Yankees and Mets Clash in July Fourth Weekend Series Named for NYC Subway

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Fans can get to games via subway, commuter rail, bus and
paratransit. Extra trains added for Subway
Series to handle sold out crowdsas the Yankees and the Mets look
to continue their heated rivalry.
Public transit is the fastest, safest and greenest way to get
to Citi Field for the three day Subway Series.

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Starting this Friday, July 4th at 3:10 PM through Sunday, July
6th, New York City Transit will stage extra subway trains nearby
that can be dispatched to the station quickly to handle the
overflow crowd. Here are details of game day
service to City Field, New York City subway and buses.

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The Mets Willetts Point station is right in front of City Field
on Roosevelt Ave. near 126th St.Fans can always take either the
local or the express to reach Mets Willetts Point.
Pregame Queens Bound 7 service is scheduled to operate
approximately every two to four minutes, with express trains

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making local stops between Queensboro Plaza and 74 St.
Broadway. Due to ongoing structural work,
extra Manhattan Bound 7 service will operate after the game
Express to 61 St. Woodside and then making local
stops to 34 St. Hudson Yards.
As a reminder, all Manhattan Bound 7 trains skip 69ST and

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52ST. Due to ongoing station
improvements, the Q90 bus stops at Seaver Way and Roosevelt Ave.
or Seaver Way and 35 Avenue right in front of City Field.
Customers can use the Real Time Bus Ridership Tracking feature
on the MTA app Before boarding, customers can use the MTAS

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contactless fare payment system OMNY to get to the games.
Every tap to and from City Fieldis another step closer to the
Lucky 13 feature, where, starting with the 13th ride of
each week, every additional rideon subways or buses is free for
the rest of that week. Long Island Railroad, The LIRR

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provides direct service to the Mets Willetts Point Station all
season long via the Port Washington Branch, just a 19
minute ride from Penn Station and Grand Central Madison City
Field is just 18 minutes from Great Neck and 28 minutes from
Port Washington. Fans traveling from Long Island

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on other branches can reach CityField by changing at Woodside,
just a 7 minute ride to the stadium.
Metro North Railroad. Mets fans from the Bronx, the
Hudson Valley or Connecticut cancatch any Metro North train to
Grand Central and transfer to the Seven Train or the LIRR to
Citi Field. Access a Ride Access a Ride

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Paratransit has a designated stop at Citi Field located at 41
Seaver Way, 120 6th St. and 37thAve.
South of the Bullpen Gate in thepassenger loading zone.
Second cut out directly in frontof the Amway Awning.
Customers have ample shelter anda clear sight line of 126th St.

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from Bullpen Gate. To book a trip, customers can
call 877 -, 337 to 2017. Use my AAR or the MTAF HTTPS
www.mlb.com Mets ballpark disability access guide access

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map.