Theater for the New City, New York City

Name: Theater for the New City
Address: 155 1st Ave, New York City, 10003, United States
Telephone: +1 212-254-1109

#417 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

Theater for the New City, founded in 1971 and known familiarly as "TNC", is one of New York City's leading off-off-Broadway theaters, known for radical political plays and community commitment. Productions at TNC have won 43 Obie Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. TNC currently exists as a 4-theater complex in a 30,000-square-foot space located at 155 1st Avenue, in Manhattan's East Village. ()

Coordinates: 40°43'43"N, 73°59'6"W

Address

155 1st AveDowntown Manhattan (East Village)New York City 10003 United States

Contact

+1 212-254-1109

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Day trips

Theater for the New City – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Club Cumming, SideWalk Cafe, Lit Lounge, Open Road Park.

~1270 ftS
Nightlife, Dancing
Club Cumming, New York City
7 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant heart of New York City's East Village, Club Cumming is an eclectic and welcoming nightlife venue that has garnered a reputation for its unique blend of entertainment and inclusivity. This intimate bar and performance space, co-owned by actor Alan...
~1220 ftS
Nightlife, Dancing
SideWalk Cafe, New York City
6 min walk • The SideWalk Cafe was a music venue and restaurant/cafe in East Village, New York City founded in 1985. It became a known venue for its underground music scene, and in particular, was known as being the center for Anti-folk in the United States.
~1260 ftSW
Nightlife, Dancing
Lit Lounge, New York City
7 min walk • Lit Lounge was a nightclub in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The two-floor complex housed a concert venue, lounge, dance floor, and Fuse Gallery, an art exhibition space.
~600 ftNE
Park
Open Road Park, New York City
3 min walk • Open Road Park is a small park in East Village, Manhattan, New York City, located east of First Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets. It is among the larger green spaces created in the East Village as a result of community organizing.
~1320 ftW
Nightlife, Restaurant
McSorley's Old Ale House, New York City
7 min walk • McSorley's Old Ale House, generally known as McSorley's, is the oldest Irish saloon in New York City. Opened in the mid-19th century at 15 East 7th Street, in today's East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the "Men Only" pubs, admitting women only after legally being forced to do so in 1970.
~1040 ftSE
Park, Performing arts
Tompkins Square Park, New York City
6 min walk • Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park, bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the west by Avenue A, is abutted by St.
~1010 ftS
Nightlife
Death & Co., New York City
5 min walk • Death and Company is a cocktail bar located in East Village, Manhattan, New York, United States. Established in January 2007, the bar is owned by David Kaplan and Ravi DeRossi. The bar is known for its lengthy cocktail menu, which contained about 50 selections prior to late 2016, when the list was shortened to 30.
~870 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York City
5 min walk • St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery is a parish of the Episcopal Church located at 131 East 10th Street, at the intersection of Stuyvesant Street and Second Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
~720 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, James Renwick, Jr.
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City
4 min walk • The St. Nicholas of Myra Church is an American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, located at 288 East 10th Street, on the corner of Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, across from Tompkins Square Park. The church was built in 1883 as the Memorial Chapel of St.
~250 ftSE
Theater
Performance Space New York, New York City
2 min walk • Performance Space New York, formerly known as Performance Space 122 or P.S. 122, is a non-profitable arts organization founded in 1980 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in an abandoned public school building.
~630 ftW
Street
St. Marks Place, New York City
4 min walk • 8th Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from Sixth Avenue to Third Avenue, and also from Avenue B to Avenue D; its addresses switch from West to East as it crosses Fifth Avenue.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Theater for the New City open?

Theater for the New City is open:

Monday 10 am - 10 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 10 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 10 pm
Thursday 10 am - 10 pm
Friday 10 am - 10 pm
Saturday 12 pm - 10 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Theater for the New City?

Nearby attractions include Performance Space New York, New York City (2 min walk), Museum of the American Gangster, New York City (2 min walk), Open Road Park, New York City (3 min walk), St. Marks Place, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to Theater for the New City by public transport?

The nearest stations to Theater for the New City:

Bus

1st Avenue & East 9th Street • Lines: M15 (2 min walk)
Saint Marks Place & 1st Avenue • Lines: M8 (3 min walk)

Metro

1st Avenue • Lines: L (7 min walk)
3rd Avenue • Lines: L (8 min walk)