If you have a car, transportation shouldn’t pose a problem for you. Parking is available for free at Watson locations. If you don’t have your own car, you can rent one through Hertz at the IBM rate, or you can also take an IBM shuttle, car pool, or take other public transportation to the Watson Research Center.
IBM Shuttle
Car Pooling
Hertz Rental
Public Transportation
IBM Shuttle - Yorktown/Hawthorne
IBM provides shuttle service to the Yorktown and Hawthorne sites beginning mid-May and runs through mid-September from various pick-up locations. All eligible interns will receive the shuttle schedule and directions on how to sign up in their Welcome Packets.
Car Pooling
Another alternative is to share a ride with one of your peers who has a car. Try connecting with people in your department or other summer students who can offer a ride or who need a ride.
Hertz Rental
All Co-Op students will have the option to rent a car from Hertz at the IBM rate. The Yorktown site has a Hertz office on the premises.
Q: What if I choose to rent a vehicle other than compact-size?
A: Students can choose to rent any sized vehicle from Hertz. Remember, rates will vary.
Q: When do I get the IBM Rate?
A: The IBM rate will be applied when the student receives their IBM Badge, on their start date, and rents the vehicle from a Hertz Office (for Yorktown, there is one located in room 21-003).
Q: What if I need a car at the airport? Can I rent a car from Hertz there?
A: If you need transportation at the airport, you can obtain the IBM rate for the car, provided you show the Hertz representative a copy of your offer letter from IBM. A drop-off fee may be charged, please ask the rental agent for more information.
Q: Where can I obtain more information?
A: Access the Hertz website at http://www.hertz.com You can also call the Hertz IBM Desk at 1-800-654-3070 with reference code # CDP40000 for the IBM contract rate. (Yorktown, call 914-945-3789 to speak with a local Hertz Representative).
Public Transportation
The Bee Line System is the county-wide bus systems that links many of the cities, towns, villages and hamlets that make up Westchester County. A complete list of buses and route maps is available.
While the Beeline does not service Yorktown, it does stop at the entrance to the Hawthorne lab.
The Metro North railroad line links these communities to New York City. In Westchester County Metro North comprises of three routes the Hudson Line, the Harlem Line and the New Haven Line. These run through the western, central and eastern parts, respectively, of Westchester County. The White Plains, North White Plains, and Hawthorne stations are the most convenient to the IBM sites.