Accessibility

The Shed welcomes all audiences to experience work made across all forms of creativity. We offer the following services to meet the needs of our audiences. If you have questions about accessibility services at The Shed, please call our box office at (646) 455-3494 or email accessibility@theshed.org.

Live Performances

Visitors may check out assistive listening devices at the entrances to our live performances. Devices will be available for you to borrow if you do not want to use your own smartphone. Devices will be disinfected between use. A driver’s license will be held to check out the device. Admissions desks are equipped with induction loop systems.

Exhibitions: Listen Everywhere

Assistive listening is available for exhibitions on your smartphone over The Shed’s free Wi-Fi network via the free Listen Everywhere app. Devices will be available for you to borrow outside the exhibition entrance if you do not want to use your own smartphone. Devices will be disinfected between use. A driver’s license will be held to check out the device. Admissions desks are equipped with induction loop systems.

Download the Listen Everywhere app before you arrive with the app store links below.

Apple store
Google store

To use the Listen Everywhere app at The Shed:

1. Connect to TheShedFreeWiFi.
   
2. Download the app using the links above (if you haven’t already).
   
3. Open the app while connected to TheShedFreeWiFi.

Accessible Entrances

The Shed’s Doctoroff Lobby entrance at 30th Street is wheelchair accessible. Please call our box office at (646) 455-3494 or email accessibility@theshed.org with questions or any specific requests.

Restrooms open to the public are in The Doctoroff Lobby. An accessible restroom is located on Level 4. A staff member can direct you to the closest elevator to reach the restrooms.

Elevators are located on the east and west sides of the building in The Doctoroff Lobby.

Subway

The closest elevator-accessible subway station is 34 St-Hudson Yards (7 train). 34 St-Penn Station (1, 2, and 3 trains) and 34 St-Penn Station (A, C, and E trains) also offer elevator access.

Bus

The bus lines with stops closest to The Shed include the M11 along 10th Avenue, the M12 along 11th Avenue, and the M34 SBS, which provides select bus service to Hudson Yards along 34th Street.

Pick-up / drop-off

The Shed’s Hudson Boulevard entrance (near the intersection of Hudson Boulevard and 11th Avenue) provides an accessible passenger loading zone allowing for automobile pick-up and drop-off access to the building.

Access-A-Ride

The Metropolitan Transit Authority operates the Access-A-Ride program as a service for people with disabilities. For drop-off at The Shed’s Hudson Boulevard entrance, please request 20 Hudson Yards as seen in the Places File. Please visit the MTA’s Access-A-Ride webpage for more information.

Parking

There are two parking garages in close proximity to The Shed on West 30th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues. One is on the north side of the block, beneath Hudson Yards. An additional garage is located across the street from The Shed at 552 West 30th Street.