East River Park Amphitheater

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BIKE:
From the North: Enter East River Park at the foot of E 10th, E 6th, Houston or Delancey Street. Once you enter East River Park ride south - you will pass Grand Street and a seal park/spray shower and the last ballfield (Ballfield 1/2) in the park. Right after the ball field make a left and bike up a small hill to reach the amphitheater.
From the South: Enter the Park from the south of biking on the Manhattan GreenWay, once you enter East River Park, the amphitheater is to your right just before the first pedestrain bridge over the FDR. If you see Ballfield 1/2 you have passed the Amphitheater.

SUBWAY: Take the F, J, or M to Essex/Delancey stop in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. When you exit the station, walk east on the south side of Delancey Street (the Williamsburg Bridge will be on your left) until you reach the FDR Drive. Take the pedestrian bridge at the foot of Delancey Street to cross the highway and turn right once you enter the park. The amphitheater will be behind the ball field (Ballfield 1/2) on your left .

BUS: Take either the M14A or the M22 to last stop, which is on Grand and the FDR Drive. At the end of Grand Street turn right and walk along the service road of the FDR for one block to reach Cherry Street. Walk up Cherry Street, midblock you will see an entrance into Corelears Park, walk towards the flagpole to reach the pedestrian bridge across the FDR and the Amphitheater is straight ahead once you enter East River Park.

CAR:
From North: Take the FDR Drive to the Houston Street exit. At the stop sign go straight to continue south and drive along the service road to reach Delancey Street . Make a right on Delancey Street and find street parking. Go to the south side of Delancey Street to reach the pedestrian bridge across the highway to enter East River Park. Walk south along the FDR Drive, passing the seal spray shower at Grand Street and Ballfield 1/2 to reach the amphitheater.

From South: Take the FDR Drive to Houston Street exit, at the stop sign turn left and on second stop sign left again to take the service road heading south to Delancey Street. Make a right on Delancey Street and find street parking. See above.

East River Park Fireboat House (Offices)

NOTE: Visits by appointment only!

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SUBWAY:  Take the F, J, or M to Essex/Delancey stop in the Lower Eastside, Manhattan.  When you exit the station, walk East on Delancey (the Williamsburg Bridge will be on your left) until you reach the FDR.  Cross the Delancey footbridge and turn right once you enter the park. The Fireboat House will be on your left in approximately two blocks, just before the big ballfield.  The building is a two-story red brick building and there are seal-sculptures in front.

BUS:   Take either the M14 to Grand and FDR or the M22 to Jackson and Cherry St., then cross over the footbridge at Cherry St. (in Corelears Park) , turn left once you enter the park, and the Fireboat House will be on your right just after the big ballfield.

CAR: 

From Williamsburg Bridge, once on Delancey Street (Manhattan) make the first left possible (Allen Street).  Take Allen Street to Grand Street and left on Grand.

From 2nd Avenue (if you are coming over Willis Avenue Bridge).  Take 2nd avenue all the way down to Grand Street and make a left on Grand.

For both: Take Grand to Montgomery Street –also called Samuel Dickstein Plaza-make a right on Montgomery Street and take it to the end (3 blocks).    Straight ahead there will be 2 piers, a DoT yard, and the East River.  Above is the elevated FDR Drive.  Go straight, and proceed into the blacktop area.  There is a service road leading into East River Park between the fence of Pier and the FDR Drive.  The sidewalk turns into the service road and there will be pedestrians, etc.  Nonetheless, proceed, slowly, over the small asphalt ramp that lets you go up the curb.  Head straight—parallel to the FDR—until you see parking lots to your right.  Pull in to the parking lot and the park there. The Fireboat House is approximately 3 blocks into the park (right on the river) and just after the big ballfield.