key to ratings + note on transit
✅: yay good!
☑️: eh not best, but still doable
X: not accessible, but there’s an alternative that isn’t terrible
❌: def not accessible
i’m using the MTA’s own accessible stations info… & no, i don’t trust it to be up-to-date!!, which is why i’m listing “transit possibilities” with my tongue firmly in cheek.
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VENUES
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bam (all buildings)
website: https://www.bam.org/visit/accessibility
peter jay sharp building: 30 lafayette ave, brooklyn
bam fisher: 321 ashland pl., brooklyn
bam strong: 651 fulton st., brooklyn
✅ main spaces: wheelchair accessible
✅ bathrooms: wheelchair accessible
stages: [confirm]
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elsewhere (all spaces)
website: https://www.elsewherebrooklyn.com/support
entry: 599 johnson ave, east williamsburg, brooklyn
✅ main spaces: wheelchair accessible
✅ bathrooms: wheelchair accessible
stages: [confirm]
✅ roof: wheelchair accessible
note + accessibility contact: “Elsewhere is fully wheelchair accessible (including the rooftop), but some areas require staff escort for elevator access. Reserved seating or viewing areas can be pre-arranged as well. Please email care@elsewherebrooklyn.com to give us a heads up, or ask security or a manager for assistance when at the venue.”
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knitting factory brooklyn
website: https://bk.knittingfactory.com/ada-assistance/
entry: 361 metropolitan ave, williamsburg, bklyn (access ramp through box office door)
✅ main space: wheelchair accessible
✅ bathroom: wheelchair accessible
stage: [confirm]
accessibility contact: Tiana at tlopez@knittingfactory.com
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(le) poisson rouge
website: https://lpr.com/faq/
entry: 158 bleecker st., the village, mnhtn
age policy: varies
✅ main space: wheelchair accessible (via elevator)
bathroom: [confirm]
stage: [confirm]
accessibility contact: info@lprnyc.com
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market hotel
website: https://www.markethotel.org/faq
age policy: all ages
☑️ main space: wheelchair accessible via alt-entrance elevator (unsure of location); requires advance notice to info@markethotel.org
bathroom: [confirm]
stage: low stage with steps
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national sawdust
website: https://nationalsawdust.org/directionstickets/
entry: 80 n. 6th st. (on wythe avenue), williamsburg, brooklyn
age policy: all ages (unless noted otherwise)
✅ main space: wheelchair accessible on main floor
✅ bathroom: wheelchair accessible on main floor
stage: [confirm]
transit possibilities:
• Bedford Ave L — 0.3 miles
— Elevator on NE corner of Bedford Ave and North 7th St.
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roulette
website: https://roulette.org/visit/
entry: 509 atlantic ave, downtown brooklyn
age policy: “Minors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.”
✅ main space: wheelchair accessible
✅ bathroom: “We have an ADA compliant and all-gender restroom with a baby changing station.”
stage: [confirm]
transit possibilities:
• Atlantic Avenue-Barclay’s Center — 0.2 miles
— Elevator on SE corner of Pacific St and 4th Ave (best for D/N/R)
— Elevator at Hanson Pl and Flatbush Ave (best for B/Q/2/3/4/5/LIRR)
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the stone
website: http://thestonenyc.com
entry: 55 w. 13th st. (in the new school’s glass box theatre), manhattan
age policy: all ages
✅ main space: wheelchair accessible
bathroom: [confirm]
✅ stage: no raised stage
transit possibilities:
• 14 St-Union Sq L/N/Q/R/W (4/5/6 not accessible) — 0.4 miles
— Elevator on NE corner of 14th St and Union Square East.
— Bus connections: M1, M2, M3 (all northbound), M14A SelectBusService, M14D SelectBusService, SIM1c, SIM3c, SIM4c, SIM7, SIM9, SIM33, SIM33c (all SI-bound).
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trans-pecos
website: https://www.thetranspecos.com/faq
entry: 9-15 wyckoff ave, ridgewood, queens
age policy: all ages
☑️ main space: wheelchair accessible; requested advance notice to info@thetranspecos.com
✅ bathroom: single-user bathroom behind stage is wheelchair accessible
stage: no ramp to low stage, but artists often perform on the floor [will ask if there’s a ramp in storage]
☑️ yard: not accessible through main space, but can arrange to enter around the corner at 16-11 weirfield st.
accessibility contact: info@thetranspecos.com
transit possibilities:
• Myrtle/Wyckoff Av M/L — 0.3 miles
— Elevator in station house on SW corner of Wyckoff Ave and Gates Ave.
— Myrtle-Wyckoff Bus connections: B13, B26 (goes to venue), B52, B54, Q55, Q58.
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tv eye
website: https://www.instagram.com/tveyenyc/
entry: 1647 weirfield st., ridgewood, queens; “wheelchair accessible through patio door”
age policy: 21+
☑️ main space: wheelchair accessible “through patio door”; unclear if this requires prior contact
bathroom: [confirm]
stage: [confirm]
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