An Albany bus company called Yankee Trails has a bus going up. I didn't know until one of my quilt buddies mentioned it. Some of the local quilt guilds have bus trips, but none were close enough to make it worth while. It's going to be about 3.5 to 4 hours on the bus, but at least I won't be driving it. I don't know how long it would be from Long Island, though.
Janet