Thanks, John!
re transportation by subway: Normally the 2 and 3 stop at Grand Army Plaza, but only the 4 and 5 will stop there from now till summer. Walk along 8th Ave. to the Montauk Club.
The Q and F trains stop at 7th Ave. in Brooklyn, and Harvey Soss, the host of the Artful Dodger reading series, recommends taking the 8th Ave. exit from those trains.
The Montauk Club is an architectural gem designed by Francis H. Kimball in the Venetian Gothic style. It is a Venetian palazzo in the style of the Palazzo Santa Sofia (Ca' d'Oro) on Venice's Grand Canal. Here are some photos:
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en...A6IQpx8IygEwDg