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Bronx Preparatory Charter School
3872 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457

Phone: 718-294-0841
Fax: 718-294-2381

DIRECTIONS TO BRONX PREP
3872 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

By Car
From the East Side: Take the FDR drive North to the Triborough Bridge. After the bridge toll take the Bruckner Expressway (278 N) to the Sheridan Expressway (895 N). Exit the Sheridan onto 95 S (the Cross Bronx Expressway toward the George Washington Bridge). Take Exit 3, the Third Avenue exit. Take a left off the exit so that you are traveling south on Third Avenue. The school is the conspicuous blue building 4-5 blocks down on the left hand side, between Claremont and East 172nd Street.

From the West Side: Take the West Side Highway to the Cross Bronx Expressway going east toward New Haven. Take the Webster Avenue exit (2B) off the Cross Bronx Expressway after a very short distance from I-87. Off the Webster Avenue exit, turn right (south) onto Webster Avenue, and follow Webster Avenue southward. Get into the left lane, and at the 5th traffic light take a left onto Claremont. It is a block after you pass a McDonald's on the right. The 4th traffic light on Claremont is Third Avenue. Take a left onto Third. The school is the conspicuous blue building on your right, between Claremont and 172nd Street.

From the Major Deegan: Another approach to the school by car is from the Major Deegan (I-87). Take exit 7N off the Deegan onto the Cross Bronx Expressway going east toward New Haven. Take the Webster Avenue exit (2B) off the Cross Bronx Expressway after a very short distance from I-87. Off the Webster Avenue exit, turn right (south) onto Webster Avenue, and follow Webster Avenue southward. Get into the left lane, and at the 5th traffic light take a left onto Claremont. It is a block after you pass a McDonald's on the right. The 4th traffic light on Claremont is Third Avenue. Take a left onto Third. The school is the conspicuous blue building on your right, between Claremont and 172nd Street.

General Note: If you approach the school from the Cross Bronx Expressway going west, there is no Webster Avenue exit. In that case, take the Third Avenue exit (exit 3). Off the exit take a left so that you are traveling south on Third Avenue. The school is the conspicuous blue building 4-5 blocks down on the left hand side, between Claremont and East 172nd Street. If you approach the school from the Cross Bronx Expressway going east, there is no Third Avenue exit. In that case, take the Webster Avenue exit (2B). Off the exit turn right (south) onto Webster Avenue, and follow Webster Avenue southward. Get into the left lane, and at the 5th traffic light take a left onto Claremont. It is a block after you pass a McDonald's on the right. The 4th traffic light on Claremont is Third Avenue. Take a left onto Third. The school is the conspicuous blue building on your right, between Claremont and 172nd Street.

By Public Transportation
#4 Train: Take the #4 to the 170th Street stop and connect to the BX 11 bus (going east) on 170th Street. At Webster Avenue 170th Street becomes Claremont. Continue on the bus until the corner of Claremont and Third Avenue. Bronx Prep is the conspicuous blue building up the block on Third.

D Train: Take the D train to 170th Street, and connect to the BX 11 bus, as per the directions above. (Be aware of skip-stop service during the evening rush hours).

#2 or #5 Train: Take the #2 or #5 to 149th St and 3rd Avenue (the stop right before is 149th and Grand Concourse - Do Not Get off at this stop). When you exit the turnstile at 149th and 3rd Avenue take the stairway to the left and then fork right. When you hit the street you will be at the bus stop for the BX55. Take the BX55 to the 3rd Avenue and Claremont Parkway stop. The school will be on the right.