Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 West 21^st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Enter via the Boardwalk between West 21^st and West 22^nd Streets.
Vehicle, Ride-app drop is: Surf Avenue & West 21^st Street.  

Graduate Arrival Time: 8:30 am
Guest Arrival Time/ Venue Opens: 9:00 am
Processional & Ceremony: 10:00 am

We look forward to seeing you graduate!  Please keep the following in mind in your planning:

• Please arrive by 8:30 am to allow enough time for check-in and line-up procedures.
• Upon arrival at the venue, graduates and guests will be separated.
  • Graduates will be directed to the back of the venue (there is a park behind the venue where the graduates will line up), and guests will enter the venue.
• Please carry only minimal items and leave the rest of your belongings with your trusted guests. (Yes, you may carry your cell phone.)
• Graduates are encouraged to wear appropriate footwear, as the ceremony will require significant time standing and walking. In addition, before the ceremony, you will be walking on the boardwalk and standing on elevated ground (small hills) when getting into the line for the procession and preparing your name cards.

Guests will be permitted to enter the venue beginning at 9:00 am. All guests and graduates will pass through security checkpoints.

Guests' admission tickets are required for everyone entering the venue without exception. Each graduate will be given four (4) tickets for guests. Graduates will receive their tickets during Grad Fair, on June 3^rd, 2025, or at designated pick-up times between June 9^th and June 17^th.

• All graduates and guests will go through security at the venue and will have their bags inspected at the entrance. Additional information regarding acceptable bags and prohibited items is below. **
• Guests are allowed to bring in one factory-sealed water bottle each.
  • Reusable water bottles are welcome, but they must come empty. You may use the water refill station in the venue to fill your bottle.
  • Concessions (drinks and snacks) will be available for purchase at the venue.
• Trained service animals that assist students or guests with disabilities are welcome at commencement; please email Commencement@kbcc.cuny.edu to let us know of these accommodations.
• Wheelchairs, walking canes, and other ADA-required devices are acceptable. Individuals with accessibility needs are encouraged to RSVP for their attendance. An online RSVP Form will be provided on this website when we get closer to the ceremony. Please check back soon!
• Strollers are NOT PERMITTED to enter the venue.
  • Stroller parking is available, at your own risk, at the venue's entrance. No exceptions.
• Noise-making devices, air horns, cowbells, alarm devices, noisemakers, large signs, banners, balloons, flags, and other items that may disrupt the ceremony or others’ ability to view or hear the ceremony are prohibited. **
• Projectiles like flying discs, frisbees, and beach balls are not permitted. **
• Alcohol and illegal drugs or substances are prohibited. **
• Weapons, firearms, knives, laser pointers, flares, pepper spray/mace, poles, staffs, sticks, and other defensive devices are not allowed in the venue. **
• Hoverboards, skateboards, bicycles, and other personal recreational vehicles are prohibited. **
• Visibly obscene, indecent clothing will not be permitted. **
• Glass bottles are not allowed inside the venue. **

*Prohibited Items: No provisions for checking in or storing prohibited items will exist. You will not be permitted to enter the venue if you have any prohibited items.

• One-gallon clear plastic bag (Ziploc bag or similar).
• Small clutch purses, approximately the size of a hand, or 4.5″ x 6.5″ with or without a handle or strap, may be carried on to campus in addition to the clear bag.
• Each individual, including children, can carry one approved clear bag plus one clutch purse as described above.
• Medically necessary items that exceed this two-bag maximum will be permitted, after proper inspection at entry.

The Coney Island Amphitheater, located at West 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224, is easily accessible by public transit or car.

MASS TRANSIT

 SUBWAY
We recommend all guests take the D, F, N, or Q subway to Stillwell Avenue, Coney Island. Exit the subway at Stillwell Avenue. Walk to the boardwalk and make a right, walking along the ocean.

BUS
B36 to Surf Av/w 21st
B64 to Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell AvenueB68 to Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue
B74 to Mermaid Avenue/W 21st
B82 to Mermaid Avenue/W 17th

Express Bus from Manhattan: X28, X38 to Surf Avenue/W 21st

The MTA website provides complete schedules and information about the most convenient ways to get to the Coney Island Amphitheater.

DRIVING
Take the Belt Parkway to exit 6 toward Cropsey Avenue/Coney Island
Merge onto Shore Parkway and continue straight
Use the right lane to turn slightly left onto Bay 52nd Street
Use the right two lanes to turn right onto Cropsey Avenue
Head south on Cropsey Avenue and continue onto West 17th StreetUse the right two lanes to turn right onto Surf Avenue
At the third cross street, turn left onto West 21st Street

PARKING:
Parking is available at your own cost. The college and the venue are not affiliated with these lots.

• 3050 W 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224, with access on 22nd Street and Surf Ave, directly behind the venue.
• 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224.
  • This lot is a few blocks away from Maimonides's baseball stadium, and there is a direct path to the venue entrance from the boardwalk.

Graduates, Friends, and Families,

Kingsborough Community College requests that the excitement of celebrating graduates' academic achievement be expressed in an appropriate, considerate manner that will not prevent graduating students and their families from enjoying the commencement ceremony and ensure positive memories for all attendees.

In addition to the CUNY Student Code of Conduct (Article XV and Henderson Rules), all commencement ceremony attendees must adhere to the following policies at the Commencement Venue, The Coney Island Amphitheater.

• Students and guests are expected to refrain from engaging in disruptive behavior.
• Students participating in commencement must follow all instructions provided by faculty and staff so that the ceremony can run smoothly. The graduate procession starts at 10:00 am.
• Words or items perceived as diminishing or slandering toward any group, individual, institution, the University, faculty or staff member, and/or student are prohibited on graduation caps.

All commencement participants remain students of the college until their degree is conferred, and as such, must adhere to all policies that apply to students enrolled at the institution. Violations of commencement guidelines may result in a disciplinary referral to the Office of Student Affairs, potentially delaying the posting of the degree until the matter is satisfactorily resolved. Again, you continue to be a Kingsborough Community College student until your degree is conferred.

Please be aware that your attendance at Kingsborough Community College’s commencement ceremony constitutes your consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in films, tapes, and photography of the event, and you release Kingsborough Community College from any liability on account of such use. Notices will be placed on the grounds to reiterate that recording and photography will be in progress. If you do not wish to have your voice, name, or likeness used this way, please remain out of view of cameras and/or video recording devices.

In preparation for the end of the ceremony and/or the need to vacate the area, please plan ahead of time and pick a spot to meet up with friends/family. The farther from the venue, the better, because of the crowds that will be in the area. When the ceremony is finished, graduates and guests, please exit towards the boardwalk.