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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, APR. 8-14, 2022 BXR
Transit officials encourage game day transit for Yankees games
BY ALIYA SCHNEIDER
With the Yankees set to kickoff
their much-anticipated season Friday,
city transit officials encouraged
game day transit, announcing
extra routes to the stadium
and a vintage ride for Opening
Day.
“Take the train to the game,”
said Metro-North Railroad President
Catherine Rinaldi, the interim
president of Long Island
Rail Road, at a press conference
Wednesday. “We’re very excited
that the Yankees are back and
we’re excited to have you back
too.”
Rinaldi, huddled in a winter
jacket, said Wednesday that even
though it doesn’t feel like it, spring
is here, signaling baseball season..
The Yankees season opener
against the Boston Red Sox was
initially scheduled for Thursday,
but the game was postponed due to
inclement weather in the forecast.
On Friday, there will be a vintage
train carrying passengers
from Grand Central in celebration
of the start of the season, NYC
Transit Interim President Craig
Cipriano said.
Metro-North is bringing back
Yankee clipper trains, which provide
direct service from the Hudson,
Harlem and New Haven lines
to East 153rd Street for home
games on weekday evenings and
weekends.
There are also shuttles between
Grand Central, Harlem 125 Street
and 153rd Street to get to and from
Yankee Stadium.
Metro-North’s local Hudson
line normally stops at 153rd Street,
and the express train will also
make the stop on home game days.
Harlem and New Haven line riders
can transfer to the Hudson line or
the shuttle at Harlem 125 Street.
Rinaldi plugged Metro-North’s
10-trip off-peak ticket package,
which provides a 15% discount and
can be used by more than one person
riding together. Additionally,
passengers can travel between
Metro-North stations in the city for
$5 one way during off-peak hours.
As for the subway, the D and 4
trains go to Yankee Stadium, and B
trains will stop at the stadium during
game hours.
For buses, the B6, B6SBS and
BX13 go to the stadium and the BX1
and BX2 stop three blocks away.
Cipriano reminded passengers
of OMNY fare capping, which lets
riders take the subway for free after
taking 12 trips in a week. He
said the program is “a great way to
save for season ticket holders and
other super fans who come to a lot
of games.”
Doug Behar, Yankees senior
vice president of Stadium Operations,
also encouraged train use,
saying players have utilized public
transit for years.
“We’ve long encouraged our
fans and staff to take the train,”
he said. “It’s easy. It’s convenient.
You avoid a lot of the headaches
of having to drive. It’s also a more
sustainable way to get to the ballpark.”
NYC Transit officials on Wednesday announced some new transit options for Yankees fans this season.
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