DIRECTIONS:   ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (MAIN GYM)

 303 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102

NJ TURNPIKE (I-95) TO ROUTE 280 WESTBOUND - Take NJ Turnpike exit 15 W and proceed on Route 280 westbound. After crossing the drawbridge, take the second Newark exit which is Martin Luther King Boulevard. Turn left onto King Blvd. and go through the fifth light at Warren Street. SEE PARKING BELOW

GARDEN STATE PARKWAY TO ROUTE 280 EASTBOUND - Take GS Parkway exit 145 to Route 280 eastbound. Stay to the right on Rt. 280 following signs for Harrison. Get off at exit 14 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). Turn right onto King Blvd. and go through fourth light at Warren Street. SEE PARKING BELOW

FROM THE WEST OR EAST USING ROUTE 78 - Take Route 78 exit 56 (Clinton Avenue). Turn right onto Clinton Ave. and go less than a mile to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Turn left onto King Blvd. and proceed one mile to ECC campus which is located at the intersection of West Market Street. For parking, continue on King Blvd. to next light and turn left onto Warren Street. Go two blocks and turn left onto Colden Street. SEE PARKING BELOW

PARKING: Look for NAGA signs. There is a 1,000 car parking lot directly across from the main entrance of Essex College gymnasium.  This lot has been exclusively reserved for NAGA customers.   

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
AMTRAK, PATH, MOST NJ TRANSIT RAIL LINES TO NEWARK PENN STATION - At Penn Station, take the Newark City Subway to the second stop which is Washington Street. Follow signs to the University Avenue entrance to the ECC campus.

NJ TRANSIT MORRIS & ESSEX RAIL LINE - Get off at Newark (Broad Street). Walk seven blocks south on University Avenue to the ECC campus. You can also take NJ Transit bus #72 or #76, get off on University Ave. at Raymond Blvd. and then walk one block south to ECC.   BUS TRANSPORTATION – Take any bus line to downtown Newark.  Follow signs to University Heights and ECC campus.

DISCOUNTED HOTEL

Wyndham Garden Hotel (formerly the Ramada Newark Airport International):
550 Route 1 South, Newark, NJ 07114, Phone: 973-824-4000, Ask for NAGA Discounted Rate $80, Free Parking – Please make reservations early to guarantee this rate.    WEIGH-INS ON FRIDAY ARE NOT AT THE HOTEL – THEY ARE AT THE VENUE!!!     
DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL:

FROM NJ TURNPIKE:  Exit 14, go straight and follow signs for Routes 1 & 9 South. RAMADA INN will be on right.

FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE - Take Route 95 South (NJ Turnpike) to Exit 14. Go straight and follow the signs for Routes 1 & 9 South. RAMADA INN will be on right, just before entrance to Newark Airport

FROM THE LINCOLN TUNNEL:  Route 3 West to NJ Turnpike South, Exit 14-Go straight and follow the signs for Routes 1 & 9 South. RAMADA INN will be on right, just before entrance to Newark Airport.

FROM THE HOLLAND TUNNEL: Bear left to Routes 1 & 9 South (Pulaski Skyway). Go over Pulaski Skyway and continue on Routes 1 & 9 South. When road splits, bear right following LOCAL signs to 21/22 Newark. Continue on Routes 1 & 9 to Hotel on right.

FROM GARDEN STATE PARKWAY: Exit 140 onto Route 22 East Routes 1 & 9 South (Main Terminals) Hotel on right.

From Route 78: Travel East on Route 78 to Exit 58A (Not Exit 57!). Bear left following signs for Routes 1 & 9 South. Hotel will be on right

TRAVELING ROUTES 1 & 9 NORTH: Pass Hotel: DO NOT GET OFF AT HAYNES AVENUE. Follow signs 21 & 22 Newark. Exit to U-Turn from left lane. Go back on Routes 1 & 9 South to hotel on right.

FROM  AIRPORT: Follow signs to 1 & 9 North. Pass hotel and follow signs to 21 & 22. U-turn on left to Route 1 & 9 South. Hotel on right