Picnic in the Ruins

Grecian Pavilion, Prospect Park
96 Parkside Ave.
Brooklyn, NY  11226
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Directions:

Grecian Pavilion (“The Peristyle”), Prospect Park
96 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11226
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Subway (recommended)
Take the Q to Parkside Avenue and walk 7 minutes west along Parkside Avenue until the Grecian Pavilion is on your right, OR
Take the F or G to Fort Hamilton Parkway, walk south and then east along Prospect Avenue, cross the circle and continue east along Parkside Avenue until the Grecian Pavilion is on your left (total walking time about 14 minutes)

We will update these directions as needed if subway service is altered and affects how you may get to the event.

From NJ Transit or the Long Island Railroad:
Take your favorite train to New York Penn Station, leave it, walk east one block to Herald Square, enter the subway and board the Q train downtown.  Follow the subway directions above.

From Metro North:
Take your favorite train to Grand Central Station.  Follow signs to the subway beneath it, and board a downtown 4/5/6 train.  Ride it to Union Square, and then transfer to a downtown Q train.  Follow the subway directions above.

Driving
General Disclaimer:  As in all cases of Østgarðr travel, varying traffic conditions often mean that the most direct route is not the swiftest.  Please consult your oracle of choice before leaving home.

The site is not accessible from the roads within Prospect Park, as they are closed to vehicles on weekends.

From the south and west:  Take your best route to I-278 East across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, and then take exit 24 for the Prospect Expressway.  Take exit 4 for 10th Avenue, and then make a left onto Seely St.  When Seely St.  tees into Prospect Park Southwest, make a right.  Go around the traffic circle, and take the 3rd exit onto Parkside Avenue.  The peristyle will be on your left, approximately 1500 feet from the traffic circle. 

From the north and northeast:  Take your best route to the BQE (I-278 West).  Take exit 24 for the Prospect Expressway, and proceed as above.

From southern Queens/southern LI:  Take your best route to the Belt Parkway.  Take Exit 11N (Flatbush Avenue) and proceed on Flatbush Ave.  north for approximately five miles.  Turn left on Parkside Avenue.  The peristyle will be on your right.

Note:  There are no parking garages or lots nearby, but there is street parking available along Parkside Ave, and on nearby side streets, though you may have to shark for it.