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Directions to the Staten Island Location

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DIRECTIONS AND PARKING

Staten Island Rapid Transit | Buses | Driving | Parking

Via Public Transportation

Staten Island Rapid Transit
From St. George or Tottenville, take Staten Island Rapid Transit to Dongan Hills Station. Walk five blocks south (past Hylan Boulevard) on Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is on the right-hand side, opposite Staten Island University Hospital North.
Schedule: 24 hours a day/7 days a week

Buses
From St. George Ferry Terminal
Take the S52 to Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is just opposite Staten Island University Hospital North.
Schedule: 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

OR

Take the S78 to Hylan Boulevard and Seaview Avenue. Walk three blocks south on Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is on the right-hand side.
Schedule: 24 hours a day/7 days a week

From Tottenville (Main Street)
Take the S78 to Hylan Boulevard and Seaview Avenue. Walk three blocks south on Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is on the right-hand side.
Schedule: 24 hours a day/7 days a week

From the Staten Island Mall (Richmond Avenue)
Take the S79 to Hylan Boulevard and Seaview Avenue. Walk three blocks south on Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is on the right-hand side.
Schedule: Weekdays - 5:00 a.m. to 10:40 p.m., Saturdays - 6:47 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., Sundays - 7:50 a.m. to 7:23 p.m.

From Brooklyn (Bay Ridge - 86th Street "R" Subway Station)
Take the S79 to Hylan Boulevard and Seaview Avenue. Walk three blocks south on Seaview Avenue. Number 500 is on the right-hand side.
Schedule: Weekdays - 6:05 a.m. to 11:50 p.m., Saturdays - 7:50 a.m. to 11:48 p.m., Sundays - 9:00 a.m. to 8:38 p.m.

Driving
From the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge (other New York City boroughs)
Try to take the lower level and stay in the right lane. After going through the toll booth, get off at the second exit, South Beach Lily Pond Avenue. Continue straight under the overpass and you will be on Lily Pond Avenue (which becomes Father Capodanno Boulevard). Go through three traffic lights. Blue hospital signs indicate you are going in the right direction. The fourth traffic light will be Seaview Avenue. Make a right onto Seaview. In a short distance the Staten Island University Hospital will be ahead on your right and 500 Seaview is directly across on your left. After you pass #500, make a U-turn from the left lane around the center island. The #500 building will now be on your right. You can turn into the circular drive in front of the building. From the front entrance Empire State College’s Staten Island Unit is the first office at the top of the stairs (second floor).

From the Goethals Bridge (New Jersey)
Follow signs on the Staten Island Expressway, Route 278, toward the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge. Get off at the last exit before the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, Lily Pond Avenue. At the traffic light at the end of the ramp, make a right turn onto Lily Pond Avenue (which becomes becomes Father Capodanno Boulevard). Go through three traffic lights. Blue hospital signs indicate you are going in the right direction. The fourth traffic light will be Seaview Avenue. Make a right onto Seaview. In a short distance the Staten Island University Hospital will be ahead on your right and 500 Seaview is directly across on your left. After you pass #500, make a U-turn from the left lane around the center island. The #500 building will now be on your right. You can turn into the circular drive in front of the building. From the front entrance Empire State College’s Staten Island Unit is the first office at the top of the stairs (second floor).

Parking
There is plenty of free and metered parking within walking distance.