Searching for information about the Lincoln Center bag policy? Find out more about what you can bring with you, and the luggage storage options nearby as you travel to one of New York City’s most inspiring classical music venues. From high class orchestras such as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to piano concertos and string quartets, Lincoln Center is the go-to for live classical music.
About Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center, also known as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, is a building complex located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in New York City. It is the hub for performing arts in New York City. It houses 11 internationally renowned arts institutions: School of American Ballet, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School.
The venue was built between 1955-1969 by a association of civic leaders, under the leadership of John D Rockefeller III, as part of the “Lincoln Square Renewal Project”. It has 30 indoor and outdoor facilities and hosts five million visitors annually. Renowned architects were contracted to designing the major buildings in the location. Over the course of 30 years, the initially diverse working class area around Lincoln Center was substituted with a collection of high culture to please the association.
Popular Features
Lincoln Center has appeared in multiple art and media works
Films
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) – the shootout takes place in the plaza
- Pitch Perfect (2012) – the final competition takes place at Lincoln Center
- Ghostbusters (1984) – Dana and Peter meet by the fountain after he rehearsal
- No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) – Kate Palmer (Lee Remick) works there as a tour guide
- The Producers (1968) – The theatrical producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom meet at the Revson Fountain to discuss their plan to defraud their investors
- A Thousand Clowns (1965) – Shown whilst under construction
Television
- The King of Queens – Main characters Doug and Carrie Heffernan attend a cello concert
Video Games
- Marvel’s Spiderman Playstation 4 – many Manhattan landmarks, including Lincoln Center, are featured
- SimCity 4 – The building is recreated as a placeable landmark
Notable Performances
- George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker”, a continuing favourite presented by the New York City Ballet, premiered in 1954
- “The Light in the Piazza” opened on Broadway at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in 2005
- The Metropolitan Opera showed the U.S. premieres of Richard Wagner’s “Parsifal”, “Tristan und Isolde”, “Götterdämmerung”, “Siegfried”, “Das Rheingold” and “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
Lincoln Center Bag Policy
Lincoln Center has a very lenient policy. Hence, there are not many restrictions regarding what you can and cannot bring with you during a performance.
- Outside food and beverage is not permitted
- Guests are encouraged to bring their own headphones
- All equipments are acceptable but will be sanitised before and after use
Luggage Storage near Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center offers an express lane for baggage-free spectators, so if you want to breeze through security, it is best to go into the stadium without any bags. Thankfully, Stasher offers convenient and affordable luggage storage near Lincoln Center and the whole of New York City.
So if you want to witness a classical music phenomenon sensation, and you need a place to store your bags, check out our nearest stashpoints down below. All our luggage storage locations are evaluated for security and convenience. Here are the nearest stashpoints to the arena.
- Al Horno West Side: 15 min walking distance
- New York Gifts and Souvenirs: 17 min walking distance
- 39 & 9th Grocery Inc: 25 min walking distance
Bag storage near Lincoln Center with Stasher costs only $6 for 24 hours!
Lincoln Center Transportation
Looking to get to Lincoln Center as soon as possible? Moovit helps you find the best way to get to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with step-by-step directions from the nearest public transit station.You can get to Lincoln Center by Subway, Bus or Train. Here are the following transit lines that have stops nearby.
Bus: BXM2, M104, M31, M5, M66, M7
Train: FAR ROCKAWAY, HUDSON, PATH, PORT WASHINGTON
Subway: 1, A, B, D
Bus
- From Roberta’s Pizza, Brooklyn: 105 min
- From B Bar & Grill, Manhattan: 55 min
- From Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Brooklyn: 86 min
- From Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, Manhattan: 64 min
- From Inwood, Manhattan: 69 min
- From Mission Dolores, Brooklyn: 88 min
- From Secaucus NJ: 69 min
- From Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens: 81 min
- From Rice to Riches, Manhattan: 64 min
- From Long Meadow, Brooklyn: 115 min
Train
- From B Bar & Grill, Manhattan: 63 min
- From Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Brooklyn: 101 min
- From Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, Manhattan: 68 min
- From Inwood, Manhattan: 83 min
- From Mission Dolores, Brooklyn: 102 min
- From Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens: 84 min
- From Rice to Riches, Manhattan: 71 min
- From Long Meadow, Brooklyn: 114 min
Subway
- From Roberta’s Pizza, Brooklyn: 48 min
- From B Bar & Grill, Manhattan: 33 min
- From Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Brooklyn: 43 min
- From Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, Manhattan: 30 min
- From Inwood, Manhattan: 34 min
- From Mission Dolores, Brooklyn: 42 min
- From Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens: 56 min
- From Rice to Riches, Manhattan: 31 min
- From Long Meadow, Brooklyn: 52 min
Luggage Storage in New York City
Stasher currently has 41 live locations all over New York City, all open late or 24 hours so you can keep your late-night adventures going wherever you’re headed next!
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