The main building of the Brooklyn
Academy of Music is located at 30 Lafayette Avenue between Ashland
Place and St. Felix Street, and houses the BAM Howard Gilman
Opera House, BAMcafe and BAM Rose Cinemas. The BAM Harvey Theater
is located a block and a half away at 651 Fulton Street between
Ashland Place and Rockwell Place.
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BAMbus
The BAMbus offers a round-trip service from Manhattan to Brooklyn,
departing one hour before every BAM performance, unless otherwise
noted, from the Whitney Museum at Altria, 120 Park Avenue at
East 42nd Street. Immediately following performances, the bus
stops at the intersection of Houston and the Bowery, at Astor
Place, and proceeds up Third Avenue stopping at 23rd, 34th,
42nd 51st, 60th 72nd and 86th Streets, after which it will cross
over to Broadway and stops at 86th, 72nd and 57th Streets and
Ninth Avenue.
Bus fare each way is $4 for Subscribers, Friends of BAM, and
students with valid ID, all others pay $5. Reservations must
be made 24 hours in advance, stand-by space is available on
a first-come, first-served basis. Call 718.636.4100
for information and reservations.
NOTE: The BAMbus does not run for the following events, unless
explicitly noted:
BAMfamily, DanceAfrica, 651,
Brooklyn
Philharmonic or rental engagements.
Subway and
Rail
All subway service
and information on whether stations are open or closed is subject
to change. Please consult the MTA website at www.mta.nyc.ny.us
for the latest updates.
BAM is located within
three blocks of most subway lines, making it easy to get to
from all parts of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx.
We are in walking distance from the 2,3,4,5,Q, N, R, W, M, G,
and C trains.
East Side Manhattan to the BAM Opera
House:
Take the 4/5 train to Atlantic
Avenue, walk one block past the clock
tower, down Ashland Place to 30 Lafayette
Avenue.
East Side Manhattan to the BAM Harvey Theater:
Take the 4/5 train to Nevins Street, walk one block north
to 651 Fulton Street.
West Side Manhattan to the BAM Opera
House:
Take the 2/3 or Q train to Atlantic
Avenue, walk one block past the
clock tower, down Ashland Place
to 30 Lafayette Avenue.
West Side Manhattan
to the BAM Harvey Theater:
Take the
2/3 train to Nevins Street, walk one
block north to 651 Fulton Street.
-- The Q Local and Q Express trains also stop at Atlantic Avenue.
-- The N, R, W, and M trains stop at Pacific Street.
-- The G Train stops at Fulton Street.
-- The C Train stops at Lafayette Avenue.
From Long Island:
Take the LIRR to Flatbush Avenue (Atlantic Avenue Subway Station).
See walking directions above.
Car and Taxi
Via Brooklyn Bridge:
Continue straight off the Bridge, make left onto Tillary Street,
turn right onto Flatbush Avenue, proceed to Fulton Street. Make
a left onto Fulton and drive one block: the BAM Harvey Theater
will be on the left, parking on your right. For BAM Opera House
proceed two blocks to Ashland Place, and make right, Parking
is immediately to your right.
Via Manhattan Bridge:
Continue straight off the Bridge onto Flatbush Avenue, proceed
to Fulton Street. Turn left onto Fulton Street and drive one
block: the BAM Harvey Theater will be on the left, parking on
your right. For BAM Opera House proceed two blocks to Ashland
Place, make right, parking is immediately to your right.
From Long Island: Take the LIE to the BQE, take the BQE to Exit
29, which is Tillary Street. Take Tillary Street to Flatbush
Avenue, and make left onto Flatbush Avenue proceed to Fulton
Street. Turn left onto Fulton Street and drive one block: the
BAM Harvey Theater will be on the left, parking on your right.
For BAM Opera House proceed two blocks to Ashland Place, make
right, parking is immediately to your right.
From Queens:
Take the BQE to Exit 29, which is Tillary Street. Take Tillary
Street to Flatbush Avenue, make left onto Flatbush Avenue proceed
to Fulton Street. Turn left onto Fulton Street and drive one
block: the BAM Harvey Theater will be on the left and parking
on your right. For BAM Opera House proceed two blocks to Ashland
Place, make right, parking is immediately to your right.
From New Jersey/Staten Island:
From the Verrazano Bridge merge onto I-278 East/Brooklyn-Queens
Expressway. On I-278/BQE take exit number 27 (Atlantic Avenue).
Proceed east on Atlantic Avenue approximately 1 mile and turn
left onto Bond Street. Proceed on Bond Street for two blocks
and turn left onto Third Avenue. Third Avenue will become Lafayette
Avenue as you cross Flatbush Avenue. BAM is one block ahead.
The BAM parking lots are on your right and left via Ashland
Place.
Parking
BAM has two parking lots operated by GGMC Parking. Lot 1 is
located on Ashland Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette
Avenue, between the main BAM building and the BAM Harvey Theater.
Lot 1 has one entrance on Ashland Place and another at the corner
of Rockwell Place and Fulton Street, convenient for those attending
performances at the BAM Harvey Theater. Lot 2 is located off
the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Place, with
an entrance on Ashland Place, and is closer to the main BAM
building.
Parking on mainstage
performance evenings or matinees, and BAM Rose Cinemas, BAMcafé,
or another BAM event during a mainstage event, is $15.00. If
you are attending BAM Rose Cinemas, BAMcafé, or another BAM
event at a time when there is not a mainstage event, the parking
rate is $5. Daytime parking rates are posted at both parking
lots