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It’s easy to get to the Open

By The TimesLedger

SUBWAY: From 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue (Citicorp Center) subway stop, take the Queens-bound E or F train to Roosevelt Avenue and transfer to Flushing-bound No. 7 train to Willets Point-Shea Stadium stop.

From 51st Street and Lexington Avenue, take the IRT No. 6 downtown one stop to Grand Central and transfer to Flushing-bound 7 train to the Willets Point-Shea Stadium stop.

From Grand Central Station or Times Square, take the Flushing-bound No. 7 train to Willets Point- Shea Stadium stop.

RAILROAD: Long Island Railroad service is available from Penn Station to the Shea Stadium U.S. Open stop via the Port Washington branch. Call the Long Island Railroad at (718) 217-LIRR for information and schedules.

BUS: Bus service will be provided from the Grand Hyatt, Parker Meridian and U.N. Plaza hotels to the USTA National Tennis Center. There will also be a limited service available from the Loews-New York. U.S. Open credentials are necessary to board the bus.

Bus service from the Grand Hyatt to the USTA National Tennis Center begins on Saturday, Aug. 25. Buses will run during the week of the Qualifying and will only depart from the player hotels, the Parker Meridian and the U.N. Plaza. A schedule will be posted in each hotel.