Bhangra Royale I was held at:
Temple Auditorium
45-57 Bowne Street,
Flushing, Queens, NY 11355
The venue has been chosen because of its location, which is in the heart of Queens. Queens has a large Punjabi population and the venue is in particularly good condition, as compared to some of the other venues available in Queens. Additionally, other bhangra competitions have been held in the auditorium in the past. The venue has nothing to do with promoting any religion and the auditorium is actually not physically connected to the temple itself. The auditorium can and has been rented by various organizations regardless of any religious or other sort of affiliation.
Stage
The Temple Auditorium has a large stage that can hold 16 dancers. It is equipped with state of the art audio, which will be further supplemented by additional speakers provided by the official DJs of the event.
Seating
The auditorium provides comfortable seating for 700 people. The balcony provides an aerial view to take pictures, and provides comfortable seating for 100 people.
Dressing Area
The stage has four dressing rooms with bathrooms. Additionally, Gotham Productions has rented out the entire basement (which has an additional dressing room) to allow participants to have ample room for getting dressed (as the basement can hold up to 300 people).
Parking
Discounted parking will be provided to all visitors for $5 for the entire show. Parking is within walking distance and is at the following location:
Central Parking System
Burling Street (Next to the Flushing Hospital on 45th Avenue)
Please note that the parking tickets must be validated by the venue in order to obtain discounted price.
Directions
From Manhattan: Take Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway. Exit at Kissena Blvd. (Exit 24), and turn left onto Kissena Blvd. travel approximately 1 mile, then turn right onto Holly Ave. Travel three blocks and turn left onto Bowne Street.
From Long Island: Take Long Island Expressway (I-495 WEST) and exit at Kissena Blvd. (Exit 24). At second traffic light, turn right on Kissena Blvd. Once on Kissena Blvd. travel approximately 1 mile, then turn right onto Holly Ave. Proceed three blocks and turn left onto Bowne Street.
If you are coming from areas other than Manhattan or Long Island, take any one of the highways most convenient to you - The Belt Parkway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Grand Central Parkway - and then get on Long Island Expressway. From there, follow directions given above.
By Public Transportation: Take MTA Flushing Line (No.7) train from Times Square. Get off at that last stop - Main Street, Flushing. Take Q27 bus from Main Street, which goes up Kissena Blvd., and turns left onto Holly Ave. Get off at the stop just before Bowne Street. The bus ride takes 5-10 minutes.