Directions

Big Duck
20 Jay Street
Suite 524
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Subway
Driving
Boating
Walking
Swim/kayak

Use the Subway

The F train will get you closest.

If you’re traveling from Manhattan or Queens, take the Brooklyn-bound train and ride toward the back (ideally in the last car). Get off at York Street (first stop in Brooklyn). Climb the steps, go up the incline, head through the turnstiles, and struggle up even more steps. Whew.

Once you get to the street, you’ll turn right (ah, downhill) toward the water. You’re on Jay Street, so just keep on heading toward the water.

If you’re a bit early for your appointment, pop into the Brooklyn Roasting Company, with its fine coffee and delicious donuts. 20 Jay, our building, is across the street.

If you’re not hungry or you’re running late, please come into 20 Jay. We recommend skipping the first elevator (at street level) up the few little steps to the main elevator bank. Suite 524 is on the 5th floor, through a winding corridor. Enter Suite 524 for the friendly faces of Big Duck and our impressively large reception desk.

If you’re traveling from Brooklyn, follow the directions above, but take the Manhattan/Queens-bound train (and ride near the front). York Street is the last stop in Brooklyn.

If the F isn’t for you, the A/C and the 2/3 will get you reasonably close. Get detailed directions from HopStop.

Drive your car.

We recommend Google Maps for driving instructions. With the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, as well as the BQE, all converging in DUMBO, it can be a bit baffling. So if you can find the neighborhood, you can probably find Jay Street. Once you find Jay Street, head toward the East River. We also recommend parking your car before coming up to our office.

Take a boat.

If the timing works, try the New York Water Taxi or East River Ferry Service, both of which will drop you at the nearby Fulton Ferry Landing. The schedule is more regular during the warm weather months, but no matter the season, it’s a perfectly civilized way to travel, complete with lovely city views and just a touch of motion sickness. Check out their websites for specific schedules.

Once off the ferry, head inland a block and take a left on Water Street. You’ll follow Water Street, which will take you right by Jacques Torres (if you have time, stop in for a hot chocolate or a frozen hot chocolate, depending on the season). Zigzag left on Main Street (say hello to our old building!), then right on Plymouth. Follow the cobblestoned Plymouth Street under the Manhattan Bridge until you get to Jay Street, then take a left. 20 Jay is pretty much right there, the same building as Neighborhoodies, for all your customized clothing needs.

Enjoy a walk and a view.

If you’re coming from Lower Manhattan and the weather is right, we highly recommend the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to get here. It’s about a mile-long walk, and the views are tops. Be sure to stay in the pedestrian lane or suffer the wrath of cyclists. As you get to the Brooklyn side of the bridge, the pathway branches off in two directions. Take the left-hand path (be sure to check both directions for speeding cyclists as you cross their lane). At the bottom of the stairs, take a left and walk down the hill. At Front Street, take a right through the heart of DUMBO. After a few blocks, when you get to Jay Street, take a left. We’re near the water at 20 Jay.

Swim or kayak the East River.

If you feel like swimming or kayaking to our office, beware of strong river currents, pollution in our urban estuary, barges, tugboats, the Circle Line, and the United States Coast Guard (and check out the Coast Guard Foundation website, designed by us!).