Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Getting to BAM in Brooklyn? -

I m supposed to go to a film event at BAM in Brooklyn this Saturday. I live in North Jersey (in the mountains, not the city) and it takes about an hour for me to get to NYC. I usually do stuff in Manhattan and just take the bus in to PA, which is relatively cheap and stress free. I m a bad driver, NYC confuses me most of the time, and I don t get the subway lines AT ALL. I ve only been to Brooklyn once with friends, never been to BAM.Can anyone suggest any cheap, stress free ways for me to get to downtown Brooklyn? Is the subway really the best way? Is it that hard to figure out?

Welcome to Brooklyn! Since you are coming to Manhattan relatively cheap and stress free, you should continue this for your trip into Brooklyn. To do so, you have so many easy options.Right at Port Authority, you can catch the C train (blue) local to Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. You want to take the Brooklyn bound train. IT will take about 30min.Outside of Port Authority, walk over to 42nd and Broadway, you can catch the N, R, 2 or 3 train to Atlantic-Pacific St in Brooklyn. Take them Brooklyn-bound, should take 25min. Have a great time in Brooklyn at BAM! Pretty easy and yes subway is the best way! It will cost $2.25 each way. Unless you plan to roam around taking the subway a few more times, it s best just to pay $2.25 each way, instead of the daily pass.

Getting to BAM is very easy by subway. You can drive over the manhattan bridge and it is just about a half mile on the right you can t miss it. you will pay for parking , very little street parking. By subway go to the Atantic Avenue station or Pacific street station Many trains go there 2, 3 4 5 plus many more . It is safe and you should have a good time Go to Juniors for cheesecake afterwards it is only a few blocks away on Flatbush avenue

Don t bother driving into the City, you can take the train instead. You can drive to Secaucus Junction where you can park you car for the entire day for about $10 and take any eastbound NJ Transit train to Penn Station New York.Now, BAM is located at 30 Lafayette Street in Downtown, Brooklyn. Here how s to get from Penn Station to BAM.Take the Brooklyn-bound (southbound) #2 or 3 subway lines (Red Line on the subway map) from Penn Station to Nevins Street. Once at Nevins Street, exit the subway and follow the walking directions at the link below.I hope this information is very helpful.Good luck and happy holidaysNative New Yorker