Cultural Opportunities

• Metropolitan Museum
• Museum of Modern Art
• Museum of Natural History
• Guggenheim Museum
• Broadway Theaters
• Concert halls such as Carnegie Hall and Avery-Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center) and many more cultural showcases.

Recreation and Other Opportunities

Major league teams such as the Yankees and Mets, Giants and Jets , Knicks, Nets and Liberty, Rangers, Islanders, and Devils,and Metro Stars soccer abound in the area.  Places of interest near NYC and the Hudson Valley include the Vanderbilt Mansion, Sleepy Hollow, West Point, the Bronx Zoo, NY Botanical Gardens, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and other sites. ATS is close to state parks such as Bear Mountain, Tallman, Hook Mountain and Rockland Lake.

Driving Directions

Crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge (you are now on 87N/287W):
-Take Exit 11
-At the end of the ramp continue straight (through the stop sign) until you come to a traffic light
-At the light, turn left on Route 9W north
-Follow 9W north for approximately .7 mile. You will see a Jewish Temple on your left
-Travel another .1 mile to the ATS driveway, also on the left. A large stone sign reads "Alliance Theological Seminary"
-Follow the driveway to the parking lot.

From Upstate New York:
-Take interstate 87S/287E to Exit 11
-At the end of the ramp is a 5-way traffic light. Turn left on Route 59 east (four lane road, double yellow lines).
-Get into left lane; at the traffic light turn left on Route 9W north.
-Follow 9W north for approximately .7 mile. You will see a Jewish Temple on your left
-Travel another .1 mile to the ATS driveway, also on the left. A large stone sign reads "Alliance Theological Seminary"

From the George Washington Bridge:

-Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway north to Exit 9E (you will be on 87S/287E) (heading toward Tappan Zee Bridge/White Plains)
-Take Interstate 87S/287E to Exit 11
-At the end of the ramp is a 5-way traffic light. Turn left on Route 59 East
-Get into left lane; at the traffic light turn left on Route 9W north
-Follow 9W north for approximately .7 mile. You will see a Jewish Temple on your left
-Travel another .1 mile to the ATS driveway, also on the left. A large stone sign reads "Alliance Theological Seminary"

From the Garden State Parkway:
-Take the Garden State Parkway north to the end where it splits for Interstate 87N/287W. Stay to the right
-After the split get into left lane and follow signs for 87S/287E
-Take interstate 87S/287E to Exit 11
-At the end of the ramp is a 5-way traffic light. Turn left on Route 59 East
-Get into left lane; at the traffic light, turn left on Route 9W north
-Follow 9W north for approximately .7 mile. You will see a Jewish Temple on the left
-Travel another .1 mile to the ATS driveway, also on the left. A large stone reads "Alliance Theological Seminary"

Public Transportation:
Students coming to the ATS campus by public transportation may take the Red & Tan Bus Line, bus 9A, leaving from the George Washington Bridge bus station. This bus will come into Nyack. Students should alert the driver to let them off at the corner of Route 9W and Christian Herald Road. The campus is then a 5 minute walk south on Route 9W.