Directions/Parking
Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10027

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Directions by car, by mass transit outside New York City and by mass transit within NYC.
Parking.

By car: It is recommended that you use Mapquest or Google Maps to find more detailed directions from your point of origin.

From north and northwest of New York City:
Henry Hudson Parkway south. Take exit 12 off the Henry Hudson Parkway (125th Street exit) and take the second right: Riverside Drive. Drive south a few blocks to the Church.

You can get to the Henry Hudson Parkway via the Sawmill River Parkway and the Cross County Parkway.

From Palisades Parkway or I80. Come over the George Washington Bridge, take the first exit off the bridge onto the West Side Highway (route 9A). Be careful to continue south, and take exit 12 (125th Street exit). Take the second right: Riverside Drive. Bear left at the fork and drive south a few blocks to the Church.

From directly west and south of New York City (through New Jersey): Enter New York City either by the Holland or the Lincoln tunnel. Follow the signs to the West Side Highway (or West Street or 12th Avenue—they are all the same) heading uptown. This actually turns into a highway at 59th Street. Take the 125th Street exit but turn right at the first opportunity (St. Clair Place), then an immediate right onto Riverside Drive. Bear left at the fork and drive south a few blocks to the Church.

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By mass transit from outside New York City
The Hudson Metro North line (www.mta.info) runs along the east side of the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Station.
The Harlem Metro North line (www.mta.info) runs from Wassaic, New York to Grand Central Station.
The New Haven Metro North line (www.mta.info) runs from New Haven, CT with connecting lines from Waterbury, Danbury, and New Canaan, CT to Grand Central Station.

From Grand Central take the shuttle subway to Times Square, then transfer to the #1 subway going ‘uptown’ to 116th Street. From the subway station walk west for two blocks to Riverside Drive, then turn right (north) and walk to 490 Riverside and the entrance to Riverside Church.

The Long Island Railroad (www.mta.info) has lines running from Hempstead, West Hempstead, Port Washington, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Greenport, Montauk, Long Beach, and Far Rockaway into Penn Station in Manhattan.

From Penn Station, take the #1 subway going ‘uptown’ to 116th Street. From the subway station walk west for two blocks to Riverside Drive, then turn right (north) and walk to 490 Riverside and the entrance to Riverside Church.

Metro North (www.mta.info) also has two lines from Port Jervis, NY and the Pascack Valley (Valley Stream, NY being the terminus stop) that runs primarily through New Jersey into Penn Station in Manhattan. See subway directions from Penn Station above.

New Jersey Transit (www.njtransit.com) has commuter train lines from Trenton (which connects to Philadelphia commuter lines), Hackettstown, Gladstone, High Bridge, Camden, and Bayhead which all come into Penn Station in New York City. See subway directions from Penn Station above.

New Jersey Transit (www.njtransit.com) also has a multiplicity of bus lines all of which come into New York City at Penn Station. See subway directions from Penn Station above.

By New York City mass transit either subway or bus (then click on the borough map you need), you must connect to a line that goes near 121st Street on the upper west side of Manhattan. The best subway is the 116th Street station on the #1 line (though the 125th Street station on the A, C, B or D lines is a walkable distance) or the M4, M5, M104, or Bx15 buses to the closest stop to either 120th or 122nd Street. Riverside Church’s address is 490 Riverside Drive. The M5 and Bx15 buses actually go to Riverside Drive; with the other buses or subway, you will have to exit, walk west to Riverside Drive, and then walk to 490 Riverside and the church entrance.

Parking:
You may park on the streets around Riverside Church or use the parking garage located underneath the church or other local parking garages.
The prices at the garage beneath the church are $25 for four hours on Friday (with a daily maximum of $35), and Saturday a maximum of $35 for the entire day.

The additional garages below are listed from south to north.

West Side Parking
234 West 108th Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 222-8800; Open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

E&B Operating Group
143 West 108th Street (between Columbus & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 865-8315; Open 24 hours

GGMC Parking
512 West 112th Street, (between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 865-1754; Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Pro Park America
1090 West 114th Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 523-1051; Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Claremont Parking Corp.
Riverside Church, 120th Street (between Claremont Ave. & Riverside Drive)
(212) 870-6736; Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

GMC Garage
532 West 122nd Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 961-1075; Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

More Than Parking (MTP)
631-635 West 131st Street (between Broadway & 12th Ave.)
(212) 368-2579; Open from 6 a.m. to midnight