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Location
Materials for the Arts is located at:
33-00 Northern Blvd. 3rd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-729-3001 Recipient Member Shopping Hours
Warehouse shopping hours exclusively by appointment in thirty-minute increments on the half-hour:
Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Warehouse closes at 2:00 p.m.)
Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Warehouse closes at 6:30 p.m.)
First Monday of every month 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Warehouse closes at 7:30 p.m.)
Operating Hours
Donation Drop-Offs must be pre-approved: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The MFTA Office is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Parking
A parking lot is located on Northern Boulevard, approximately three blocks from MFTA and two blocks from the 59th Street Bridge between 40th Road and 31st Street (same side of the street as the MFTA warehouse). There are a limited number of parking spaces available in the lot at 33-00 Northern Boulevard, in the basement of our building. We do not control the parking. It is run by our building management and we cannot guarantee availability. Ten dollars is the cost for both on-site parking and for the neighborhood commercial lot. As a convenience to our recipient members, we collect the $10.00 parking fee in our office and pay the building. MFTA makes no money on the parking.
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  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.
  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 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.
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:
or 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.
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.
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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