The Downtown Manhattan Friends Meeting meets outdoors on Thursdays, 6 pm - 7 pm, from June through September.

(Weather Permitting, except September 7, which is Rain or Shine)

2007 Schedule

May 3, 2007 May 10, 2007 May 17, 2007 May 24, 2007 May 31, 2007 June 7, 2007 June 14, 2007 June 21, 2007 June 28, 2007 July 5, 2007 July 12, 2007

July 19, 2007 July 26, 2007 August 2, 2007 August 9, 2007 August 16, 2007 August 23, 2007 August 30, 2007 September 6, 2007 September 13, 2007 September 20, 2007 September 27, 2007

The Labyrinth area where we meet is in the Northwest Corner of Battery Park at the base of West Street and the West Side Highway. Look for the flower flags and signs!

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Public Transportation

Bus - arrive Port Authority Bus Terminal - take A, C, or E subway lines downtown

Rail - arrive Penn Station - take A, C, E, or 1 subway lines downtown

- arrive Grand Central Station - take 4 or 5 subway lines downtown

Subways

1 to	Rector Street - Exit at front, walk South and cross Battery Place to Battery Park
4 or 5 to W or R to	Bowling Green - Walk West along Battery Place to the Labyrinth Whitehall Street - Exit at corner of Stone and Whitehall. Walk West to Battery Park
2 or 3 to A or C to E to	Chambers Street - change to 1,9 Downtown Broadway Nassau, change to 4 or 5 Downtown to Bowling Green. World Trade Center, walk South to Battery Park
Staten Island Ferry	Walk Northwest through Battery Park. Or walk along State Street to Battery Place, turn left and walk to West Street.

Driving

From New Jersey - North and West:

George Washington Bridge take 1st Exit right (from upper deck), 1st Exit Left (from lower deck) to Henry Hudson Drive Downtown (West Side Hwy) to terminus at Battery Park

Port Imperial / Weehawken to Pier 11, Wall Street - Walk to Battery Park

New Jersey Turnpike to 495 East toward Lincoln Tunnel, follow signs before entering tunnel to Ferry.

From New Jersey - South and West:

NJ Turnpike / Rt. 78 to Holland Tunnel, Exit 2 West Side Highway downtown, drive to terminus of West Side Hwy. at Battery Park.

Port Liberte Ferry / Jersey City to Pier 11, Wall Street, walk to Battery Park.
Free parking is available at NY Waterway's Port Liberte terminal in the lot adjacent to the ferry terminal.

Driving directions to Port Liberte Ferry:

From NJ Turnpike/78 Exit 14A:
NJ Turnpike to Exit 14A.After the toll make a right on to 53rd Street and proceed one block to Broadway. Make a right and continue on Broadway. Broadway will become Garfield Avenue in Jersey City. Proceed on Garfield until passing a cemetery on the right hand side. At the traffic light at the center of the cemetery make a right on to Chapel Avenue and continue to the ferry terminal located on the right side of the street before the wooden bridge.

From NJ Turnpike/78 Exit 14B:
NJ Turnpike to Exit 14B. Make left after toll booth (towards Liberty State Park). Make right at first light (200 yards) to Caven Point Road. Go to the second Port Liberte entrance gate at Chapel Avenue (Army Reserve Base on your left). Make a left on Chapel Avenue and continue to the ferry terminal located on the right side of the street before the wooden bridge.

From Westchester and North:

From Major Deegan (87), Hutchinson Parkway to Cross County to Deegan, or Rt. 95, take the Triborough Bridge, and exit to Manhattan. Take FDR Drive South then the underground tunnel to the West Side (driving from the East Side) to Battery Park. Or take the Saw Mill Parkway south to the Henry Hudson Parkway / West Side Highway (Joe DiMaggio Drive) South to its termininus at Battery Park.

From Long Island and East:

From Long Island take Midtown Tunnel, 2nd Avenue South, to 30th Street left, to FDR Drive South, to Battery Park.

From Brooklyn take the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to Manhattan, turn left at traffic light to Battery Park, or take the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive South, to Battery Park.

Contact
Please contact us at: info@downtownmeeting.org

Communications Clerk: 212-787-3903