NYC Walk: New York Harbor Defenses

--arranged and lead by Warren Jahn--

Monday June 15, 2026

Rain Date: Tuesday June 16, 2026

Spouses, Significant Others, and Guests Welcome!

NOTE: Earlier than normal 8:29 AM Train

Our June walk takes us to Brooklyn and Staten Island for an extended walk that includes a visit to the Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island.

--GETTING THERE--

Take the 8:29 AM train from Saugatuck to Grand Central Terminal.

Meet on the platform in Saugatuck by the ticket machines

or find your own way to Grand Central. 

Scheduled arrival at Grand Central is 9:43 AM. 

After a restroom stop, we'll meet by the clock.

IMPORTANT!

1. Senior Tickets are now accepted on all trains including morning peak trains.
2. Do NOT buy train tickets before the morning of the walk. Metro North train tickets now expire at 4:00AM the next day. Any tickets bought in advance will not be valid.
3. Consider signing up as a senior citizen for the NYC Ferry to reduce your fare from $4.50 to $1.45. Apply Here.

Please tell Warren if you will not be on the train; plan to arrive at Grand Central by 9:40 AM.

--ABOUT THE WALK--

From Grand Central Terminal we will take the 4/5 subway to Bowling Green where we will catch the NYC Ferry to Bay Ridge. We will then walk along the shore down to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Our next stop is the Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton. Fort Hamilton is an active US military base; be sure to bring photo id and be prepared for airport style security to enter the base. After the museum we will pause for a relaxing lunch at Positano on 4th Avenue. After lunch, participants will have a choice of taking a subway (back to Grand Central to catch the 3:30 or 4:02 train to Westport or visit Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island.

The Staten Island portion of the trip starts with taking a bus across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge (there is no pedestrian walkway on this bridge.) We will then visit Fort Wadsworth (operated by the National Park Service) which was an important defense for Manhattan throughout the 19th century and up to the end of World War II. After touring the visitor center, various artillery batteries, and perhaps the lighthouse, we will take a bus to the ferry. We will take the NYC Ferry to the west side of midtown Manhattan where we can catch the free NY Waterways shuttle bus to Grand Central. This ferry brings us closer to the Statue of Liberty than the Staten Island ferry and provides a very scenic ride up the Hudson River.

--RETURN TO CONNECTICUT--

"R" subway from Fourth Avenue and 95th Street to "Atlantic Ave/Barclays Center;" transfer to #4 or 5 subway to 42nd Street Grand Central

OR

NY Waterways shuttle to Grand Central Terminal.

Metro-North train back to Connecticut.

RSVP Required. The walk is limited to 20 persons.

You will receive a confirmation e-mail within a couple of days.

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