Serena Ma

Above the garment district’s late-night traffic, Sixth Avenue hums with energy at all hours; tucked into the Broadway corridor, an alternative medicine practitioner keeps a discreet office on the tenth floor. Serena Ma sits above the sidewalk and subway vibrations, a short climb from the subway’s bass-heavy tunnel sounds. The building’s marble lobby offers a quick elevator ride to quiet corridors lined with frosted glass doors.

Patients arrive for a catalog of modalities that run from acupuncture and dry needling to cupping, gua sha, herbal therapy, and tui na massage. Their methods bridge modern stress with time-tested technique; the workspace is in Suite 1009 at 636 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-2609. A single turn off the main corridor leads directly to the treatment room, tucked away from Broadway’s foot traffic.

Call to schedule; the line handles queries as well as appointments. They field questions on insurance, procedure prep, and expected outcomes in brief conversations. Patients usually check the map once before leaving the station, especially after evening performances let out nearby; the office is across the avenue from a cluster of theaters that dim just after midnight.

Directions are easiest through the maps link here. Walking in from Herald Square places you two blocks south; ride the N/Q/R/W to 28th Street if you prefer the subway.