Getting to TASTE
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Getting to TASTE: Take NYC Ferry’s East River route to North Williamsburg to make your way to Taste!
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Directions to Taste of Williamsburg 2019 at East River State Park
From Manhattan:
1. (From midtown) Take the E or the 7 train toward Queens and transfer at Court Square to the G train. Get off at Nassau Av; the park is a ~10 min walk
2. Take the M train, which is running special service starting from 96 St-2 Av in the Upper East Side, every 8 minutes. Get off at Marcy Av and take the free shuttle bus that says “L train to Bedford Av,” running every 2 minutes. Get off at Bedford Av and walk ~10 minutes to the park. On the return trip, look for the same bus that says “L train to Marcy Av” to get you to the station.
3. Take the J train, running every 8 minutes. Get off at Marcy Av and take the free shuttle bus that says “L train to Bedford Av,” running every 2 minutes. Get off at Bedford Av and walk ~10 minutes to the park. On the return trip, look for the same bus that says “L train to Marcy Av” to get you to the station.
4. (From 14th St area): Take the M from 14 St-6 Av to Marcy Av, or take the M14 SBS (stops) from Union Square, 3 Av or 1 Av areas to Delancey-Essex, and take the J or the M train to Marcy Av. Get off at Marcy Av and take the free shuttle bus that says “L train to Bedford Av,” running every 2 minutes. Get off at Bedford Av and walk ~10 minutes to the park. On the return trip, look for the same bus that says “L train to Marcy Av” to get you to the station.
From in Brooklyn or Queens:
1. Take the B32 bus (schedule and map), which runs between Long Island City at the Court Sq E/M/7/G and the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, near the Marcy Av station. The bus runs every ~30 minutes on Sundays during the event. Get off at the Kent Av / N 9th St stop, right in front of the park.
2. Take the B62 bus (schedule and map), which runs between Queens Plaza and Downtown Brooklyn, every 20 minutes on Sunday during the event. Get off at either the Driggs Av / N 9th St stop or the Bedford Av / N 9th St stop, depending on which direction you’re coming from.
3. Take the M train, which is running every 8 minutes. Get off at Hewes St and take the free shuttle bus that says “L train to Bedford Av,” running every 2 minutes. Get off at Bedford Av and walk ~10 minutes to the park.
4. Take the G train and exit at Metropolitan Av. Walk to the park, or take the free shuttle bus that says “L train to Bedford Av,” running every 2 minutes during the event. On the return trip, look for the same bus that says “L train to Marcy Av” to get you to the station.
From East Williamsburg or Bushwick
Free shuttle buses that say “L train to Met-Lor” and in the other direction, “L train to Bway Jct” will be running along the L line, every 2-3 minutes, stopping at every L train subway station. Look for pink signs denoting the stops.
