Good way to get to long island city ?

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    I'm going here with a step deck and a mid roof. I want to do Tapen Zee down. What is the best way to here. Is 278 to Astoria Blvd to Vernon Blvd ok?

    43-87 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
     
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    Where are you coming from?
     
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    You can come in on 278 over the tri Boro bridge take 278 to 25A west. follow 25a to 44th dr make a right. Then make a right on Vernon. It would avoid some surface streets and turning. I used to deliver bagged sand and gravel to Extech, it’s been a few years I was coming from out East on the island. I want to say the unloaded me on that 9th street, so just a heads up. Earlier the better, they used to start receiving around 5/6am and were pretty fast about it.
     
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    I got done being loaded at 230 pm. I won't be there till 10 am I would guess. Plus my Jake quit for a while on 80....
     
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    Beat me to it...
     
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    95 north- GW Bridge- 295 south- 495/LIE eastbound to Long Island.
     
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    I did tappen to 95 to JFK bridge to 25a to 44th Dr?? To Vernon to 9th. Opposite back out.
     
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    87 south of tappen zee it said it was a pkwy. I don't know if it was both and then split but i didn't take it. So I went to 95.
     
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    You can take 87 straight down off the tappan zee.
     
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