by car

From New Jersey, East Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn - take the George Washington Bridge, Willis Avenue Bridge, or the Triborough Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) and exit at Van Cortlandt Park South. (Follow directions below for Van Cortlandt Park South exit)
Alternate route from New Jersey with toll - take the Henry Hudson River Drive to the Mosholu Parkway Exit. (Follow directions below for Mosholu Parkway exit)
From West Manhattan - take the West Side Highway going north. It becomes Henry Hudson Parkway to Mosholu Parkway exit. (Follow directions below for Mosholu Parkway exit)
From Westchester - take the New York State Thruway to the Major Deegan Expressway South (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South (becomes Henry Hudson Parkway) to Mosholu Parkway exit. (Follow directions below for Mosholu Parkway exit)

Commercial vehicles should take the
Major Deegan Expressway (I-87).


VAN CORTLANDT PARK SOUTH EXIT At traffic light turn left and proceed up the hill (bearing left with the main road) past Sedgwick Avenue, until you reach Goulden Avenue. Proceed on Goulden for two long blocks to Bedford Park Boulevard West. Parking lots are on your right.
MOSHOLU PARKWAY EXIT Proceed on long exit ramp to the second traffic light. At traffic light turn right into the center of a traffic island. Continue straight ahead on Paul Avenue for two blocks to Bedford Park Boulevard West. At Bedford Park Boulevard turn right and then left onto Goulden Avenue. The parking lots are on your right.


by train

Take the IRT No. 4 Lexington Avenue line or the IND “D” line to Bedford Park Boulevard station. Walk west (1 block from the No.4 and approximately 3 blocks from the “D” line) to the campus.
MTA WEBSITE - CLICK HERE


by bus

Bronx - The following buses stop near the Lehman College Campus: Bx 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 22, 26, 28, 32, and 34.
Manhattan - MTA Express Bus BxM-4A and BxM-4B stop at Bedford Park Boulevard and Grand Concourse.
Westchester - From White Plains, Hartsdale, Scarsdale and Yonkers via Central Park Avenue, take the No. 20 or 20x. From Yonkers (Getty Square, South Broadway, McLean Avenue and Central Park Avenue) take the No. 4 bus.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
New York City Transit Authority (718)-330-1234
Westchester Transportation Info (914)-682-2020

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PARKING

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is recognized as one of New York’s premier showcase for international music, dance and theatre. The center is conveniently located on the tree-lined campus of Lehman College in the northwest Bronx, south of Van Cortlandt Park and west of the New York Botanical Garden, between Kingsbridge and Bedford Park Boulevard along the Jerome Park Reservoir. Lehman Center is easily accessible by public transportation and car, with parking lot on the weekends for 1,000 cars.

Parking Fee

As of June, 2011 Lehman College has instituted a $5 parking fee for  anyone who does not possess a Lehman College parking decal and wishes to use the College's parking facilities on Goulden Ave. and Bedford Park Blvd. W.  The fee will be used to offset the expenses associated with maintaining the parking facilities.

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