{"id":2737,"date":"2026-08-24T22:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:43:45","slug":"student-check-in-areas-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/2026\/08\/24\/student-check-in-areas-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Check-in Areas, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you registered for BioBlitz, you chose to either arrive independently at Willowbrook Park, or do take the free shuttle bus from PS 503 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It is important to know where to meet! No matter where you are headed, look for BioBlitz signs and workers in blue shirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Shuttle Buses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shuttle buses will depart from PS 503 in Bay Ridge. Enter the schoolyard on 60th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues. There is a sitting area between the Athletic Field and playground. Look for a BioBlitz banner and workers wearing blue BioBlitz shirts. <strong>The time listed for your shift includes the shuttle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m17!1m12!1m3!1d756.8710274141099!2d-74.01929207738493!3d40.64125777588713!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m2!1m1!2zNDDCsDM4JzI4LjQiTiA3NMKwMDEnMDcuNSJX!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1787623679041!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-973x730.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.25.22-508x381.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of PS 503 Athletic Field and playground when exiting the N\/R Station at 59th Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting spot: area between Athletic Field and playground, on 60th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2760 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-973x730.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-13.22.39-508x381.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Willowbrook Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student check-in will be in the picnic area near the Carousel for All Children at Willowbrook Park, 1 Eton Place, Staten Island. Look for BioBlitz signage and tents. <strong>We strongly encourage drop-off rather than parking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3029.1922602470995!2d-74.16094792431117!3d40.603581571410146!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c24c5daaf1a107%3A0x7d79881f22a1bf4c!2sCarousel%20For%20All%20Children!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1787623815064!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-973x730.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.52.48-508x381.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picnic area next to Carousel for All Children. Look for BioBlitz Tents here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the parking lots near the Carousel are full, there is auxiliary parking located near the Willowbrook Park Softball Fields, off of Morani Street. Setting navigation to Field 3 will take you to the lot. It is a short walk along Willowbrook Lake to reach the check-in area from the softball field parking area. Follow the path with the sign for Willowbrook Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3029.0970371745266!2d-74.15838007219624!3d40.60568264083782!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c24c43798ab39f%3A0xe3299bf63c75977c!2sWillowbrook%20Field%203!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1787624399807!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2745 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-973x730.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/08\/2026-08-20-12.56.52-508x381.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Path from Softball Field Parking area to BioBlitz Check-In<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you registered for BioBlitz, you chose to either arrive independently at Willowbrook Park, or do take the free shuttle bus from PS 503 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-28","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2737"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2765,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2737\/revisions\/2765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/bioblitz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}