Brooklyn Academy of Music
Everything the open record has on Brooklyn Academy of Music, an event space in New York City, New York — address, size, access and the events it carries.
- Opened
- 1908
- 118 years old
- From JFK
- 17 km (11 mi)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- From the centre
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
- of New York City
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 30 Lafayette Avenue, 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of New York City.
Brooklyn Academy of Music was opened in 1908, which puts it at 118 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Brooklyn Academy of Music in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 30 Lafayette Avenue, New York City, New York, United States
- Official site
- www.bam.org
- Coordinates
- 40.6866, -73.9775
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Brooklyn Academy of Music
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 17 km (11 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
3.9 km (2.4 mi) out from the middle of New York City — close enough to book a downtown hotel block, far enough that people will expect transport laid on after dark.
New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
This is a room for a workshop, a chapter meeting, a training day or one track of a larger programme. Anything with an exhibition attached needs a second space.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
A worked example for Brooklyn Academy of Music
A Brooklyn Academy of Music programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Anthology Film Archivesevent space
- Asylum NYCevent space
- Palladium Times Squarearena
- St. George Theaterevent space
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 6 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Brooklyn Academy of Music?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Brooklyn Academy of Music appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Brooklyn Academy of Music?
30 Lafayette Avenue, New York City, New York, United States. It is 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 17 km (11 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Brooklyn Academy of Music?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Brooklyn Academy of Music?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Brooklyn Academy of Music is booked?
Anthology Film Archives, Asylum NYC and Palladium Times Square are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.
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