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Directions

Bus:
M1, M3, M4 northbound on Madison Avenue or southbound on Fifth Avenue
M86 on 86th Street, M96 on 96th Street
Subway:
#4 or 5 Lexington Avenue Line to 86th Street station, or #6 to 86th, 96th and 103rd Street stations, walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue
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#2 or #3 train to 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, walk one block east to Fifth Avenue, then south to 105th Street.
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C, 1, or 9 train to 86th or 96th street, then M86 or M96 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.
From Penn Station:
Take M4 bus to 83rd Street and Madison Avenue.
By Car:
Brooklyn and Staten Island: Take Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, or Battery Tunnel to northbound/uptown FDR Drive; exit at 96th Street to Fifth Avenue
New Jersey: Take the NJ Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge to enter upper Manhattan. Take the first exit‹9A/Henry Hudson Parkway South‹to the right. Take the west 96th exit to cross the park to Fifth Avenue.
Or take the Lincoln Tunnel to enter Midtown Manhattan at west 40th Street. Take the exit (on left) toward 40th Street and North/West Side Highway. Continue east on 40th Street. Turn left on Madison Avenue. Turn left at any odd number street going west on block to Fifth Avenue from, 83rd to 105th.
Connecticut: Take I-95 to I-278 West/Bruckner EXPW exit. Merge onto Bruckner Expressway. Take the I-278 West exit (on left) toward Triboro BR/FDR Drive/Grand Central Parkway. Merge onto I-278 west. Exit toward Manhattan/Randalls-Wards/Downing Stadium. Merge onto Triboro Bridge. Bear right on ramp with sign reading Harlem River Drive/125 Street-2 Avenue and go northwest. Turn left on 2nd Avenue. Turn right at east 96th Street to 5th Avenue.
Upstate New York: Take the I-87 to the Triboro Bridge. Take the FDR Drive ramp and merge onto FDR Drive south. Exit/merge onto FDR Drive. Turn right onto east 96th Street. Turn left at 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue to 89th Street.
Or take Palisades Parkway over the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan. Follow signs for the West Side Highway. Exit at west 96th Street to 5th Avenue.
Long Island: Take I-495 over the Queensboro Bridge to east 59th Street. Turn right at Madison Avenue. Follow Madison north to 97th street make a left to 5th Avenue.
Or take the Queens-Midtown Tunnel to east 35th Street. Begin driving southeast on east 35th Street toward 2nd Avenue. Turn right at 2nd Avenue. Follow 2nd Avenue north to 89th Street. Turn left at 89th Street. Follow 89th Street to 5th Avenue.
Parking:
Parking garages are within walking distance from the mile. Merit Parking Lot on 107th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues (cars only).Impark Parking, located at 40 East 89th Street, Sylvan Parking has locations at 60 East 90th Street and 40 East 89th Street.
Meter parking on Fifth and Madison Avenues. Alternate side of the street parking on the side streets.