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Location
Materials for the Arts is located at:
33-00 Northern Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-729-3001 map Recipient Shopping Hours
Warehouse shopping hours exclusively by appointment every half hour:
Tuesdays 10:00 am to 12:30 pm (Warehouse closes at 2:00 pm)
Thursdays 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm (Warehouse closes at 6:00 pm)
First Monday of every month 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm (Warehouse closes at 7:00 pm)
Operating Hours
Donation Drop-Offs must be pre-approved: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
The MFTA Office is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Parking
In addition to street parking, there are a number of commercial lots in the area, including: Alert Garage Parking
31st Street and 39th Avenue, map
Peak Time Parking, Inc.
Northern Boulevard and 40th Road, map
From: Manhattan | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Bronx
FROM MANHATTAN
By Car:
Midtown Tunnel to Queens – you must be in the far right lane.
- As soon as you exit the tunnel, take the first exit to the right.
- Turn right onto 21st Street.
- Take a right onto Jackson Avenue.
- Jackson Avenue becomes Northern Boulevard
- MFTA is at the intersection of 33rd Street and Northern Boulevard.
59th Street Bridge / Queensboro Bridge to Queens - Lower Level
- Once in Queens, follow signs for Northern Boulevard (25A North) bearing left.
- Travel on Northern Boulevard about 5 blocks until you come to 33-00 on the right, where 33rd Street and Northern Boulevard meet. The entrance to the garage is on Northern Boulevard, between 33rd and 34th Street.
By Subway:
 train - To Queens
- Take train to Queens Plaza and exit train.
- Stay on the same platform and take the  or M to 36th Street.
- Exit towards the 34th Street end of the station (back of train).
- Stay on the same side of the street and walk south along Northern Boulevard, passing the loading docks and the Sign Shop.
- Walk until you reach the entrance at 33-00 on the left.
- Take the elevator to the third floor.
 Q train - To Queens
- To 39th Avenue & Beebe Avenue.
- Make a left after exiting turnstiles.
- Walk down the stairs and make a left and a quick right.
- Walk one block to Northern Boulevard.
- Entrance to 33-00 is across the street.
FROM BROOKLYN
By Car:
- Take the BQE North.
- Get off at Exit 33 (McGuiness/Humboldt).
- Bear left and you will be on McGuiness Boulevard.
- Take this straight, over the Pulaski Bridge.
- Once you are over the bridge in Queens, bear right onto Jackson Avenue.
- Once you go under the overpass for the Queensboro Bridge, Jackson turns into Northern Boulevard.
- MFTA is at the intersection of 33rd Street and Northern Boulevard.
By Subway:
 train
- To Court Square, then change to the M train to the 36th Street stop.
- Exit towards the 34th street end of the station (at the "back" of the train).
- Stay on the same side of the street and walk south along Northern Boulevard, passing the loading docks and the sign shop.
- Walk until you reach the 33-00 entrance of the building on your left.
or Q train
- To 39th Avenue & Beebe Avenue.
- Make a left after exiting turnstiles.
- Walk down the stairs and make a left and a quick right.
- Walk one block to Northern Boulevard.
- Entrance to 33-00 is across the street. FROM QUEENS
By Car:
- Take Queens Boulevard to 35th Street.
- Make a right on 35th Street.
- Go over the Honeywell Bridge.
- MFTA is located in the right hand corner of the Honeywell Bridge (33rd Street) and Northern Boulevard.
By Subway:
train
- To the 36th Street stop.
- Exit towards the 34th street end of the station (back of train).
- Stay on the same side of the street and walk south along Northern Boulevard, passing the loading docks and the sign shop.
- Walk until you reach the 33-00 entrance of the building on your left.
or Q train
- To 39th Avenue & Beebe Avenue.
- Make a left after exiting turnstiles.
- Walk down the stairs and make a left and a quick right.
- Walk one block to Northern Boulevard.
- Entrance to 33-00 is across the street.
FROM STATEN ISLAND
By Car:
- Take the I-278/ Staten Island Expressway toward the Verrazano Bridge.
- Merge into POW MIA Memorial Highway, which becomes I-278 East. Stay on for a while.
- Get off at Exit 33 (McGuiness/Humboldt).
- Bear left and you will be on McGuiness Boulevard.
- Take this straight, over the Pulaski Bridge.
- Once you are over the bridge in Queens, bear right onto Jackson Avenue.
- Once you go under the overpass for the Queensboro Bridge, Jackson turns into Northern Boulevard.
- MFTA is at the intersection of 33rd Street and Northern Boulevard.
FROM THE BRONX
By Car:
- Take the Bronx River Parkway South to Sheridan Expressway (I-895S) / Triboro Bridge, which becomes the Bruckner Expressway.
- Take the Tri-Borough Bridge (I-278 west), and prepare to take the first exit to the right.
- Exit at the FIRST exit, exit 3, onto Hoyt Avenue.
- Take Hoyt Avenue south.
- Make a right onto 31st Street.
- Make a sharp left onto Northern Boulevard, Rt. 25A.
- MFTA is at the intersection of 33rd Street and Northern Boulevard.
By Subway:
   train
- To Lexington Avenue/59th Street.
- Transfer to the train towards Queens.
- Take to 36th Street.
- Exit towards the 34th Street end of the station (back of train).
- Stay on the same side of the street and walk south along Northern Boulevard, passing the loading docks and the sign shop. Walk until you reach the 33-00 entrance of the building on your left.
or Q train
- To 39th Avenue & Beebe Avenue.
- Make a left after exiting turnstiles.
- Walk down the stairs and make a left and a quick right.
- Walk one block to Northern Boulevard.
- Entrance to 33-00 is across the street
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