FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Team Walkthroughs Yankee Stadium 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Empire State Building lit with teams’ colors Empire State Building 5:30 p.m.
President's Welcome Reception Brasserie Ruhlmann 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Pregame Press Conference Yankee Stadium TBD
Gates Open Yankee Stadium 3:15 p.m.
Kickoff Yankee Stadium 5:15 p.m.
Designated team hotels:
ACC Conference
Big Ten Conference
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
Hilton Hotel
811 Seventh Avenue 1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019 New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-1000 (212) 586-7000
Designated media hotel:
New York Marriott East Side
525 Lexington Avenue New
York, NY 10017
(212) 755-4000
Local airports: John F.Kennedy International Airport (JFK); American, American Eagle,
British Airways, Delta, JetBlue, United, US Express, Virgin America
LaGuardia Airport (LGA); Air Canada, AirTran, American, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier,
JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United, US Express, US Airways, WestJet
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American,
American Eagle, British Airways, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, United Express, US
Airways, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet
Local tourism bureau: NYC & Company, Information Center at 810 Seventh
Avenue at 53rd St., www.nycgo.com, 212- 484-1270
Prominent area tourist attractions:
Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, Ellis
Island Museum, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art
DIRECTIONS
>From John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to stadium:
(19.4 miles, approx. 45 minutes driving) Take ramp toward Airport Exit/Other Terminals, stay straight to go onto JFK Expressway,
merge onto I-678 N/Van Wyck Expressway (6.1 miles), merge left onto Grand Central Parkway W. via Exit 10 toward LaGuardia
Airport/ Triboro Bridge (2.8 miles), keep straight to take Grand Central Parkway W. via Exit 9E toward RT-25A East (4.1 miles), road
becomes I-278 E. (3.2 miles), merge left onto I-87 N./ Major Deegan Expressway via Exit 47 toward Albany (1.1 miles), take Grand
Concourse Exit 3 toward E 138th St., keep right to take Grand Concourse ramp, stay straight (0.9 miles), turn left onto E. 161st St.
(0.4 miles) and Yankee Stadium will be on the right.
>From LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to stadium:
(7.8 miles, approx. 30 minutes driving) Go northeast on LaGuardia Road, turn left toward Terminal A/ Marine Air Terminal, take first
left onto Central Terminal Drive, take Airport Exit ramp and merge onto Grand Central Parkway W. toward Manhattan (1.7 miles),
road becomes I-278-E (3.2 miles), merge left onto I-87 N./ Major Deegan Expressway via Exit 47 toward Albany (1.1 miles), take
Grand Concourse Exit 3 toward E 138th St., keep right to take Grand Concourse ramp, stay straight (0.9 miles), turn left onto E.
161st St. (0.4 miles) and Yankee Stadium will be on the right.
>From Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to stadium:
(26.1 miles, approx. 60 minutes driving) Depart airport southeast (1.5 miles), take ramp toward I-95/ New Jersey Turnpike North
(1.1 miles), merge onto I-78 E toward I-95/N.J. Turnpike (1.5 miles), take I-95 N/N.J. Turnpike North exit on left (1.3 miles), keep
right to take I-95 N/N.J. Turnpike N toward Exits 15W-18W (10.7 miles), keep right on I-95 N toward U.S. 46/Fort Lee/George
Wash.Bridge (1.6 miles), keep right to take I-95 N toward George Washington Bridge/Lower Level/Fort Lee (3.2 miles), keep left to
take I-95 N toward G.W. Bridge (3.0 miles), take I-87/Major Deegan Expressway Exit 1C toward Queens/Albany, merge onto I-87
S/Major Deegan Expressway via Exit 3S on left toward Queens (1.2 miles), take Macombs Dam Bridge Exit 5 toward E. 161st St., turn
left onto Macombs Dam Bridge and turn right onto E. 161st St., Yankee Stadium will be on the right.
>From John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to media hotel:
(16 miles) Take Van Wyck Expressway to I-495 West (Long Island Expressway). Continue to the Midtown Tunnel. Then take slight
left onto E 37th ST. Turn right onto 3rd Ave. Turn left onto 49th St. Left onto Lexington Ave. Hotel will be on the left.
>From LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to media hotel:
(8 miles) Take Grand Central Parkway West to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Merge onto I-278 W to I-495 W (exit 35). Slight left
onto E 37th ST. Turn right onto 3rd Ave and then left onto E 49th St. left onto Lexington Ave. Hotel will be on the left.
>From Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to media hotel:
(15 miles) Take NJ Turnpike N to I-78 E/New York City and exit toward I-95 N. Merge onto I-95 N and take exit 16E toward Lincoln
Tunnel. Merge on to I-495 E and continue onto Lincoln Tunnel. Take the exit toward W 40th ST and follow signs for New York
9A/42nd ST. Turn right onto W 40th ST. Turn left onto Madison Ave. Turn right onto E 50th ST. Take the second right onto Lexington
Ave and hotel will be on the left.
Other Trivia:
-This year’s game will be the 15th college football game held at the current Yankee
Stadium. The original Yankee Stadium hosted many collegiate games from its opening in
1923, including the annual Notre Dame-Army game from 1925-46, 1969 and 2010.
-The original Yankee Stadium hosted the memorable “Win one for the Gipper” Notre
Dame-Army matchup in 1928.
- The New York Football Giants called Yankee Stadium home from 1956–1973, and hosted
the “Greatest Game Ever Played” between the Giants & Colts on Dec. 28, 1958.
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