by train

• It's about 30 minutes from the Grand Central Terminal in New York City at the stations of the Harlem Line, Mount Vernon East (New Haven Line), Mount Vernon West and Fleet Wood (Harlem Line). Tickets are subject to a severe surcharge, so please buy them at the station or at the vending machine.

The North Capital is also a convenient way to come from Yankee Stadium, Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

by car

Nearby are the Bronx River Parkway to the west, the Hutchinson River Parkway to the west, and the Cross County Parkway connecting cars to the Somil River Parkway and the New York State Highway. Interstate 95 is just south of the city.

by bus

Some bus routes in Westchester County run Mount Vernon.

• 1 St. Paul Church National Historic Site, 897 South Columbus Abe☏, 1 914-667-4116. It is a historic site of a country with a 18th-century church, and was used as a cemetery until 1704 in the Revolutionary War Hospital. The museum opens from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and usually from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The museum will open from 10:00 to 9:00 on the first Thursday of every month from July 2012. Freedom.      

• Johnny's Pizzeria, 30 W Lincoln Ave, +1 914 668-1957. Mount Vernon 

• Zabayo 580 Grammatan Abe☏, 914 668-2634. Vernon's vibrant bar will play live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.