ACCESS

New York

A GUIDE TO ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL IN NYC

City of New York

Michael R. Bloomberg,

Mayor’s Office for

People with Disabilities

Matthew Sapolin,

Commissioner

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ACCESS

New York

A Guide to Accessible Travel

In and Around New York City

Michael R. Blooberg, Mayor

Carol Robles-Román, Deputy Mayor

Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner

Mayor’s Office for People

with Disabilities

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NEW YORK CITY RELAY

NUMBER:1-800-421-1220 OR 711

TRANSPORTATION

AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE

Relay Operator

V (800) 421-1220 or 711

TTY (800) 662-1220

Access-a-Ride

Paratransit Services:

V (877) 337-2017 • TTY (718) 393-4259

Services for Hard of Hearing Individuals

Travel Information Center:

TTY (718) 596-8273

Services for Mobility Impaired

Individuals

Information on Accessible

Subway Routes:

V (718) 596-8585

TTY (718) 596-8273

Services for Visually Impaired

Individuals

For New York subway maps in Braille,

call the MTA at V (718) 330-3322 or

Baruch College Computer Center for

Visually Impaired People at V (212) 387-

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Not every subway station is accessible

be sure to carefully plan your trip when

using public transportation

Features of Accessible Stations

The MTA network has more than 75

fully accessible subway and commuter

rail stations. These stations have

features that improve accessibility for

customers with visual, hearing, and

mobility impairments, as specified by

the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Their features include:

• elevators or ramps

• handrails on ramps and stairs

• large –print and tactile-Braille signs

• audio and visual information systems

• accessible station booth windows

• accessible MetroCard Vending

Machines

• accessible service entry gates at

subway stations

• platform gap modifications or bridge

plates to reduce or eliminate the gap

between trains and platforms

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TRANSPORTATION FEATURES AND

SERVICES

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• telephones at an accessible height

with volume control, and text

telephones (TTY’s)

• Accessible restrooms at commuter rail

stations with restrooms (not all station

buildings have restrooms)

NYC Transit Subway and Bus

Accessible Travel Information

• Directions,

trip planning 1-718-596-8585,

1-718-596-8273 (TTY)

ADA Compliance 1-646-252-3053

• General Travel

Information 1-718-330-1234

• Travel Information

Center: TTY 1-718-596-8273

MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs)

The machines accept credit cards,

ATM/debit cards, or cash. Customers

with visual impairments may use an

audio feature that will prompt them

through the use of the machine. You

must use your personal headset, such

as those used with the tape players, to

access the feature. Braille instructions

for the use of the feature are located at

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the base of the screen.

Boarding, Riding, and Leaving Trains

To ensure that you have a safe,

comfortable, and convenient ride, follow

these guidelines:

• Wait for the train near the center of

the platform, where the car with the

conductor normally stops. An overhead

striped sign usually designates this

area. The conductor can be helpful in

providing travel information.

• All fully accessible and renovated

stations have two-foot-wide yellow

tactile edge-warning strips. Make sure

that you stay behind these strips until

it is time to board the train.

• If you are in a wheelchair, position it

about three feet the edge of the

platform and facing the tracks, with

brakes locked. Never position your

wheelchair between a station column

and the platform edge. This creates an

obstacle to passenger flow and is

safety hazard for you and the other

passengers.

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• At most stations there is a gap, about

four inches wide and two inches high,

between the platform edge and the

subway car; on curved platforms the

space is more significant. Please be

extra careful when crossing these

gaps. (The vertical gap on accessible

subway station platforms is lower only

near the center of the platform, near

the conductor’s position)

• Once on board, position your

wheelchair close to either end of the

car and near but not blocking the

doors. Remember to lock your brakes.

• If you miss your stop at an accessible

station, stay on the train until you

reach a station where you can transfer

on the same platform to a train in he

opposite direction and ride back to the

station you missed.

Tactile-Braille Subway Maps

NYC Transit and the Baruch College

Computer Center for Visually Impaired

People have produced a series of

raised-line Braille maps with large-

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print backup for each subway line.

Tactile-Braille overview maps of each

borough and station maps for 66th

Street-Lincoln Center, Roosevelt

Avenue-74th Street, Jay Street-Borough

Hall and 59th Street-Lexington Avenue

are also available. These maps are free.

To order call 1-646-252-5031. Your

order will arrive in six to eight weeks.

Tactile Signage and Visual Displays

•All fully accessible stations and newly

renovated stations have tactile-Braille

signage that is located on the left side

of the station both and on the

platform columns nearest the stairs as

well as on other columns throughout

the station.

Accessible Buses

New York City Transit and Long Island

Bus serve local and express bus routes

throughout the five boroughs and in

Nassau and western Suffolk counties.

These routes connect with many

subway and commuter rail stations, as

well as key transportation hubs.

The more than 4,300 buses in NYC

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Transit’s fleet are equipped with

wheelchair lifts and have a “kneeling”

feature that lowers the front entrance

of the vehicle to within inches from the

ground for easy access by any customer

with mobility impairments or difficulty

using the front steps.

Personal Care Attendants

Personal Care Attendants (PCAs-people

employed to assist individuals with

disabilities) are eligible to ride the

subway system free when

accompanying a person who is carrying

a paratransit card that designates PCA

assistance is required.

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Service Animals

Customers with disabilities are

permitted to bring their service animals

into all MTA transit facilities. The

animals must be securely leashed for

the safety of all customers.

Boarding, Riding, and Leaving the Bus

Customers with disabilities are

permitted to bring their service animals

into all MTA transit facilities. The

animals must be securely leashed for

the safety of all customers.

• Wait near the bus stop sign where the

driver can see you and you can signal

to the driver.

• Make sure you have the correct bus

by checking the front destination

sign, listening to the recorded

announcements on many LI Bus

vehicles and some NYC Transit

vehicles, or asking the driver.

• The driver will position the bus to

deploy the lift safely or operate the

kneeling feature

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• Priority seating for customers with

disabilities and senior citizens is

located behind the driver. Other

passengers must make these seats

available upon request. Please

remember that some passengers may

have disabilities that are not visible.

NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT

Manhattan

Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall

Elevator east of City Hall near

Chambers and Centre Streets

Bus Connections: M1*, M6*, M9*, M15*,

M22, M103, B51*

World Trade Center

Cortlandt St/World Trade Center

downtown only

Ramp inside 5 World Trade Center

entrance (south side of Vesey Street),

west of Church Street) or use streetlevel

entrance to 4 World Trade Center

(north side of Liberty Street at

Greenwich Street)

Bus connections: M1*, M6, M9, M20,

M22

Path Train connection

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Union Square only

, ,

added for duration of Manhattan Bridge

rehabilitation, 2001-2004) Elevator at

Herald Center building on west side of

Broadway, south of 34th Street

Bus connections: M1, M2, M3

(northbound only) M9, M14

34th Street Broadway/Herald Square

and 34th Street/6 Ave

** Elevator

at northeast corner of 14th Street at

Park Avenue South

Bus connections: M4, M5, M6, M7, M16,

M34, Q32

34 St/Penn Station only

Elevator on south side of 34th Street

west of 7th Avenue at LIRR entrance

Bus connections: M42, M98*, M101,

M102, M103, M104

MTA Metro-North connection

*Weekdays only.

** service starts November 2001

42nd St/8th Avenue (Port Authority Bus

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Terminal)

Elevator inside north building of bus

terminal (8th Avenue between 41st and

42nd Streets), near airport bus ticket

office

Bus connections: M10, M16, M20, M27,

M42, M104

Note: While many of New Jersey

Transit’s surburban bus services

are accessible, most of the

boarding areas at the Port

Authority Bus Terminal are not,

and the George Washington Bridge

Bus Terminal is non accessible.

Call 1-800-955-2321 for further

information.

50 St/8th Avenue downtown only

Elevator on 49th Street (north side) west

of 8th Avenue (downtown only)

Bus connections: M10, M20, M27, M50,

M104

51 St/Lexington Avneue

Elevator @ northeast corner of 52nd St

& Lexington Avenue

Bus connections: M98*, M101, M102,

M103

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Lexington Avenue/63rd Street **

Elevator on 63rd Street (north side) west

of Lexington Ave

Bus connections: M98*, M101, M102,

M103

66 Street/Lincoln Center

Elevators on either side of Broadway

and 66th Street

Bus connections: M5, M7, M20, M66,

M104

125 St/Lexington Avenue

Elevator at northeast corner of 125th

Street and Lexington Avenue

Bus connections: M35, M60, M100,

M101, M103, Bx15, M98* operates along

Park Avenue southound

Roosevelt Island **

Elevators at mezzanine level

Bus connections: Q101 and Q102

(Queens Surface)

**This service changes in late 2001.

Call 718-330-1234 about new routes

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175th Street

Elevator at northeast corner of 177th

Street and Fort Washington Avenue

Bus connections: M4, M5, M98*, M100,

Bx7, Bx11,Bx36

The George Washington Bridge Bus

Terminal is completely non-accessible.

Call New Jersey Transit at

1-800-955-2321 for further information

and lift-equipped bus reservations.

Inwood/207th Street

Elevator at southwest corner of

Broadway and 207th Street

Bus Connections: Bx5, Bx12,Bx20,

M100

Bronx

Pelham Bay Park

Elevator at back of station beyond

escalators, near corner of Westchester

Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard

Bus connections: Bx5,

Bx12,Bx14,Bx29,QBx,1,W45**

Simposon St.

Elevators at main entrance on corner of

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Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue

Bus Connections: Bx4, Bx5, Bx11,

Bx19, Bx27, Bx35

3 Av/149th St

Elevators on each side of 149th Street

and 3rd Avenue

Bus connections: Bx2, Bx4,Bx15, Bx19,

Bx21, Bx41, Bx55

Brooklyn

Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue

Elevator serving the train

located near main entrance, inside to

the left of the station booth area

Bus connections: B36, B64, B74

Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College

Elevator on corner of Flatbush

and Nostrand Avenues

Bus connections: B6, B11, B41, Q35

* Weekdays only

** Some buses on the Westchester

County Bee-Line fixed route W45 are

non-accessible.

Call Bee-Line Paratransit at

1-914-995-7272 for further

information

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Church Avneue/Nostrand Avenue

Elevators on either side of Church and

Nostrand Avenues

Bus connections: B35, B44

Atlantic Avenue Manhattan

Bound

Elevator at MTA Long Island Rail Road

Terminal Intersection of Hanson Place

and Flatbush Avenue

Bus connections: B41, B45, B63, B67

MTA Long Island Rail Road Connection

Borough Hall/Court Street both

directions

Manhattan Bound only

Elevator in front of Supreme Court

Building @ Court and Montague Streets

Bus connections: B25, B26, B38, B41,

B51*, B52; B37 And B45 operate along

Joralemon Street

Franklin Avenue

Elevator at the main entrance, south

side of Fulton Street west of Franklin

Avenue

Bus connections: B25, B48, B49

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Park Place

Ramp from Prospect Place west of

Franklin Avenue

Bus connection: B48

Queens

Rockaway Park/Canarsie

Ramp at main entrance

Bus connections: B6, B17,B42,B60,B82

Rockaway Park/Beach 116th St rush

hours only ( -all times

Station at street level

Bus connections: Q21, Q22, Q35, Q53

21 St/Queensbridge *

Elevator at northwest corner of 21st

Street and 41st Avenue

Bus connections: Q19A, Q66, Q101

(only Rikers Island Branch), Q102, Q103

Sutphin Blvd/Archer Avenue

Elevator at Sutphin Blvd on south side

of Archer Avenue

Bus connections: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q41, Q24,

Q30, Q40, Q43, Q20A, Q20B, Q44, Q60,

Q54, Q56

MTA Long Island Railroad connection

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Jamacia Van Wyck

Elevator at corner of 89th Avenue and

the Van Wyck Expressway south service

road, adjacent to Jamacia Hospital

Bus Connections: Q24, Q54, Q56, Q60

Jamacia Center (Parsons/Archer)

Elevator at Archer Avenue

(south side) at foot of Parsons Bouelvard

Bus connections: Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9,

Q25, Q30, Q31, Q34, Q41, Q42, Q65,

Q83, Q84, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q112,

Q113; N4 (Q25, Q34, Q65, Q110 operate

along Jamacia Avenue)

Middle Village/Metropolitan Avenue )

Station at Street Level

Bus connections: Q38, Q54, Q67

Howard Beach/JFK Airport

Manhattan bound from JFK

Shuttle Bus entrance only

Station at street level; across the

platform transfer can be made at Grant

Avenue for service to Rockaway Park

Bus connections: Port Authority Bus to

JFK Airport

Flushing/Main Street

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Elevator on Roosevelt Avenue, east of

Main Street

Bus connections: Q12, Q14, Q15, Q17,

Q20A, Q20B, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q34, Q44,

Q65, Q66, QBx1,X32, N20, N21

Woodside/61st Street

Elevator at northeast corner of 61st

Street and Roosevelt Avenue; also serves

MTA Long Island Rail Road

Bus connections: Q32, Q53

Staten Island Railway

Great Kills

Ramps on both sides of the station

Bus connections: S54

St. George

Ramp runs from the south to terminal

complex

Bus connections: S40, S42, S44, S46,

S48, S51, S61, S62, S66, S67, S74,

S76, S78, S91*, S92, S94*, S96*, S98*

Dongan Hills

Ramps on both sides of the station

Bus connections: none

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Tottenville Station

Ramp at south end of the station

Bus connection: S74

*Weekdays only

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Transportation Information

New York City Metropolitan

Transportation Authority:

V (718) 330-1234

• Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Long Island Railroad: V (718) 217-LIRR

• Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Metro North:

V (212) 532-4900 • TTY (800) 724-

3322

• PATH: V (800) 234-7284

• Metropolitan Transportation Authority

(subway) 24-Hour Access Hotline:

V (800) 734-6772 • TTY (718) 596-

8273

Reduced Fare Program

• Information and Brochure available

from: MTA Reduced-Fare Program for

People with Disabilities

347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10017

V (212) 878-7294

TTY (212) 878-0165

Special Vehicle Identification (SVI)

• Permit Division

Department of Transportation

Bureau of Traffic Operations

28-11 Queens Plaza North

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Accessible Taxi Service

• Golden Touch Transportation Inc.

109-15 14th Ave.

College Point, NY 11356

Phone: (718) 886-5204

Fax: (718) 661-4341

Website:

www.goldentouchtransportation.com

New York City is famous for its yellow

(medallion) taxicabs, and hailing one

is how many people prefer to travel.

All medallion taxicab drivers are

required to assist persons with

disabilities, and are trained to do so.

They must also not engage the meter

until a disabled passenger is settled

in and ready to go, and must secure

the wheelchair or other mobility aid

in the vehicle. Also, New York City

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While some medallion taxicabs are

wheelchair accessible, most passengers

find that it is easier to pre-arrange

an accessible trip through the city’s

comprehensive network of for-hire

(livery) vehicles, which must provide

accessible service on request as of

October 31, 2001. Each for-hire

vehicle must either provide an

accessible vehicle, or arrange for the

dispatch of an accessible vehicle from

another licensed base. Accessible

vehicles must be made available at

the same cost, and with the same

availability, as service is provided to

non-disabled passengers. One popular

service, Symphony Transportation

(available 24 hours a day, seven days

a week at 1-800-253-1443) is a

cooperative effort of Easter Seals of

New York and the Executive

Transportation Group, while others

are well represented in published

telephone listings and on the

worldwide web. For more information

on travelling in New York City by

taxicab or for-hire vehicle, the Taxi

and Limousine Commission may be

reached at 212-NYC-TAXI, or on the

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web at www.nyc.gov/taxi.

Accessible (Hand-Operated) Car Rental

• Avis at:

JFK: V (718) 244-5400

LaGuardia: V (718) 507-3600

Newark: V (973) 961-4300

• Hertz at

JFK: V (718) 656-7600

LaGuardia: V (718) 478-5300

Newark: V (973) 621-2000

• Wheelers, Inc.—vans with lifts, ramps,

hand controls, etc. V (800) 862-7475

Airport Information

JFK International Airport

Jamaica, Queens

V (718) 244-4444

Distance to midtown: 15 miles

Time to midtown: 50 to 60 minutes

LaGuardia Airport

Flushing, Queens

V (718) 533-3400

Distance to midtown: 8 miles

Time to midtown: 30 to 45 minutes

Newark International Airport

Newark, NJ

V (201) 961-6000

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Distance to midtown: 16 miles

Time to midtown: 40 to 60 minutes

Call your airline in advance for

information regarding terminal

accessibility, transportation between

terminals, and accessible ground

transportation. Gray Line Air Shuttle

is accessible and operates between

the three major airports and area

hotels. Call V (212) 315-3006 24

hours

in advance for service.

Subway Elevator Locations

42nd St. & 8th Ave. Station—elevator

located inside north wing of bus

terminal (8th Ave. between 41st &

42nd St.) near airport bus ticket

office.

50th St. & 8th Ave. Station—elevator

located on 49th St. (north side)

• Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station—

elevator located in City Hall Park near

Chambers & Centre St.

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• Cortlandt St./World Trade Center—

ramp located inside 5 World Trade

Center entrance (south side of Vesey

St., west of Church St.) or use street

level entrance to 4 World Trade

Center (north side of Liberty St. at

Greenwich St.)

• Herald Square (34th St. & Broadway

and 34th St. & 6th Ave.)—elevator at

Herald Center building on Broadway

south of 34th St.

42nd St./Grand Central Terminal—

elevator inside the entrance to Grand

Central Terminal at 105 East 42nd St.

(between Park & Lexington Ave.)

51st St. & Lexington Ave.—elevator

located at northeast corner of 52nd

St. & Lexington Ave.

66th St./Lincoln Center—elevators

located on either side of Broadway

& 66th St.

125th St. & Lexington Ave.—elevator

located at northeast corner of 125th

St. & Lexington Ave.

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Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

1047 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, NY 10025

V (212) 316-7540/7490

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M4, M11, M104

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

New York, NY 10004

V (212) 363- 3200 ,

TTY (212) 363-3301, F (212) 363-8347

moreinfo@ellisisland.com

National Park Service

Statue of Liberty National Monument

*Wheelchair accessible through ramp

adjacent to entrance; closed captioned

film; large print and Braille signs;

audio cassettes; parking lots in both

Manhattan (Battery Park at West St.)

and New Jersey (Liberty State Park);

island accessible by Circle Line ferry

where boarding ramps are available—

call V (212) 269-5755 for more

information.

Bus: M1, M6, M15

New York, NY 10118

LANDMARKS AND

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

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Empire State Building Observatories

350 5th Ave. (Between 33rd & 34th

St.)

V (212) 736-3100

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M16, M34,

Q32

Subway: B, D, F, N, Q, R at Herald Sq.

(34th & Broadway)

Federal Hall National Memorial

26 Wall St. (Broad St.)

New York, NY 10005

V (212) 825-6888

*Wheelchair accessible through

15 Pine St. entrance

Bus: M1, M6, M15

Subway: 4, 5 at Brooklyn Bridge/

City Hall

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

33 Liberty St. (at William St.)

New York, NY 10045

V (212) 720-6130

TTY (212) 720-5387

*Wheelchair accessible; tours are free

but require reservations of at least

one month in advance.

Bus: M1, M6, M15

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Grand Central Terminal

42nd St. (between Lexington and

Park Ave.)

New York, NY 10017

V (212) 340-2345

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M42, M98,

M101, M102, M104, Q32

Subway: 4, 5, 6 at 42nd St./Grand

Central Terminal

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

• Pier 86

West 46th St. & 12th Ave.

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 245-0072 or (877) 957-SHIP,

F (212) 245-7289

*Wheelchair accessibility on hangar

deck through alternate entrance

(large elevator on

Pier 86 near

museum building);

large print signs;

tactile

opportunities; SVI

permit parking

and lot at 11th Ave.

between 44th and

45th St.

Bus: M34, M42, M50

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Madame Tussaud’s

234 West 42nd Street & Broadway

(between 7th & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (800) 246-8872, F (212) 719-9440

email: info@madametussaudsny.com

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M6, M7, M10, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E, at 42nd St./8th Ave.

NBC Experience/Studio Tours

• 30 Rockefeller Plaza (at 49th St.)

New York, NY 10112

V (212) 664-3700

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7,

M27, M50, M104, Q32

Subway: E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

The New York Public Library

• Central Research Library

42nd St. & 5th Ave.

New York, NY 10018

V (212) 930-0800

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; infrared hearing

aids

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7,

M42, M104, Q32

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Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Fifth Ave. (between 50th & 51st St.)

New York, NY 10022

V (212) 753-2261

*Wheelchair accessible through 51st

St. entrance

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7,

M27, M50, Q32

Subway: 6 at 51st St./Lexington Ave.

St. Paul’s Chapel

• Broadway at Fulton & Vesey St.

New York, NY 10006

V (212) 233-4164

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M1, M6, M9, M22

Subway: E at World Trade Center

South Street Seaport

East River at the foot of Fulton St.

(South Street Historical District)

New York, NY 10038

V (212) SEA-PORT - (732-7678)

*Wheelchair accessible, Bus: M15

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Statue of Liberty

Liberty Island, NY 10004

V (212) 363-3200 (Taped Message),

TTY (212) 363-6301, F (212) 363-8347

*Wheelchair accessible to third floor

only (nine-minute video program in

Statue lobby simulates a trip to crown

for those unable to make climb);

climb up to crown (22 stories high,

354 steps from 3rd floor) may take 3

to 4 hours due to lines and is not

recommended for people with cardiac,

respiratory, or other health problems;

captioned video programs; 3-D

“touch” models and exhibits; Braille

signage; audio descriptions of

exhibits; island accessible by Circle

Line Ferry from Manhattan (Battery

Park at West St.) and New Jersey

(Liberty State Park).

Bus: M1, M6, M15

United Nations

1st Ave. at 46th St.

New York, NY 10017

V (212) 963-4440 (tour info)

F (212) 963-0071

*Wheelchair accessible through

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alternate entrance; special

arrangements can be made in advance

for people with disabilities; 3-D mode

of UN and grounds for touch tour;

valet parking garage

Bus: M42, M104

Subway: 4, 5, 6 at 42nd St./

Grand Central Terminal

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Plaza

(near 55 Water St.)

New York, NY 10038

*Outdoor memorial; fully accessible

Bus: M15

World Trade Center

• West-Church St., Vesey-Liberty St.

New York, NY 10048

V (212) 435-4170

V (212) 323-2340 (Observation Deck)

*Wheelchair accessible

Bus: M1, M6, M9, M10, M22 Train:

PATH

Subway: N, R at World Trade Center

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MUSEUMS

American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79th St.

New York, NY 10024

V (212) 769-5100, F (212) 769-5368

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; infrared hearing

aids; sign language interpreter

available with notice; touch exhibits

in discovery room and natural science

center—call for schedule; SVI permit

parking

Bus: M7, M10, M11, M79, M86, M104

American Museum of Natural History—

Rose Center for Earth and Space

81st St. and Central Park West

New York, NY 10024

V (212) 769-5900, F (212) 769-5007

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; restrooms are not

wheelchair accessible, however there

are wheelchair accessible restrooms in

the adjoining Museum of Natural

History; staff assistance required to

use elevators and reach planetarium

from second floor; SVI permit parking

Bus: M7, M10, M11, M79, M86, M104

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum

145 Brooklyn Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11213

V (718) 735-4400 TTY (718) 771-0286

F (718) 604-7442

Website: www.brooklynkids.org

*Wheelchair accessible; sign language

interpreter on staff; SVI permit

parking

Bus: B43, B44, B45, B65

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

The Tisch Building

212 West 83rd Street

New York, NY 10024

between Broadway and Amsterdam

V (212) 721-1234 F (212) 721-1127

Website: www.cmom.org

*Wheelchair accessible; sign language

interpreted programs; tactile exhibits;

SVI permit parking and valet parking

garage

Bus: M7, M10, M11, M104

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street

New York, NY 10012

V (212) 423-3500 TTY (212) 423-3500

F (212) 423-3650

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steps; large print floor plan and

access brochure; raised letters and

Braille signage in galleries; SVI permit

parking

By Subway take the 4, 5, or 6 train to

86th Street. Walk west on 86th Street,

turn right at 5th Avenue and proceed

north to 88th Street.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4

Guggenheim Museum SoHo

• 575 Broadway, (at Prince St.)

New York, NY 10012

V (212) 423-3500, F (212) 423-3650,

TTY (212) 423-3555

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance (one step to main

entrance); hearing impaired services

including group tours and rates,

special accommodations, and sign

language interpreters available with

three weeks minimum notice and at

least ten visitors (dial V (212 423-

3555); parking garage

Bus: M1, M5, M6, M21

Jewish Museum

1109 5th Ave.

(northeast corner of 92nd St.

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Accessibility Info V (212) 423-3289

Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; infrared hearing

aids in auditorium; copies of

transcripts from video programs

available; tours of exhibitions by

certified signers; touch items from

collection of selected ceremonial

objects available; copies of text

panels and transcripts of video

programs available in large print;

high contrast signage

BUS: M1, M2, M3, M4, M86, M96,

M106

Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue and 82 Street

New York, NY 10028

V (212) 535-7710 TTY (212) 650-2921

F (212) 570-3879, Accessibility Info

ext. 3561

Website: www.metmuseum.org

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; sign language

programs and interpreter available

with notice; some audiovisual

programs captioned; infrared hearing

aids; brochures in Braille; large print

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and recorded tours; special touch

collection by appointment; exhibit

signs in high-contrast; guides

available by appointment to describe

objects and read label copy; parking

garage with Braille raised lettering,

audible signs, and visual control

indicators

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86

Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St

New York, NY 10029

V (212).534.1672 F (212).423.0759

Accessibility Info ext. 206

Website: www.mcny.org

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance on 104th St.; sign

language interpreter and scripts for

audiovisual program available with

notice; some touchable objects; SVI

permit parking; valet parking garage

Bus: M1, M3, M4

Museum of Jewish Heritage –

A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

36 Battery Place

New York, NY 10280

General Information V.646.437.4200

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Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53rd St.

(between 5th & 6th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 708-9400 TTY (212) 247-1230;

F (212) 708-9691

Website: www.moma.org

*Wheelchair accessible; infrared

hearing aids for films, videos, and

lectures; FM headsets for gallery and

slide talks; sign language interpreted

gallery talks 3rd Thursday each

month; sculpture and design

collection touch tours available by

appointment; large print and Braille

brochures for special exhibitions; SVI

permit parking; valet parking garage

across street (85" vertical clearance)

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7,

M27, M30, M31, M50, M57, Q32

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Museum of Television & Radio

25 W. 52nd St.

(between 5th & 6th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 621-6600 F (212) 621-6700

*Wheelchair accessible; assistive

listening device in theater and

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screening room; closed caption

decoder in library

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5

Subway: C, E at 50th & 8th Ave.

New York Hall of Science

47-01 111th St.

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Queens, NY 11368

V (718) 699-0005, F (718) 699-1341,

Accessibility Info (718) 699-0301

*Wheelchair accessible although one

step precedes ramp to exhibits; highcontrast

signage; tactile exhibits; SVI

permit parking; six reserved spaces in

parking lot

Bus: Q23, Q48, B58

Staten Island Children’s Museum

at Snug Harbor

• 1000 Richmond Terrace

Building ‘M’

Staten Island, NY 10301

V/TTY (718) 273-2060, F (718) 273-

2836

*Wheelchair accessible; sign language

interpreter with advance notice;

brochures and signs in large print; all

exhibits are tactile; total 16 reserved

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BROADWAY THEATRES

Ambassador Theatre

215 W. 49th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 239-6200

*Three wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; adjacent alternate

entrance (two steps to main

entrance); restrooms are not

wheelchair accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

interpreter; valet parking – no

high-top vans

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

N, R, B, D, F to 49th St.

American Airlines Theatre

227 W. 42nd St.

(between 7th & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 719-9393

*Orchestra level accessible

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

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Belasco Theatre

111 W. 44th St.

(between 6th & 7th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra level; lower lounge,

mezzanine, and balcony levels are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M5, M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

Booth Theatre

222 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; mezzanine and

lower lounge levels are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

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Broadhurst Theatre

235 W. 44th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

sides of orchestra; lower lounge and

mezzanine levels are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

Broadway Theatre

1681 Broadway

(between 52nd & 53rd Streets)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 239-6200

*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

sides of orchestra; lower lounge and

mezzanine levels are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M27, M50, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th

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Brooks Atkinson Theatre

256 W. 47th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 719-4099

*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

sides of orchestra; mezzanine and

balcony levels are not accessible;

restrooms are not accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Circle in the Square

1633 Broadway (50th St. between

Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 307-0388 F (212) 307-0257

Email: circleinthesquare@att.net

W ebste: www.circlesquare.org

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance; wheelchair

locations in back row; infrared

hearing aids; SVI Permit parking;

valet parking garage

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

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Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Cort Theatre

138 W. 48th St.

(between 6th & 7th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

sides of orchestra; mezzanine, lower

lounge and balcony levels are not

accessible; restrooms are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M5, M6, M7, M27, M104

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Ethel Barrymore Theatre

243 W. 47th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; infrared hearing

aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances; parking lot

next door

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Eugene O Neill Theatre

230 W. 49th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Wheelchair accessible except for

lower lounge and mezzanine levels;

restrooms are not wheelchair

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances; valet parking garage

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Gershwin Theatre

1633 Broadway at 51st St.

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(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 586-6510

*Wheelchair locations in rear center

orchestra; restrooms are not

wheelchair accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances; valet

parking garage no high-top vans

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Helen Hayes Theatre

240 West 44th Street

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 944-9450

*Two wheelchair locations in the

front row orchestra (far left and far

right); balcony and lower lounge are

not accessible; men s room not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

Imperial Theatre

249 W. 45th St.

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John Golden Theatre

252 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; lower lounge, front,

and rear mezzanine are not

accessible; restrooms are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

Longacre Theatre

220 W. 48th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Entrance accessible through adjacent

ramp; two wheelchair locations at

extreme side of orchestra; mezzanine,

balcony, and lower level are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

205 W. 46th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 575-9200

*One wheelchair location at extreme

side of orchestra; lower lounge,

mezzanine, and balcony are not

accessible; restrooms are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave.

Lyceum Theatre

149 W. 45th St.

(between 6th & 7th Ave.)

New York, NY 10038

V (212) 239-6200

*Entrance accessible through adjacent

ramp; two wheelchair locations at

extreme side of orchestra; lower

lounge, mezzanine, and balcony are

not accessible; restrooms are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M5, M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

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Majestic Theatre

245 W. 44th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Wheelchair accessible except for

mezzanine, lower lounge, and rear

orchestra; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language

performances; valet parking garage –

no vans

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Marquis Theatre

211 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 382-0100

*Wheelchair accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

performances; hotel and valet parking

garages

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Al Hirsch Theatre formerly the

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Martin Beck Theatre

302 W. 45th St.

(between 8th & 9th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at opposite

sides of orchestra section; lower

lounge and mezzanine levels are not

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Minskoff Theatre

200 W. 45th St. (at Broadway)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 869-0550

*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; elevator access to

all levels; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

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Music Box Theatre

239 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*One wheelchair location in rear

orchestra; lower lounge and

mezzanine levels are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Nederlander Theatre

208 W. 41st St.

(between 7th & 8th Ave.)

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New York, NY 10036

V (212) 921-8000

*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; mezzanine and

upper lounge are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Neil Simon Theatre

250 W. 52nd St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 757-8646

*Wheelchair accessible except for

mezzanine level and lounges;

restrooms are not wheelchair

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances; valet parking garage

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Palace Theatre

• 1564 Broadway

(between 46th & 47th St.)

New York, NY 10036

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V (212) 730-8200

*Wheelchair accessible except for

downstairs lounge; infrared hearing

aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances; valet

parking garage

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Plymouth Theatre

236 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; lower lounge and

mezzanine levels are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Richard Rodgers Theatre

226 W. 46th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 221-1211

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*Four wheelchair locations at extreme

side of orchestra; mezzanine, balcony,

and lower lounge are not accessible;

restrooms are not accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre formerly the

Royale Theatre

• 242 W. 45th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two locations at extreme side of

orchestra; lower lounge and

mezzanine are not accessible; infrared

hearing aids; occasional sign language

interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

St. James Theater

• 246 W. 44th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

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V (212) 239-6200

*Wheelchair accessible except for

lower lounge, mezzanine, and balcony

level; valet parking garage – no vans

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

Shubert Theater

• 225 W. 44th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Wheelchair accessible except for

lower lounge, mezzanine, and balcony

levels; restrooms are not wheelchair

accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances; valet parking garage –

no vans

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th

Ave.

August Wilson Theatre formerly the

Virginia Theatre

• 245 W. 52nd St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

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V (212) 239-6200

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate entrance stair-lift; balcony is

not accessible; infrared hearing aids;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances

Bus: M10, M27, M50, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Walter Kerr Theatre

• 219 W. 48th St.

(between Broadway & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Two wheelchair locations at opposite

sides of orchestra section; mezzanine

and balcony are not accessible;

infrared hearing aids; occasional sign

language interpreted performances

Bus: M10, M27, M60, M104

Subway: C, E at 50th St. & 8th Ave.

Winter Garden Theater

• 1634 Broadway

(between 50th & 51st St.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 239-6200

*Three wheelchair locations at

extreme side of orchestra; infrared

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Apollo Theatre

• 253 West 125th St.

(between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

and Frederick Douglass Blvd.)

New York, NY 10027

V (212) 531-5300 (Administration),

V (212) 531-5305 (Box Office),

V (212) 531-5301 (Taped Message),

F (212) 749-2743

*Wheelchair accessible except for

lower and upper mezzanine levels;

SVI permit parking; valet parking lot

Bus: M60, M100, M101, BX15

Subway: 4, 5, 6 at 125th St./

Lexington Ave.

Beacon Theatre

• 2124 Broadway (Between 74th and

75th St.) New York, NY 10024

V (212) 496-7070, F (212) 496-7606

V (212) 873-9312 for Accessible seats

*Wheelchair accessible at orchestra

level only; wheelchair locations at

extreme outer perimeter of orchestra

with limited sight line; infrared

hearing aids; restrooms are not

wheelchair accessible; SVI permit

CONCERT HALLS AND

PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS

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parking; valet parking garage –

no vans

Bus: M5, M11, M57, M72

Carnegie Hall (including Weill Recital

Hall and Rose Museum)

• 154 West 57th St. (at 7th Ave.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 247-7800, F (212) 903-9630,

Access Info (212) 903-9605

*Wheelchair locations on Parquet

level (four removable and ten fixed

positions); five to six locations at rear

of Weill Recital Hall; infrared hearing

aids; Williams Sound FM hearing

system; sign language tours by

pre-arrangement; large print

programs for all Carnegie Hall

produced events; SVI permit parking;

valet parking garage at 51 West 56th

St. and 145 West 56th St.

Bus: M5, M6, M7, M10, M30, M57,

M58, M104

Subway: A, B, C, D, 1 to Columbus

Circle / N, Q, R, W, to 57th St. & 7th

Avenue

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

140 West 65th Street

NY, NY 10023

V (212) 875.5456,

For Tickets (212) 721-6500

By email: webmaster@lincolncenter.org

customerservice@lincolncenter.org

General Administration: 212.875.5000.

To contact Avery Fisher Hall Box Office:

By email: AFHBO@lincolncenter.org

By phone: 212.875.5030

*Alice Tully Hall Closing Announcement

• Home of the Metropolitan Opera,

New York Philharmonic, The Juilliard

School, New York City Ballet, New

York City Opera, The Film Society of

Lincoln Center, The Chamber Music

Society of Lincoln Center, Lincoln

Center Theater, School of American

Ballet, The New York Library for the

Performing Arts, and Lincoln Center

for the Performing Arts, Inc.

V (212) 875-5375/5376 (Department of

Program and Services for People with

Disabilities),

TTY (212) 875-5378/5379,

F (212) 875-5414

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*Wheelchair accessible and wheelchair

locations provided; infrared hearing

aids; sign language interpreter avail

able for some events; large print and

Braille programs; call information

numbers for specific events and

venue information

Bus: M5, M7, M11, M66, M104

Subway: 1, 9 at 66th St./

Lincoln Center

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Radio City Music Hall

• 1260 Ave. of the Americas

(at 50th St.)

New York, NY 10020

V (212) 247-4777,

F (212) 465-6649,

Disabled Services V (212) 465-6115

*Wheelchair accessible on all levels,

wheelchair locations and aisle

transfers located throughout;

occasional sign language interpreted

performances; infrared hearing aids;

FM audio system; large print

programs; parking garage at 49th St.

between 5th and 6th Ave.

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M27,

M50

Subway: 6 at 51st St./Lexington Ave.;

C, E at 50th St./8th Ave.

The Theatre at Madison Square Garden

• 2 Penn Plaza

(7th Ave. between 31st and 33rd St.)

New York, NY 10121

V (212) 465-6000

* Wheelchair accessible, 66

wheelchair locations in last row of

middle sections, infrared hearing aids,

valet parking (no reserved spaces)

Bus: M4, M10, M16, M26, M34, M42,

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ZOOS AND GARDENS

Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park

• Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Rd.

Bronx, NY 10460

V (718) 220-5100, F (718) 220-2685,

Accessibility Info V (718) 367-1010 or

V (718) 220-5131

*Wheelchair accessible through all

entrances except Rainey Gate park

entrance; there are four steps to the

monkey house and two steps to the

zoo information center; tours

available with advanced notice for

people using wheelchairs and for

people with visual, hearing, and

learning disabilities; touch tours

arranged through Friends of the Zoo;

sighted escorts available with notice;

three parking areas with a total of 14

reserved spaces

Bus: BX9, BX12, BX19, Q44

Central Park Zoo

• 830 5th Ave. (at 64th St.)

New York, NY 10021

V (212) 439-6513 or 6500,

F (212) 988-0286

*Wheelchair accessible; high-contrast

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signage; parking by permit only –

apply to Reach Program, Dept. of

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs,

Arsenal Building, 850 5th Ave. NY, NY

10021 – call V (212) 360-8134 for more

information

Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4

New York Aquarium

• West 8th St. & Surf Ave.

(at the Coney Island boardwalk)

Brooklyn, NY 11224

V (718) 265-FISH(3474),

F (718) 265-3420

*Wheelchair accessible; written text

of programs

available upon

request;

high contrast

signage; tactile

exhibits in

discovery cove;

parking lot with

seven reserved

spaces

Bus: B36, B64,

B74

Subway: B at

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Stillwell Ave.

The New York Botanical Garden

• 200th St. & Southern (Kazimiroff) Blvd.

Bronx, NY 10458-5126

V (718) 817-8700, TTY (718) 817-8596,

F (718) 220-6504

*Wheelchair accessible; parking lot

with 10 reserved spaces

Bus: BX19, BX26

Staten Island Zoo

• 614 Broadway

Staten Island, NY 10310

V (718) 442-3101, F (718) 981-8711

*Wheelchair accessible; scripts for

audiovisual programs provided upon

request; large print signage; some

displays have non glare glass; parking

lot does not have any reserved spaces

or curb ramps

Bus: S48, S53

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B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

• 237 W. 42nd St.

(between 7th & 8th Ave.)

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 997-4144 F (212) 779-4545

*Both restaurant and club are

wheelchair accessible; elevator

located in lobby at restaurant

entrance

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St. & 8th Ave

Carolines Comedy Club

• 1626 Broadway

(between 49th and 50th St.)

New York, NY 10019

V (212) 757-4100 F (212) 956-0197

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternative entrance at 750 7th Ave.;

restrooms are not accessible

Bus: M27, M50, M104

Comic Strip Live

• 1568 2nd Ave.

New York, NY 10028

V (212) 861-9386

*Wheelchair accessible except for

NIGHT LIFE

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restrooms; reservations required

Bus: M15, M79

Gotham Comedy Club

• 208th West 23rd Street.

New York, NY 10010

V (212) 367-9000 F (212) 367-9003

*Wheelchair accessible throughout;

call ahead for reservations

Bus: M1, M23, M101

Stand-Up New York

• 236 W. 78th St.

New York, NY 10024

V (212) 595-0850 F (212) 721-2306

*Wheelchair accessible except for

restrooms

Bus: M79, M15

The Supper Club

• 240 W. 47th St.

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 921-1940 F (212) 391-3982

*Wheelchair accessible through

alternate service entrance; restrooms

fully accessible

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St./ 8th Ave.

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The View Lounge

• 1535 Broadway, 48th floor

Marriott Marquis Hotel

New York, NY 10036

V (212) 704-8900

*Wheelchair accessible throughout

hotel; take elevator to third floor

then take express elevator to 48th

floor; restrooms located on 47th floor

(staff will assist with elevator to

reach restrooms)

Bus: M10, M16, M27, M42, M104

Subway: A, C, E at 42nd St./ 8th Ave.

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SPORTS VENUES

Keyspan Park

• Home of Brooklyn Cyclones minorleague

baseball

1904 Surf Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11224

V (718) 449-8497 F (718) 449-6368

*Wheelchair accessible; 110

wheelchair accessible seats available

along with 110 companion seats

Bus: B36, B64, B74

Subway: B at Stillwell Ave./

Coney Island

Madison Square Garden

• Home of New York Knicks basketball,

New York Rangers hockey, New York

Liberty women’s basketball, concerts,

and other special events

2 Penn Plaza (7th & 8th Ave. between

31st & 33rd St.)

New York, NY 10121

V (212) 465-6000, F (212) 465-6025,

Accessibility Info Line (212) 465-6034

*Wheelchair locations at 5th, 6th, and

7th levels; infrared hearing aides;

valet parking (no reserved spaces)

Bus: M4, M10, M16, M26, M34, M42,

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M104, Q32

Subway: 2, 3 at Penn Station/34th

St., B, D, F, N, Q, R at Herald Square

(34th St. & Broadway)

Train: LIRR, PATH, NJ Transit, Amtrak

Richmond County Bank Ballpark

• Home of Staten Island Yankees

minor-league baseball

75 Richmond Terrace

Staten Island, NY 10301

V (718) 720-9265

Wheelchair seats; reserved parking

available

Bus: S44, S52

Shea Stadium

• Home of New York Mets baseball

126 St. & Roosevelt Ave.

Flushing, NY 11368

Phone: V (718) 507-METS,

Customer Relations

V (718) 565-4367/4358

*Wheelchair locations in three

sections – 60 seats on field level

behind home plate, 40 seats in left

field and 40 in right field, folding

chairs provided for companions; 83

reserved parking spaces near press

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gate, lot A, and lot C

Bus: MTA Long Island Bus – call V

(516) 766-6722 for more information

Yankee Stadium

• Home of New York Yankees baseball

River Ave. & 161st St.

Bronx, NY 10451

V (718) 293-4300/6000,

F (718) 293-8431

*Wheelchair accessible on field and

main levels, areas in loge and lower

levels available.

By request:

Portable radios available; TV monitors in

wheelchair locations; 49 reserved

parking spaces in lot 8

Bus: BX6, BX13

USTA National Tennis Center

• Home of the US Open and other

tennis events

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Flushing, NY 11368

V (718) 760-6200 ext.5100,

F (718) 592-9488

*Wheelchair accessible, but ramps are

steep and require assistance; 15

reserved parking spaces

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