Directions to the
United Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood
From Long Island and Points East
Long Island Expressway (I-495) west to Exit 19 (69th Street- Grand
Ave.).
Stay in the left lane after exit ramp and proceed to the first traffic light (69th
Street).
Left onto 69th Street and proceed straight (over the expressway), approx. ½
mile to Eliot Avenue (2 traffic lights after you pass over the expressway).
Right onto Eliot Avenue, you will pass between 2 cemeteries. Proceed 2 traffic lights to
Fresh Pond Road (bottom of the hill on Eliot Ave).
Left onto Fresh Pond Road. Proceed 2 traffic lights (Metropolitan Avenue is the first
light), to Bleecker Street.
Right onto Bleecker Street, go up hill 2 blocks to 60th Place (STOP sign at
both corners!).
Right onto 60th Place, church is at the bottom of the hill on your left.
From New Jersey, Staten Island and Points West
Any route to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
From the bridge, enter the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278).
Take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) eastbound
(under covered roadway); keep right and exit at Maurice Avenue.
Off exit ramp, continue east along service road to 69th Street.
Right onto 69th Street. Go approx. ½ mile to Eliot Avenue (2 traffic
lights).
Right onto Eliot Avenue, you will pass between 2 cemeteries. Proceed 2 traffic lights to
Fresh Pond Road (bottom of the hill on Eliot Ave).
Left onto Fresh Pond Road. Proceed 2 traffic lights (Metropolitan Avenue is the first
light), to Bleecker Street.
Right onto Bleecker Street, go up hill 2 blocks to 60th Place (STOP sign at
both corners!).
Right onto 60th Place, church is at the bottom of the hill on your left.
From Manhattan
Queens-Midtown Tunnel to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) east.
Take the Long Island Expressway to Maurice Avenue exit.
Off exit ramp, continue east along service road to 69th Street.
Right onto 69th Street. Go approx. ½ mile to Eliot Avenue (2 traffic
lights).
Right onto Eliot Avenue, you will pass between 2 cemeteries. Proceed 2 traffic lights to
Fresh Pond Road (bottom of the hill on Eliot Ave).
Left onto Fresh Pond Road. Proceed 2 traffic lights (Metropolitan Avenue is the first
light), to Bleecker Street.
Right onto Bleecker Street, go up hill 2 blocks to 60th Place (STOP sign at
both corners!).
Right onto 60th Place, church is at the bottom of the hill on your left.
From Upstate New York, The Bronx and Points North
- Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) or any route to the Triborough Bridge.
- From the Triborough Bridge, enter the Grand Central Parkway east.
- Take the Grand Central Parkway east to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) westbound
(toward the Midtown Tunnel). Exit ramp will lead to the L.I.E. service road. Continue on
service road, keep left, and enter the Long Island Expressway’s outer roadway.
- Follow signs on the Expressway to the 69th Street-Grand Ave. exit.
- Stay in the left lane after exit ramp and proceed to the first traffic light (69th
Street).
- Left onto 69th Street and proceed straight (over the expressway), approx. ½
mile to Eliot Avenue (2 traffic lights after you pass over the expressway).
- Right onto Eliot Avenue, you will pass between 2 cemeteries. Proceed 2 traffic lights to
Fresh Pond Road (bottom of the hill on Eliot Ave).
- Left onto Fresh Pond Road. Proceed 2 traffic lights (Metropolitan Avenue is the first
light), to Bleecker Street.
- Right onto Bleecker Street, go up hill 2 blocks to 60th Place (STOP sign at
both corners!).
- Right onto 60th Place, church is at the bottom of the hill on your left.
Via Public Transportation
Subway
- The "M" train is the only subway line in the area. Take the M train to the
Fresh Pond Road Station. Follow signs in the station to Fresh Pond Road (exit down long
ramp). As you exit the station, turn right onto Fresh Pond Road; walk up Fresh Pond Road
to Bleecker Street. Turn left onto Bleecker Street, walk two blocks up the hill and turn
right onto 60th Place. The church is at the bottom of the hill on the left-hand
side.
Bus
- The Q-54 bus (New York City Transit), from Jamaica, Queens toward the east; or the
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn towards the west, runs along Metropolitan Avenue, and
stops at the corner of 60th Place and Metropolitan Avenue. You will see the
church from the corner.
- The Q-58 bus (New York City Transit), from Flushing, Queens, stops at the corner of
Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue. You should be able to see the church steeple from
the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue. Walk two blocks west along
Metropolitan Avenue, toward the church; turn left onto 60th Place.
- The Q-38 bus (Triboro Coach), from Middle Village, Rego Park, and Elmhurst, Queens, also
stops at the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue.
- The Q-39 bus (Triboro Coach), from Long Island City, Queens, stops on Eliot Avenue, near
60th Place. You should be able to see the church steeple when the bus turns
onto Eliot Avenue.
New York City Transit information, bus and subway schedules can be found on NYC
Transit's Website at www.mta.info.
Triboro Coach Corp. has limited bus schedule information at www.triborocoach.com.
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