569

By Subway:
Take the 1 train to 181st Street. Walk one block east and one block north to get to the entrance of the school on the southwest corner of 182nd Street and Audubon.

By Car:
From south, take Amsterdam Avenue north. Turn left onto 182nd Street. From north, take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) south, merge with I-95 south towards George Washington Bridge. Bear left onto the Amsterdam Avenue ramp to W. 179th Street. Turn right onto Amsterdam Avenue. Turn left onto W. 182nd Street

There is a parking garage called Empire State Parking Garage located on Amsterdam Avenue at 183rd Street.

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