Visiting Us
The CEJJES Institute is located near the village of Pomona, in the lower Hudson River Valley, 35 miles north of New York City. The Institute is situated on 16 acres of land marking the beginning point of the well-known New York/New Jersey Palisades. The Institute is located in a converted residence. The Main building houses the Edmund W. Gordon Library and a Conference Center, The Charles White Gallery of Art and the Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center. Future plans include the Susan G. Gordon Fitness Trail, which is currently under construction on the approximately 13 acres of woods and meadows surrounding the CEJJES.
Group Tours:
Tours of students in grades 4 to 12 and college groups are welcomed to tour the Charles White Gallery of Art and The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center by appointment. Groups can be no larger than 25. Download our school group inquiry form here.
Community groups may also tour the group by appointment by calling (845) 362-8610.
Directions to CEJJES Institute:
The CEJJES Institute is located in Pomona, New York approximately 30 miles north of New York City.
From Manhattan
Cross the George Washington Bridge using the upper deck. Stay in the right lane to enter the Palisades Parkway. Travel north on the Palisades Parkway to Exit #12. Make a left from the exit ramp unto Concklin Road and continue to the traffic light. Make a right at the light unto Route 45-North. Look for a red sign marked CEJJES Institute-1003 directly across from the Orchards of Concklin.
From The Bronx
Travel north on the Major Deegan Expressway/New York State Thruway across the Tappan Zee Bridge. Continue on the NYS Thruway to Exit #13-N/Palisades Parkway North. Continue north on the Palisades Parkway to Exit #12. Make a left from the exit ramp unto Concklin Road and continue to the traffic light. Make a right at the light unto Route 45-North. Look for a red sign marked CEJJES Institute-1003 directly across from the Orchards of Concklin.
From points within Rockland County
Travel on Route 45. The Institute is located at 1003 Route 45 directly across from the Orchards of Concklin and is south of the intersection of Route 45 and Route 202.