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Fort Wadsworth stands on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Bridge, across the Narrows from Brooklyn.
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Fort Wadsworth
Driving Directions
From the east:
Take Verrazano - Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn.
Stay in right lane and take the Bay Street exit to the park entrance.
From the west:
Take either the Goethals or Bayonne Bridge from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278)
Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278) east to the Lily Pond Ave. exit.
Turn left at the light and follow this road to Bay Street and the park entrance.
Public Transportation
Take the S51 from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal to the park entrance on Bay Street. (Please note - some buses will come through Fort Wadsworth, you have to look at the front of the bus).
Miller Field,World War Veterans Park
Driving Directions
Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals or Bayonne Bridges from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278).
Take the Hylan Boulevard exit.
Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard.
Turn left on New Dorp Lane for Miller Field.
Public Transportation
Take the S76 bus from the Staten Island Ferry to the Miller Field entrance on New Dorp Lane.
Great Kills Park
Verrrazano Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn or the Goethals or Bayonne Bridges from New Jersey to the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278).
Take the Hylan Boulevard exit.
Proceed south on Hylan Boulevard.
Turn left at the entrance to Great Kills Park.
Public Transportation
Take the S78 from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal or the S79 from 95th St & 4th Avenue (Brooklyn) to the park entrance on Hylan Blvd.
Visit the mta website for information about bus routes and schedules.