 Pratt Institute's main campus is located in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, between Willoughby and Dekalb Avenues and between Hall Street and Classon Avenue. BY SUBWAY Take the G train to the Clinton-Washington stop. (There are transfers to the G — from the A or the C — at Hoyt-Schermerhorn and — from the L — at Metropolitan/Lorimer stations.) At the Clinton-Washington G stop, exit and walk north (toward Manhattan) on Washington Avenue (or Clinton Avenue) one block to Dekalb Avenue. Take a right and walk east one block (or three blocks) to Hall Street — here you will find the southwest corner of Pratt’s campus — a veritable wonderland of contemporary sculpture. Enter the gate, walk through the canon sculpture roundabout and cross the wide redbrick sidewalk, continuing straight through the quad. Walk toward an oversized bench made of tires. The hips of the nude face the front door of the Engineering Building. This is your destination. The readings occur three flights of stairs up, in Engineering Room 371. See the campus map: http://www.pratt.edu/campus/map/right.html. Class starts at noon. BY CAR From BQE East/North, exit 28A-Cadman Plaza West. Bear right at stop sign (Old Fulton St.), then right again at the light (Cadman Plaza West). Make a left turn onto Tillary Street. Proceed to Flatbush Avenue and turn right. Turn left onto Fulton Street. Make another left turn onto Lafayette Avenue, then another onto Clinton Avenue. Go 2 blocks to Willoughby Avenue. Turn right onto Willoughby, and proceed 3 blocks to the Pratt campus. Drive to the Pratt Security Booth (second entrance on the right) for parking instructions. From BQE West/South, exit 29-Tillary Street. Proceed to second traffic light (Flatbush Avenue). Turn left onto Flatbush. Proceed to Fulton Street. Turn left on Fulton Street. Go to Lafayette Avenue, then take another left onto Clinton Avenue. Follow the directions above to campus. From West Side of Manhattan—Via Manhattan Bridge, travel east on Canal Street to Manhattan Bridge. Exit bridge to Flatbush Avenue. Follow the directions above to campus. From East Side of Manhattan—Via Brooklyn Bridge, travel south on the FDR Drive (also called East River Drive) to Brooklyn Bridge exit. Exit bridge to Tillary Street. Turn left on Tillary Street to Flatbush Avenue. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue. Follow the directions above to campus. There are about a hundred students, all Pratt undergraduate writing majors. The reading is followed by a Q&A; the class usually lasts about an hour for one reader, or until 1:50 if there are two featured readers. Looking forward to seeing you, Nelly Reifler and Gina Zucker |