Location, Transportation, Neighborhood

		Transportation
		By Subway
	Closest	to 2nd Avenue The Playhouse is most easily reached from the "Second Avenue " Stop on the F Line. The closest exit to us, at the Brooklyn end of the stop, puts you on First Avenue and Houston. Walk North on First Avenue to E 4th Street and turn right. Walk East on E 4th Street until you reach us.
	Close Enough	to 8th Street The N, R, or W trains to "8th Street" (the NYU stop) let out at Broadway and 8th Street. Walk East on 8th Street, across Astor Place, where the street becomes St Mark's Place. Continue to Thompkins Square Park, where you turn right on Avenue A. When you reach E 4th Street, take a left to get to our door. to Bleecker Street You can also take the 6 train to Bleecker Street Station, and walk East on Second Street to Avenue A, then north, to E 4th Street, and then right to us.
		By Bus
		The Playhouse is served directly by: M15 (Up First Avenue; Down 2nd Avenue) M14A (Crosses Manhattan on 14th Street and then turns to go down Avenue A) M9 (Up and down Avenue B).
		Parking
	top	Parking is available on the streets around the theater; however, street parking may be very hard to find on weekend nights. There is a guarded lot on Avenue A (which becomes Essex Street) just south of Houston--three blocks from the theater--as well as a garage on Essex near Delancey (about six blocks south.) Other lots are available on Bowery Street, three blocks west of the theater.

		Dining
		The East Village is exploding with restaurants, bars, boutiques and theater. So come down for more than just an evening of theater, call one of our restaurant partners for a dinner reservation before or after a performance at Metropolitan. They are all a close walk from the theater, and there is dining available for every taste.
		Perbacco - vivoteca con cucino, 234 E 4th Street (next door!) 212-253-2038
		Assenzio - Italian food and Absenthe, 205 E 4th Street
		Hamaya Kitchen - Thai food and sake cocktails, 234 E 4th Street
		European Union - Pan-European fare, 235 E 4th Street
		Kate's Joint - Vegetarian Food, Juice Beer and Wine Bar, 58 Avenue B (at 4th Street) 212-777-7059
		Lavagna - Trattoria Italiana, 545 East 5th Street (near Avenue B) 212-979-1005
		Le Tableau - Bistro Francais, 511 East 5th Street (near Avenue A) 212-260-1333
		Croxley's Ales - Many beers, wings, ballgames, 29 Avenue B (between 2nd & 3rd) 212-673-1999
		The Bagel Zone - Premiere Home Made Gourmet Delights, 50 Avenue A (between 3rd & 4th) 212-533-9948
	top	*Our restaurant partners would love to hear from you, and please do us a favor when you call them for a reservation* mention The Metropolitan Playhouse.


		Metropolitan Playhouse The American Legacy 220 East Fourth Street ~ New York, New York 10009 Office: 212 995 8410 ~ Tickets: 212 995 5302 "One of my favorite downtown theaters" ~ Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
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	LOCATION (Location, Location)
	The Metropolitan Playhouse is in the Cornelia Connelly Center
	220 East Fourth Street (easternmost door)
	Between Avenues A & B
	*in the East Village*

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