Directions to the School

40-11 28th Street

Long Island City, NY 11101

The Academy of American Studies is located one block north of Queens Plaza near the entrance to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (formerly 59th Street Bridge). Remember: West is over the bridge, east is away from the bridge.

 By subway:

E, M, R to Queens Plaza

If coming from Queens, stay to the back and exit the platform level at the back most stairway. If coming from Manhattan, stay to the front and exit the platform level at the front most stairway.

Exit the station from the left stairway onto Queens Plaza North. Make a right and a right to walk around the building under construction onto 41st Avenue.

The school is located 1 block north of Queens Plaza on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue.

F to 21 Street Queensbridge

Exit the station on the east side of 21st Street and 41st Avenue. Walk 4 blocks east. The school is located 1 block north of Queens Plaza on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue.

7, N, W to Queensborough Plaza

Exit on the north side of Queens Plaza (walk over the pedestrian bridge to exit)

Walk 2 blocks east and one block north.

The school is located on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue.

 

By bus:

Q32, 39, 60, 66, 67, 69, 100, 101, 102, 103, B62

The school is located 1 block north of Queens Plaza on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue.

 

By car:

From Queens and Long Island:

Grand Central Parkway to the last exit before the bridge--Exit 45 (31st Street)

Left turn under the elevated N train onto 31st Street

31st Street south to 38th Avenue

Right turn on 38th Avenue to 28th Street

Left turn on 28th Street

The school is on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue

From upper Manhattan, the Bronx and Westchester:

RFK Bridge (formerly Triborough Bridge) to the first exit in Queens--31st Street

31st Street south to 38th Avenue

Right turn on 38th Avenue to 28th Street

Left turn on 28th Street

The school is on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue

From Brooklyn:

BQE north (278 East) to Northern Boulevard.

Left turn onto Northern Boulevard.

4 lights after Steinway Street is a Shell station (38th Avenue)

Bare right onto 38th Avenue

3 blocks after the elevated N train is 28th Street

Left turn on 28th Street

The school is on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue

From Mid-Town Manhattan:

Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway:

Stay in right lane!

Merge all the way over to the right when you get off the bridge

Right turn onto 27th Street

Right turn onto 42nd Road--go three blocks

Right turn onto 23rd Street--go three blocks

Right turn onto 41st Avenue

The school is on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue

Upper Roadway:

Northern Boulevard exit

Right turn at off ramp onto 21st Street

One light after going under the bridge is 41st Avenue

Right turn on 41st Avenue

The school is on 28th Street between 41st and 40th Avenue