Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay (May)

Subway

The closest subway station is Mets-Willets Point on the number 7 subway line (view MTA subway map).

Exit the train and follow the signs to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This will lead you across a bridge. Essentially, you'll first head for the Unisphere - pass it - and then walk over the footbridge over the Long Island Expressway to get to the race staging area at Meadowlark Circle at the North end of Meadow Lake. It’s a little more than 1 mile from the Subway station to the race staging area (the perfect warm-up jog!). View map of walking route from Mets-Willets station to race staging area

Click here to open Race-Day Central on Google Maps

Driving

There is a large parking lot (free parking) near the race staging area.  The easiest option for navigation is to use this google map link to the parking lot entrance, or type "Meadowlark Circle, Queens, NY 11375" into google maps.  The race start area is on the circle.

We do NOT recommend using navigation apps other than Google maps (such as Waze or Apple maps), as most of them do not recognize some of the roads inside the park and can take you to the wrong part of the park on the wrong side of the expressway.  (Flushing Meadows park is HUGE, larger than Central Park).

Alternatively, to navigate without GPS you can use these written directions from any of the major expressways / parkways in the area to take you to the the intersection of Meridian Rd. & Meadow Lake Rd. West, then follow the written directions above to Race-Day Central.  There are lots of twists and turns, so please follow the instructions very carefully, otherwise you can get very lost, very quickly:

FROM EASTBOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Eastern Long Island)

• Take exit 22A-E Grand Central Parkway/678 Van Wyck Expressway
• After 0.1 mi, stay left towards East 495 Long Island Expressway/678 Van Wyck Expressway (DON'T take the Grand Central Parkway!)
• After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd.  (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
• After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
• After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light.  (smaller street, no name)
• After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)

FROM WESTBOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Manhattan)

• Take exit 22B towards College Point Blvd/678 Van Wyck Expy
• After 150 meters, turn right onto Rodman St.
• Immediately get in the far left lane (left turn only), then go through the light across College Pt. Blvd. and make first left turn (no street name)
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)​

FROM WESTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY (Traveling towards RFK Bridge)

• Take Exit 10E-W 495 Long Island Expressway / Eastern Long Island
• Then stay right to exit 10E 495 Long Island Expressway/Eastern Long Island/Riverhead
• After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd.  (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
• After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
• After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light.  (smaller street, no name)
• After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)

FROM EASTBOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY (Traveling towards Eastern Long Island)

• Take exit 10W-E 495 Long Island Expressway/Manhattan/Eastern Long Island
• After 0.3 mi, keep right to exit 10E, you will loop around onto the LIE service road.
• After 0.3 mi, stay in the middle lane to take Exit 22E College Pt. Blvd.  (DON'T take the Van Wyck Expressway!)
• After 0.2 mi, turn left at the traffic light onto College Pt. Blvd.
• After 0.7 mi, turn left at the second traffic light.  (smaller street, no name)
• After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)

FROM THE NORTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards Whitestone Bridge)

• Take exit 12A College Pt. Blvd./Long Is Expwy/Eastern Long Is
• After 0.5 mi, bear left at the fork onto College Pt. Blvd.
• after 0.8 mi, turn left at the third traffic light (unnamed road)
• After 150 ft, turn left (no street sign)
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)

FROM THE SOUTHBOUND VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (Traveling towards JFK airport)

• Take exit 12A College Pt. Blvd / 495 L I Expwy / Eastern L I
• After 0.3 mi, turn right at the light onto College Pt. Blvd.
• Make the next possible right turn.  The road is unnamed, but there is a small green sign with an arrow “USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center”
• Turn right at the stop sign
• Go 100 ft (pass under the expressway), turn left at the T junction onto Meridian Rd. (there is a Flushing Meadows sign at the intersection with an arrow pointing left towards Meadow Lake)
• After 0.1 mi, (at the first stop sign) turn left onto Meadow Lake Rd. W

Continue with written directions at top of this section (1, 2, 3)