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Metropolitan
Playhouse
The American Legacy 220
East Fourth Street ~ New York,
New York 10009
(212) 995 8410 "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 |
| TRANSPORTATION | |
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to 2nd AvenueThe 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. |
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to 8th StreetThe 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 StreetYou 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. |
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By Bus |
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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). |
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Parking |
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Public parking is available on Avenue A (which becomes Essex Street) just south of Houston. |
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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 | ||
| Cannonau - Italian food and Absenthe,
205 E 4th Street |
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| Amaya Kitchen - Thai food and sake cocktails, 234 E
4th Street |
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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 | ||
| Native Bean (formerly the Bagel Zone)- Premiere Home Made Gourmet Delights, 50 Avenue A (between 3rd & 4th) 212-533-9948 | ||
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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. |