DIRECTIONS BISHOP LOUGHLIN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 357 CLERMONT AVENUE (BETWEEN GREENE & LAFAYETTE), BROOKLYN, NY 11238 718-857-2700 EXT. 2250 FROM NEW JERSEY VIA THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE After crossing the GWB, follow the exit for the Harlem River Drive. Continue along the Harlem River Drive - it will become the FDR Drive. Follow the FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Bridge exit. Follow directions below “From Manhattan via Brooklyn Bridge.” FROM MANHATTAN VIA BROOKLYN BRIDGE After crossing the bridge, move to the far left lane so as to prepare for a left turn at the end. Turn left at the 1st intersection, Tillary Street. Continue along Tillary, taking care to get into the right lane after crossing Flatbush Avenue. Avoid keeping to the left, which becomes a ramp onto the elevated BQE. Tillary becomes Park Avenue as it bears right under the BQE. Continue along Park Avenue 5 blocks to Clermont Avenue. Turn right onto Clermont Avenue. Continue past 5 traffic lights. After the 5th light, go to the middle of the block. The school is on the left hand side of the street. FROM NEW JERSEY VIA THE HOLLAND TUNNEL On exiting the Tunnel, take Canal Street eastbound. Continue on Canal Street until it ends. Take the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn. Follow directions below “From Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge.” FROM MANHATTAN VIA MANHATTAN BRIDGE After crossing the bridge you will be on Flatbush Avenue. Continue along Flatbush to Myrtle Avenue (2nd or 3rd traffic light). Turn left onto Myrtle Avenue. Continue along Myrtle to Clermont Avenue (one block past Adelphi Street.) Turn right onto Clermont Avenue. Continue along Clermont past 3 traffic lights. After the 3rd light, go to the middle of the block. The school is on the left hand side of the street. FROM WEST SIDE OF THE BRONX AND FROM THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY Take the Major Deegan Expressway south to the Triborough Bridge. Cross Triborough Bridge to Queens. At the end of the bridge you will be on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway (GCP). Take the GCP to the exit for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE). Take the westbound BQE towards Brooklyn. Follow directions below “From North Queens . .” FROM NORTH QUEENS & THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND Take the BQE through Queens and over the Koszciusko Bridge into Brooklyn. After the Koszciusko Bridge, continue on the BQE, staying in the right lane. Avoid the left-hand exit for the Williamsburg Bridge!!!! Once you pass the exit for the Williamsburg Bridge, another lane will enter from the right. As soon as it is safe, get into the right lane and prepare to take the next exit - Kent & Wythe Avenues. Exit off the BQE at Kent & Wythe and take the service road for about 8 traffic lights. The service road will bear to the right as it follows under the BQE. Stay on the service road. Turn left at Clermont Avenue, passing under the BQE. Go straight along Clermont Avenue past 5 or 6 traffic lights (including the one under the BQE). The school is on the left hand side of the street between Lafayette and Greene Avenues. FROM THE BRONX VIA THE WHITESTONE BRIDGE While crossing the bridge, move to the right. Follow the right branch at the end of the ramp. You will be on the Whitestone Expressway. Continue on the Whitestone Expressway for about 2-3 miles; then, bear right and follow the signs for the Grand Central Parkway westbound. Follow directions “From LaGuardia Airport.” FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES) Take the Grand Central Parkway (GCP) westbound towards Manhattan. Stay towards the right. Take exit for Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) westbound. (It should be the 2nd exit after passing the airport.) Follow directions “From North Queens . .” FROM KENNEDY AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES) Follow directions “From South Queens . .” FROM SOUTH QUEENS & SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND Take the Belt Parkway westbound to the exit for Conduit Boulevard (may be called North Conduit Avenue). Take Conduit westbound until it ends and merges with Atlantic Avenue westbound. Go straight along Atlantic Avenue for a few miles. For a stretch, the Long Island Railroad will run along an elevated steel structure above the road. Once the train goes back underground, start moving towards the right. Continue for 5 or 6 more lights. Make a right a turn onto Clermont Avenue (one block after Vanderbilt Avenue). Take Clermont Avenue 2 ½ blocks. The school is on the right side, between Greene and Lafayette Avenues. FROM NEW JERSEY & STATEN ISLAND VIA THE VERRAZZANO BRIDGE After crossing the bridge, follow the sign for I-278 East. After 2 - 3 miles, the road merges with the Belt Parkway, and will become the Gowanus Expressway. Continue for 3 - 4 miles. As the expressway bears to the left and crosses a tall bridge, get into the far right hand lane in order to exit for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE). Take the BQE to the Atlantic Avenue exit. At the end of the ramp, bear right onto Atlantic Avenue. Take Atlantic Avenue about 2 miles. After crossing Flatbush Avenue, get into the left lane and continue 6 or 7 lights to Clermont Avenue. Turn left onto Clermont. Take Clermont about 2 ½ blocks. The school is on the right side, between Greene and Lafayette Avenues. SUBWAY FROM MANHATTAN Take the C train to Brooklyn and get off at Lafayette Avenue (one stop after Hoyt-Schermerhorn). Exit the platform at the staircase closest to the front subway car. When exiting the gate on the mezzanine level of the station, look for the “Greene Avenue” exit (diagonally across form the exit gate). Proceed up Greene Avenue 4 blocks to Clermont Avenue. Turn left onto Clermont. The school is on the right side, between Greene and Lafayette Avenues. SUBWAY FROM SOUTH QUEENS Take the C train and get off at Lafayette Avenue. From the platform level, use the staircase at the rear of the train. From the mezzanine level, exit the gate and look for the “Greene Avenue” Exit. (Straight ahead on the left hand side.) Proceed up Greene Avenue 4 blocks to Clermont Avenue. Turn left onto Clermont. The school is on the right side, between Greene and Lafayette Avenues. SUBWAY FROM NORTH QUEENS Take the G train into Brooklyn and get off at Washington-Clinton Avenues. Use the staircase closest to the front of the train to exit. On the mezzanine level, use the staircase marked Clinton Avenue & Lafayette Avenue. Walk 2 blocks along Lafayette to Clermont Avenue. (You will pass a church and a schoolyard on the right hand side of Lafayette Avenue.) Turn left at Clermont Avenue. Turn left onto Clermont. The school is on the left side, between Greene and Lafayette Avenues. .