Directions to 180 State Street, Brooklyn, New York  11201
(Home of Laura and Bert, Telephone 718-596-0863)

By Subway from Manhattan

M, N or R Trains

1.        Exit at Court Street Station (the first Brooklyn stop).
2.        Leave the station at the exit closest to end of train (via elevator or
stairs); you will be at or very close to the corner of Montague and Clinton
Street.
3.        Proceed on Clinton opposite to the direction of traffic (the Rite Aid
Pharmacy at the corner will be on your left).  Continue five blocks and turn left
onto State Street.
4.        180 State is ½ block down on the right and is the last of three
consecutive limestone buildings.

2, 3, 4 or 5 Trains.

1.        Exit at Borough Hall Station (the second Brooklyn stop on the 2 or 3,
and the first Brooklyn stop on the 4 or 5).
2.        Leave the Station at one of the exits on Joralemon Street (close to
the rear of the train if you take the 4 or 5;  if you take the 2 or 3, first walk
underground to the 4 and 5 train platform).  You will be at or very close to the
corner of Court and Joralemon.
3.        Proceed on Joralemon in the direction of traffic (the Starbucks at the
corner will be on your left).  Continue one block past Starbucks and turn left
onto Clinton Street.
4.        Continue three blocks and turn left onto State Street.
5.        180 State is ½ block down on the right and is the last of three
consecutive limestone buildings.

A,C or F Trains

1.        Exit at Jay Street Station.
2.        Leave the Station at the exit that is closest to the front of the train.  
This exit will put you on Jay Street; walk just a few yards to the right and turn
right onto Willoughby Street.
3.        Continue on Willoughby one or two short blocks to Boerum Place
(Fulton Street also meets Boerum here).  Cross Boerum (Be careful! It’s
busy!) and you will be walking on Joralemon Street, between Brooklyn Law
School on your left and Borough Hall on your right.
4.        Continue two blocks and turn left onto Clinton Street.
5.        Continue three blocks and turn left onto State Street.
6.        180 State is ½ block down on the right and is the last of three
consecutive limestone buildings.

By Subway from Brooklyn

Please adjust the above directions appropriately (e.g., change “front of train”
to “end of train” and “first exit in Brooklyn” to “last exit in Brooklyn”).

By Car or Taxi from or via Manhattan:

1.        Cross the Brooklyn Bridge and take the first right exit (it appears
before the descent from the bridge is over and is marked for Cadman
Plaza/BQE).
2.        Once on ramp, immediately move into left lane (marked for Cadman
Plaza).
3.        Go straight to second stoplight, where you turn left onto Henry Street.
4.        At the sixth stoplight, turn left onto State Street (if you reach Atlantic
Avenue, you’ve gone one block too far).
5.        Go through the next stoplight and ½ block further.  180 State is on the
right and is the last of three consecutive limestone buildings.  See note below
on parking.

By Car or Taxi from or via Long Island:

1.        Take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) and exit right on the
Atlantic Avenue exit.
2A.        If coming from the South (i.e., from the Belt Parkway, the Verrazano
Bridge, etc.), take the right hand lane of the exit and turn right onto Atlantic
Avenue.  There will be a stoplight immediately after joining Atlantic; turn left
there onto Hicks Street.  
2B.        If coming from the North (i.e., from the Long Island Expressway, La
Guardia Airport, the Whitestone Bridge, etc.), take the right hand lane of the
Atlantic Avenue exit and turn right.  Continue to the first stoplight and turn
right onto Atlantic Avenue.  Follow Atlantic under the BQE overpass to the
second stoplight; turn left there onto Hicks Street.
3.        Take the first right onto State Street (the one block you will travel on
Hicks is very short).
4.        Go through two stoplights and ½ block further.  180 State is on the
right and is the last of three consecutive limestone buildings.  Parking is on
street or in any of the private garages on the next block of State.

Parking:  

Parking is on street, or in any of the following garages (directions permit you
to try them in the order given).

1.        After driving past our house on State Street, turn left at the second
light onto Boerum Place.  Turn left at the second light onto Livingston
Street.  There are indoor and outdoor garages on that block of Livingston
(between Boerum and Court Street).
2.        If those are not available, turn left on Court Street and go four blocks
along Court, turning right on Pacific.  There will be a garage almost
immediately on the right (Central Parking a/k/a “The Parking Club”).
3.        If that is unavailable, continue on Pacific to the first intersection, where
you turn right onto Clinton Street.  Follow Clinton to the 3rd or 4th traffic
light, which is Joralemon Street, where you will turn left.  After going
completely through two traffic lights (Henry and Hicks), take the first left turn
onto Willow Place.  Follow Willow Place one long block to the end, which is
State Street.  There is a garage on State exactly where Willow Place ends.
4.        If you still haven’t found parking, follow State Street (it is one way) on
up again towards our house looking for street parking, and follow the above
route again or explore the nearby streets to try to find parking.