Tour Information

November 16 - December 16, 2001
Friday - Sunday
1pm - 5pm

Sign up for a tour of the Banana Exhibition at
90 Orchard Street. The tours run for
approximately 20 minutes.

90 Orchard Street (corner of Broome)

Directions: Subway

F to Delancey Street or J, M, or Z to Essex Street.
Walk two blocks away from the Williamsburg Bridge (west) to Orchard Street, turn left and walk one block south to Broome Street.

[Subway Map]

Directions: Bus
Sightseeing busses and the M15 bus (1st & 2nd Ave/South Street Seaport/Wall Street/Battery Park/Ellis Island Ferry) stop at Grand and Allen Streets. Walk one block east to Orchard Street and one block north to Broome Street

[Bus Map]

Directions: Car

Four hours of free parking is available at the "Shopper's Free Parking" lot, located on Broome Street between Norfolk and Suffolk Streets. Free parking is provided by the Lower East Side Shopping District.

From the Lincoln Tunnel and West Side Highway:
1. Exit either the Tunnel or the Highway and go east across town on 42nd St. to 2nd Ave.
(If you prefer, you can exit the West Side Highway at 23rd St. or 18th St. and drive east across town to 2nd Ave.)
2. Turn right on 2nd Ave. and drive south to Houston St. At Houston Street turn left and drive east 3 blocks to Allen St.
3. Turn right on Allen St. and drive 5 blocks south to Grand St.
4. Turn left on Grand St., go 6 blocks and turn left on Clinton St. (RiteAid Pharmacy on corner).
5. Go 1 short block and turn left on Broome St. Go 1 1ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

From the Holland Tunnel:
1. Head east on Canal Street At West Broadway turn left and drive 1 block north to Grand St.
2. Turn right on Grand and drive east to Clinton St.
(Note: this will be a long, slow drive through Chinatown. Grand St changes from a one-way street to two-ways at Chrystie St.)
3. Make a left turn onto Clinton St. (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner).
4. Go 1 short block and turn left on Broome St. Go 1 1ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

Or:
1. Exit the Holland Tunnel uptown on to Hudson St. going north.
2. Drive to Spring St. and turn right, heading east.
3. Turn right on Bowery, go 1 block south and turn left on Delancey St.
4. Go 4 blocks east to Allen St., make a right and go 2 blocks to Grand St.
5. Turn left and drive 6 blocks to Clinton St. (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner.) Note: Grand St. changes from a one-way street to two-ways at Chrystie St.
6. Make a left turn onto Clinton St.
7. Go 1 short block and turn left on Broome St. Go 1 1ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

From the George Washington Bridge and FDR Drive (Southbound):
1. Go over the G. W. Bridge and take exit for Harlem River Drive, which turns into the FDR Drive southbound. 2. Exit FDR Drive at exit #4, Grand St./Williamsburg Bridge. At exit, make a right turn onto Grand St. and go 9 traffic lights (lights are very close together). 3. Turn right on Clinton Street (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner). 4. Go 1 short block and turn left on Broome Street. Go 1 1ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

From the Williamsburg Bridge:
1. Proceed on Delancey Street to Allen St.
2. Make a left turn and drive 2 blocks to Grand St.
3. Make a left turn and drive 6 blocks to Clinton St. (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner.)
4. Make a left turn and go 1 short block to Broome Street. Make a left and go 11ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

From the Manhattan Bridge:
1. Getting off the bridge, make a right turn on Bowery, heading north.
2. Go 2 blocks and make a right turn on to Grand St.
3. Go 10 blocks to Clinton Street (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner.)
4. Make a left turn and go 1 short block to Broome Street Make a left and go 11ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.

From the Brooklyn Bridge & FDR Drive (Northbound):
(Cars only - no busses)
1. Exit onto FDR Drive northbound.
2. Take FDR exit for Houston St. and drive west on Houston until Essex St. (Note: the street is called Essex south of Houston and called Ave. A north of Houston).
3. Drive 5 blocks south and make a left on Grand St. 4. Drive 3 blocks to Clinton St. (a RiteAid Pharmacy is on the corner.)
5. Make a left turn and go 1 short block to Broome Street. Make a left and go 1 1ˇ2 blocks; you will see the entrance to the parking lot on your right.