How to get to Sesame Street ( rumor ) The opening theme song asks the musical question that has been addressed many times regarding the location of Sesame Street . While it ' s established that the famous street is in New York City , the actual location of the street has been hinted at , but never confirmed . One possible means is through the Subway Station . In " Christmas Eve on Sesame Street " , the gang can be seen getting off on the 86th St . subway stop , which does exist on the 4 , 5 and 6 trains of the Lexington Ave Line . This would place the neighborhood in the Upper East Side . Since Sesame Street is purportedly in New York , and according to the subway signs on the current set , the 1 , 2 , A , and B trains theoretically stop there ( though in reality , there is no current station where all four lines connect ) . The use of the subway is even acknowledged in the 1989 special " " . While roving reporter Kermit the Frog repeatedly asks people ( and Muppets ) how to get to Sesame Street , host Bill Cosby has a simple explanation : " I took the A train . " An alternative route was suggested in a 1972 episode of " The Electric Company " . According to Fargo North , a traveler can go to Vi ' s Diner ( itself vaguely located ) and wait for the No . 4 bus , which then goes directly to Sesame Street . On Bob McGrath ' s 1991 album " Bob ' s Favorite Street Songs " , at the end of his cover of the show ' s theme song , a kid ' s voice urges him to " take the 1 - 2 - 3 bus " . At the end of a 1977 sketch , " " , it is suggested that Maria only takes a bus to her karate lessons uptown , not a subway . Gordon produces a map of " The Greater Sesame Street Area " in a 1990 episode . It shows that not only is Madison Square Garden ( located at West 32nd Street in New York ) west of 123 Sesame Street , but that Sesame Street itself connects to the venue . In the 35th anniversary special " The Street We Live On " , Elmo sends a package to Oscar addressed with the zip code 10128 , an actual New York zip code located on the Upper East Side , consistent with the 86th St . subway stop . Wolfgang the Seal is mailed a package in a 1999 episode , marked with the zip code 11106 in Queens . Stinky the Stinkweed later received a package in a 2014 episode , also with the zip code 11106 . In the same episode , it ' s said that 428 MacDougal Street in Manhattan is three blocks south and two blocks east of the street . Mr . Handford and Baby Bear both receive packages in a 1996 episode addressed with the zip code 10001 in Chelsea . On November 9 , 2009 , in honor of the 40th Anniversary , the city of New York named the corner of 64th and Broadway , 123 Sesame Street . While singing the Sesame Street theme during the special " Elmopalooza " , Telly says he thinks Sesame Street is " that way " , pointing to his right , camera left , while on stage . Based on the orientation of the stage within Radio City Music Hall , this would imply that Sesame Street is north of West 50th Street at the Avenue of the Americas . Of course , this is all dependent on Telly ' s directional sense within the building . When there was a grease fire at Hooper ' s Store in 2001 , the Engine Company 58 / Ladder 26 extinguished it . They serve East Harlem , and the north end of Central Park . On the Interactive Set Map on Sesamestreet . org , the following text accompanies the landmark star on the lampost : In real life , these directions can be used to get to Kaufman Astoria Studios , which is where " Sesame Street " is currently taped . In a piece filmed in 2014 for the reality show " " , Ernie and Bert take a pedicab from , presumably , Sesame Street to Tavern on the Green in Central Park . Their total fare amounts to $ 57 , which ( depending on what types of blocks they used to get there ) means the street is between 11 and 26 blocks away . The duo are also asked how to get to the street , though neither are sure how ( nor are they sure how to get back when they hail the same pedicab ) . They do acknowledge it ' s in a city , in a state ( " Or province , " Bert adds ) , but definitely in the world . A cityscape backdrop introduced in Season 46 adds to the ambiguity , in that it is comprised of photos from different New York City neighborhoods . A highly visible bridge in the arbor area is pieced together from three different bridges as well . The Muppets responded to the question in a 2017 video for Wired . Grover claims that the origin of departure ( East or West ) impacts how to get there . The Count says one takes the R train to Steinway , walk a block and arrives at the street , which also , in real life , can lead one to Kaufman Astoria Studios . Abby Cadabby claims to have an underground tunnel system that takes her right to her fairy garden . Cookie Monster simply recommends taking an Uber . Elmo is confident that you cannot take an M train , contrary to Jarrod Fairclough ' s 2017 memory of his visit , on The Muppet Mindset . That same year , Grover told Wired that the street was in the " sixth borough " . Appearing in a YouTube interview for " NME " in February 2018 , Kermit says first you ' ve got to cross the pond , get yourself to New York , " and then I think it ' s something about taking the R train ? Yeah , to Steinway Street . That ' s what I do . " Piggy reminds him that he hasn ' t done that in a while ; Kermit agrees that it ' s been a long time .