NJ trip

[kitanzi]

As I've mentioned, I am going to NJ for a two week training course starting 3/14, so 3/18 (evening) to 3/20 I'm hoping to be able to go to NJ and see people. ACat is flying into La Guardia Friday and Maedbh7 is planning on going directly to NY also on a bus. I'm trying to figure out how to get from NJ to NY in such a way as to meet up with them and whoever else might be around and interested. The hotel website is useless, but the fact that they don't have an airport shuttle suggests they aren't close enough to the airport to make that a good mass transit jump on option and NJ Transit website doesn't seem to be helping me figure out what's anywhere near Morristown, which is where the hotel is. Do any of the local/localish people have advice or websites or resources? All help appreciated - plus it would be good to know where/when/who might be in the catherding plans for the weekend!

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[joyeuse13.livejournal.com]

From Morristown you'll need a bus, I'm afraid...I don't think there's a train line that goes near there. But that part of NJ should have park and rides all over the place. Try http://www.njtransit.com/rg_spr_parkride.shtml#morris for a list of Morris County park and rides. You may have to break down and call either the hotel or NJ transit to find the closest one, and then see if the hotel has a courtesy shuttle to get you out to it, or else take a taxi. (Yeah, I know, a taxi to the bus stop is funny.) The buses all come in at Port Authority terminal, near 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, so you can arrange to meet your friend who's coming by bus there, but be careful to find a stable landmark--it's a big place! Try http://www.ny.com/nyc-cgi-bin/frame?url=http://www.panynj.gov/tbt/pabframe.HTM&frame=/frame/travel.html for ideas there. I wouldn't recommend trying to meet ACat at the airport, as it's nowhere near where you might want to hang out in Manhattan, but he can easily get a bus or the subway from LaGuardia to Port Authority. He'll have to check at Ground Transportation in the airport...try http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgrtfram.htm.

Good luck, and have fun!