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Directions to Usdan

 

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts | 631.643.7900

 

Address

185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798

FROM POINTS WEST (NYC and NASSAU COUNTY)

BY CAR VIA LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY 

Take the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) to Exit 49S, or take the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Clearview Expressway (Interstate 295) to the Long Island Expressway to Exit 49S. Continue on the service road, parallel to the Expressway, for 3 lights to Pinelawn Road. Turn right onto Pinelawn Road, and follow for 6 lights (there is a double left-hand turning lane at the 6th light). Turn left at the 6th light onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY CAR VIA NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY

Take Grand Central Parkway to the Northern State Parkway to Exit 40S (Route 110). Make a right turn at the bottom of the ramp onto Route 110 South, (also called Broad Hollow Road). Head south for 1/4 mile to Pinelawn Road (there is a Dunkin' Donuts on the right and a Chase Bank on the left). Turn left onto Pinelawn Road, and continue for 9 lights (there is a double left-hand turning lane at the 9th light). Turn left at the 9th light onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY CAR VIA SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY

Take the Belt Parkway to the Southern State Parkway to Exit 35 (Wellwood Avenue toward Pinelawn/Lindenhurst). Follow Wellwood Avenue, north, past the LI National Cemetery, and just past Newsday. Make a sharp right turn after Newsday onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY TRAIN VIA THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD (LIRR)

Usdan may be reached via the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road; the stations nearest to Usdan are Wyandanch, Pinelawn, and Farmingdale. We recommend visitors use the Wyandanch Station when possible. Trains depart from Penn Station in NYC; transfers from Brooklyn and Queens LIRR stations can be made at Jamaica or Woodside. The Jamaica and Woodside stations are also accessible by subway and bus lines. Please refer to the LIRR website http://www.mta.info/lirr for schedules, fares, and station locations.

CAR SERVICE FROM LIRR STATIONS

At certain times of the day, there are taxis waiting at the train stations (except Pinelawn). If you do not see available please contact Uber or Lyft.

Should you need help summoning a taxi to take you from Usdan to a LIRR station, please visit our Administration building.

From points east, Suffolk County

BY CAR VIA LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY

Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 49N. At the traffic light off the exit ramp turn left onto Pinelawn Road. Cross over the Expressway, heading south on Pinelawn Road, and continue for 7 lights (there is a double left-hand turning lane at the 7th light). Turn left here onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY CAR VIA NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY

Take the Northern State Parkway to Exit 40S (Route 110). Make a right turn at the bottom of ramp onto Route 110 South, (also called Broad Hollow Road). Head south for 1/4 mile to Pinelawn Road (there is a Dunkin' Donuts on the right and a Chase Bank on the left). Turn left onto Pinelawn Road, and continue for 9 lights (there is a double left-hand turning lane at the 9th light). Turn left at the 9th light onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY CAR VIA SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY

Take the Southern State Parkway to exit 35 (Wellwood Avenue toward Pinelawn/Lindenhurst). Follow Wellwood Avenue, north, past the LI National Cemetery, and just past Newsday. Make a sharp right turn after Newsday onto Colonial Springs Road. The entrance is 1 mile on your left (look for the yellow rocks lining the entrance).

BY TRAIN VIA THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD (LIRR)

Usdan may be reached via the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road; the stations nearest to Usdan are Wyandanch, Pinelawn, and Farmingdale. We recommend visitors use the Wyandanch Station when possible. Trains depart from Penn Station in NYC; transfers from Brooklyn and Queens LIRR stations can be made at Jamaica or Woodside. The Jamaica and Woodside stations are also accessible by subway and bus lines. Please refer to the LIRR website http://www.mta.info/lirr for schedules, fares, and station locations.

TAXI SERVICE FROM LIRR STATIONS

At certain times of the day, there are taxis waiting at the train stations (except Pinelawn). If you do not see available taxis, please contact one of the taxi companies listed below, which offer service from specific stations:
Wyandanch Station: Wheatley Heights Taxi - 631-643-8294
Farmingdale & Pinelawn Stations: L.I. Yellow Cab - 516-249-1212
Uber and Lyft have limited service in the area.

Should you need help summoning a taxi to take you from Usdan to a LIRR station, please visit our Administration building.