Directions & Parking
Jacob Burns Film Center Theater: 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570 • Info-line: 914.747.5555
Media Arts Lab & Executive Offices: 405 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570 • 914.773.7663
Visit Pleasantville! The Jacob Burns Film Center and the Media Arts Lab are centrally located in Westchester County, just 30 miles north of Manhattan, within two blocks of the Pleasantville stop on Metro-North’s Harlem Line and easy to get to via car or bus.
Find restaurants in town for a meal before or after a film!
PARKING
Download the Jacob Burns Film Center/Pleasantville parking map (Link).
- There are seven municipal lots within four blocks of the JBFC Theater and the Media Arts Lab.
- The two lots labeled “Metered” are available throughout the day.
- The other five lots are commuter-permit only until 3:00 pm. They are available for FREE after 3:00 pm during the week and all day on weekends.
- Pango parking mobile app is available for several municipal lots for easy payment and time updates. See posted signs.
- Metered street parking is available throughout the village (meters do not require payment after 6:00 pm Monday–Saturday or all day Sunday). Be sure to check posted times; meters are one hour or two hour or 12 hour.
- The Church lot adjacent to the theater on Tompkins & Manville is only available for one hour time slots and not available at all times on Saturdays. Please read posted signs.
- The town of Pleasantville may change parking restrictions and time limits. Be sure to read the parking signs. View the town parking map: https://pleasantvillechamber.com/parking/
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
FROM THE NORTH
- Taconic Parkway south to Exit 6 (Pleasantville Rd./Pleasantville)
- Turn left and follow Pleasantville Rd. 1.5 miles to the third light.
- Turn left onto Manville Rd.
- The Media Arts Lab is on the left just after the second light and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the third light.
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- Saw Mill Parkway south to Exit 29 (Manville Rd./Pleasantville).
- Turn right off the exit onto Manville Rd.
- The Media Arts Lab is on the left just after the first light.
- The JBFC Theater is on the right just after the third light.
FROM THE SOUTH
- Taconic Parkway north to Exit 4 (Pleasantville Rd./Pleasantville)
- Turn right and follow Bedford Road
- Turn left onto Manville Road.
- The Media Arts Lab is on the left just after the second light and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the third light.
or
- Saw Mill Parkway north to Exit 30 (Grant St.).
- Take Grant St. to the first light and turn left on Manville Road.
- The Media Arts Lab is on this corner on the left and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the next light.
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- Rout 9A north to Pleasantville Road and follow 1.5 miles to the third light.
- Turn left onto Manville Rd.
- The Media Arts Lab is on the left just after the second light and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the third light.
FROM THE NORTHEAST
- Take I-684 south to Exit 3.
- Take a right onto Armonk Bedford Road and continue 1.5 miles until NY-120 N/King Street.
- Follow NY-120 for 2 miles until left onto Bear Ridge Road.
- Follow Bear Ridge Road for 2 miles until right onto Broadway and then 0.3 miles until left on Manville Road.
- The JBFC Theater will be on the left and the Media Arts Lab is on the right after.
FROM THE SOUTHEAST
- Take I-287 west to the Sprain Brook Parkway north (Exit 3).
- Exit onto the Saw Mill River Parkway and take it north to Exit 30 (Grant St.).
- Take Grant St. to the first light and turn left on Manville Road.
- The Media Arts Lab is on this corner on the left and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the next light.
FROM THE WEST
- After the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (Tappan Zee Bridge) take I-87 to I-287 east to Saw Mill River Parkway north.
- Saw Mill Parkway north to Exit 30 (Grant St.).
- Take Grant St. to the first light and turn left on Manville Road.
- The Media Arts Lab is on this corner on the left and the JBFC Theater is on the right just after the next light.
TRAIN
Metro-North Harlem Line train to Pleasantville. Go upstairs near the head of the train, and exit to the right and then left to the corner of Wheeler Ave. and Manville Rd. The JBFC Theater is on Manville Rd. one block to the right around the corner. The Media Arts Lab is on Manville Rd. two blocks to the left. Info at 212.532.4900 and the MTA website.
BUS
Westchester County Beeline buses #6 and #19 stop at the Pleasantville train station, around the corner from the JBFC Theater and the Media Arts Lab. Info at 914.813.7777 or BeeLine Bus.
