Driving time from Peekskill to West Point is approximately 20 minutes. Bus. Short Line Bus offers daily bus service from the New York City Port Authority, near Times Square in midtown Manhattan, to the West Point Visitors Center; one-way trip takes 1 hour 40 minutes and costs approx $15.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Alfred Brendel One of the 20th century's greats, the 85-year-old Austrian pianist makes ears perk up even after the end of his concert career. Now he's being recognized for his lifetime achievement by Germany's ECHO Klassik.
Map: QLD. Notorious 'postcard bandit' Brenden Abbott has had his parole application knocked back for a fifth time. Abbott's lawyer Chris Nyst said the Queensland Parole Board met on Tuesday and had since notified the 52-year-old armed robber and jail escapee of its decision.r Nyst said Abbott has asked the Queensland Parole Board for a statement of its reasons for declining his parole application and after he receives it, he will decide whether or not to seek a judicial review. Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, qld.