SUNY Global Center Neighborhood Reference List
The SUNY Global Center is located in Midtown Manhattan on 116 East 55th Street. The entrance is on 55th Street. The following can be used as a guide for your visit to the SUNY Global Center. If you should have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 212-317-3500.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM NEW YORK CITY AIRPORTS
From LaGuardia Airport (Approximately 8.1 miles and 20 minutes of travel time) 1. Head WEST on Central Terminal Drive toward LaGuardia Rd (0.2 mi) 2. Continue on LaGuardia Rd (0.1mi) 3. Keep RIGHT to continue toward LaGuardia Access Rd (0.1 mi) 4. Continue STRAIGHT onto LaGuardia Access Rd (0.2 mi) 5. Take the ramp on the LEFT onto Grand Central Pkwy (0.9 mi) 6. Take EXIT 4 for Interstate 278/Brooklyn-Queens Expwy West toward Staten Island (0.2 mi) 7. Merge onto Brooklyn Queens Expwy East (1.0 mi) 8. Continue onto I-278 W/Brooklyn Queens Expy (0.9 mi) 9. Take exit 39W for NY-25 W/Queens Blvd (0.1 mi) 10. Turn RIGHT onto Queens Blvd (0.2 mi) 11. Take the ramp on the LEFT onto Queens Blvd (2.0 mi) 12. Keep LEFT to continue on New York 25 W (1.4 mi) 13. Take the exit toward 2nd Ave (423 ft) 14. Keep LEFT at the fort, follow signs for 2 Ave S (0.2 mi) 15. Turn LEFT onto 2nd Ave (0.2 mi) 16. Turn RIGHT onto E. 55th St (0.3 mi) 17. Destination will be on the LEFT For additional driving directions and maps click here LaGuardia to the SUNY Global Center
From John F. Kennedy International Airport (Approximately 18 miles and 35 minutes of travel time) 1. Head NORTHEAST (0.2 mi) 2. Take the ramp to Airport Exit (253 ft) 3. Merge onto JFK Access Rd (0.2 mi) 4. Continue onto Van Wyck Expwy (0.7 mi) 5. Continue onto 1-678 N/Van Wyck Expwy (7.4 mi) 6. Take exit 12B for Interstate 495 W/Long Is Expwy (0.5 mi) 7. Merge onto I-495 W (7.7 mi) 8. Take the exit toward E 37th St (0.1 mi) 9. Take the first right onto 3rd Ave (184 ft) 10. Turn LEFT onto E 55th St (0.9 mi) 11. Destination will be on LEFT (0.1 mi) For additional driving directions and maps click here JFK to the SUNY Global Center
From Newark International Airport (Approximately 18 miles and 40 minutes of travel time) *Please note this route involves toll roads 1. Head NORTHEAST on Departures/Terminal B (0.3 mi) 2. Continue onto Express Rd (0.5 mi) 3. Keep RIGHT at the fort, follow signs for Turnpike N/I-78/I-95/New York/Garden State Pkwy (0.7 mi) 4. Continue straight (0.4 mi) 5. Keep RIGHT at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 78 E/Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike/Holland Tunnel/New York City (0.5 mi) 6. Keep RIGHT at the fork, follow signs for I-78 E/I-95/U.S. 1-9 N and merge onto I-78 E (1.0 mi) 7. Take the exit toward Interstate 95 N/NJ Turkpike N/Interstate 95 S/NJ Turnpike S (121 ft) 8. Follow signs for Interstate 95N/NJ Turnpike N (1.4 mi) 9. Take exit 15E-15X-16E-18E on the left for Interstate 95 toward US 46/Interstate 80/New Jersey 3/Lincoln Tunnel (0.5 mi) 10. Merge onto I-95 N (6.0 mi) 11. Take exit 16E toward Lincoln Tunnel (0.5 mi) 12. Merge onto NJ-495 E (3.1 mi) 13. Continue onto Lincoln Tunnel (0.8 mi) 14. Take the exit toward Dyer Ave (351 ft) 15. Keep LEFT at the fork, follow signs for New York 9A/42 Street/Uptown/Theater District (390 ft) 16. Slight RIGHT onto Dyer Ave (0.1 mi) 17. Turn RIGHT onto W 42nd St (0.2 mi) 18. Turn LEFT at the 2nd cross street onto 8th Ave (0.7 mi) 19. Turn RIGHT onto W 57th St (0.8 mi) 20. Turn RIGHT onto Lexington Ave (0.1 mi) 21. Turn RIGHT at the second cross street onto E 55th St (256 ft) 22. Destination will be on the LEFT For additional driving directions and maps click here Newark to the SUNY Global Center
DIRECTIONS VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
BUS
From Uptown: BxM1, M101, M102, M103, X2 exit at Lexington Av/ E 56th St From Downtown: QM1, QM2, QM4, QM5, QM6 exit at 3Av/E 56th St M101, M102, M103, QM10, GM12, Qm24, X63, X64, X64 exit at 3 AV/E 55th St
SUBWAY
51 St Subway Station: 6 Train Lexington Av/ 53 St: E, M Train 59 St Station: 4, 5, 6 Train Lexington Av/ 59 St: N, Q, R Train
TRAIN
Take the Long Island Railroad to Pennsylvania Station, then transfer to a Queens-bound E train Take Metro North Railroad to Grand Central Station, then transfer to a Bronx-bound 4,5, or 6 train Take New Jersey Transit to Pennsylvania Station, then transfer to a Queens-bound M train Take Amtrak to Pennsylvania Station, then transfer to a Queens-bound E train
CAR SERVICE Dial 7 Car Service 212.777.7777 www.dial7.com
Tel-A-Car 718.956.9500 Credit Cards Only with Phone Reservations
XYZ Luxury Executive Sedan Service 718.499.2007 www.xyzcar.com
PARKING The Global Center does not have its own parking facility. Please note that that the surrounding street of the SUNY Global Center is for commercial vehicles ONLY and is monitored by traffic attendants very frequently. However, there are numerous parking garages in the area. Rates fluctuate, but you can expect to pay about $40 per day.
Rates for all garages in the neighborhood vary greatly by day of the week and timing. You may want to use the following website to find the most reasonable rates for your particular needs: Bestparking.com - under “City”, click New York, and then can click to neighborhoods or cross street; can plug in arrival and departure times; site will calculate rates and show icons with $ amounts on a map. Click the icons to show specifics.
Champion Parking on East 55th 131 East 55th Street New York, NY 10022 212-207-8951 Champion Parking 425 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 212-308-5959 Central Parking Systems 375 Park Avenue New York, NY 10152 212-644-7429 Professional Parking 140 East 56th Street New York, NY 10022 212.754.4231
HOTELS Affinia Manhattan 155 East 50th Street 212-751-5710 www.affinia.com/New-York-City-Hotel.aspx?name=Affinia-50
Carvi Hotel New York 152 East 55th Street New York, NY 10022 212-752-0600 www.carvihotel.com
Club Quarters Rockefeller Center 25 West 51st Street (Off 5th Avenue opposite Rockefeller Plaza) New York, NY 10019 212-262-3200 www.clubquarters.com/loc_nyRockefellerCenter.aspzx
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel 569 Lexington Avenue (at 51st St.) New York, NY 10022 212-752-7000 www.metropolitanhotelnyc.com/
Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel 687 Lexington Avenue (at 57th) New York, NY 10022 800-367-7701 www.fitzpatrickhotels.com/manhattan/ Note: this hotel has an “annex” which is located across from the Global Center
Hilton Manhattan East 304 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 917-210-4737 www.hiltonmanhattan-px.rtrk.com/
Holiday Inn - Manhattan View 3905 29th Street, Long Island City, NY 718-707-3700 www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/long-island-city/lgali/hoteldetail
Marriott Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East 866 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 212-644-1300 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycme-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-midtown-east/
Marriott Renaissance New York Hotel 57 (East 57th & Lexington Ave.) 130 East 57th Street New York, NY 10022 212-753-8841 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycbr-renaissance-new-york-hotel-57/
New York Marriott East Side 525 Lexington Avenue at 49th Street New York, NY 10017 212-755-4000 www.marriott.com/search/findHotels.mi
Omni Berkshire Place Hotel 21 East 52nd Street (between Madison & 5th) New York, NY 10022 212-753-5800 www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/NewYorkOmniBerkshire.aspx
Pickwick Arms Hotel 230 East 51st St (between 2nd & 3rd) New York, NY 10022 800-238-0767 212-355-0300
Radisson Lexington Hotel 511 Lexington Avenue (at E49th) New York, NY 10017 212-755-4400 www.radisson.com/new-york-hotel-ny-10017/nynyeast
COPY & PRINT
Carr Business Systems: A Xerox Company 112 W 34th St, Suite 605 New York, NY 10120 646.674.5799
Copy Right Reprographics 133 East 55th Street (across street from Global Center) New York, NY 10022 212.319.4747 www.copyrightrepro.com
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center 641 Lexington Avenue (btwn 54th & 55th) New York, NY 10022 212.572.9995
FedEx Kinko’s aka FedEx Office Print & Ship Center 153 E 53rd Street, Unit F (btwn 3rd & Lexington) New York, NY 10022 212.753.7580
FedEx Office and Ship Center 16 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022
Staples 425 Park Avenue (at E 56th) New York, NY 10022 212.753.9640
Staples 575 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 212.644.2118
SHIPPING FedEx Kinko’s aka FedEx Office Print & Ship Center 153 E 53rd Street, Unit F (between 3rd & Lexington) New York, NY 10022 212.753.7580
FedEx Office and Ship Center 16 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022
United States Postal Service 909 Third Avenue (between E 54th & E 55th) New York, NY 10022 212.330.5561 800.275.8777
UPS Store 208 East 51st Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) New York, NY 10022 212.753.4800
LIBRARIES 58th Street Library 127 East 58th Street (btwn Park & Lexington Aves.) New York, NY 10022-1211 212.759.7358
Grand Central Library 135 East 46th Street (btwn Lexington & Third Aves.) New York, NY 10017 212.621.0670
New York Public Library: Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral 560 Lexington Avenue (North Eastern Corner of Lexington and E. 50th Street) New York, NY 10022-6828 212.752.
PUBLIC SPACES
Please click the following link for Public Spaces in East Midtown. The closest spaces are the following: Citigroup Center (The Atrium Shops and Cafés) 153 East 53rd Street (btwn Lexington & Third Aves.) 875 Third 875 Third Avenue (at 53rd Street) Connaught Tower 300 East 54th Street (btwn First & Second Aves.)
Please click the following link for free Wi-Fi access: NYC Open Wi-Fi. Starbucks 655 Lexington Ave (at 55th Street) Juan Valdez 140 East 57th Street (btwn Lexington & Third Aves.) Barnes & Noble 160 East 54th Street (on Third Ave.)
Please click the following link for free NYC Parks with Wi-Fi. Central Park 830 Fifth Ave. (Around the Zoo) Bryant Park (btwn 40th and 42nd Streets and Fifth and Sixth Aves.)
LOCAL RESTAURANTS NEAR THE SUNY GLOBAL CENTER
American Hillstone 153 E. 53rd St (At 3rd Ave) 212.888.3828 Hillstone Website
Australian • Little Collins 667 Lexington Ave (btwn 55&56) 212.308.1969 Little Collins website
Asian/ Sushi Asian Station 155 E 52nd St (btwn Lexington Ave & 3rd Ave) 212.421.2294 Asian Station Website Joe’s Shanghai 24 West 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave) 212.233.888 Joe's Shanghai Website Lychee House E. 55th St (btwn Park and Lexington Ave.) 212.753.3900 Lychee House Website Peking Duck House 236 E. 53rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave) 212.759.8260 Peking Duck House Website Tenzan 988 Second Ave (btwn 52nd & 53rd Sts.) 212.980.5900 Tenzan Website
French (Bistro) La Mangeoire 1008 Second Ave (btwn 53rd & 54th Sts.) 212.759.7086 La Mangeoire Website Deux Amis 356 E. 51st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Aves.) 212.230.1117 Deux Amis Website Jubilee 948 1st AVE (btwn 52st & 53rd.) 212.888.3569 Jubilee Website
Indian Dawat 210 E. 58th Street (btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves.) 212.355.7555 Dawat Website via Opentable
Italian Bar Vetro 222 E. 58th Street (btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves.) 212.308.0112 Bar Vetro Website Bice Ristorante 7 E. 54th Street (btwn Madison & 5th Ave) 212.688.1999 Bice Ristorante Website Casa Lever 390 Park Avenue (btwn 53rd St & 54th St), 212.888.2700 Casa Lever Website Fiorini 209 E. 56th Street (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave) 212.308.0830 Fiorini Website Montebello 120 E 56th Street (btwn Park and Lexington), 212.753.1447 Montebello Website Serafina Osteria 38 E. 58th Street (btwn Madison & Park Aves.) 212.832.8888 Serafina Osteria Website
Lebanese Naya 1057 Second Avenue (btwn 55th & 56th Sts.) 212.319.7777 Naya Website
Mediterranean/ Greek Ethos 905 1st Avenue (At 51st St) 212.888.4060 Ethos Website Fig & Olive 10 E. 52nd Street (btwn 5th & Madison Ave) 212.319.2002 Fig and Olive Website
Mexican Dos Caminos 825 Third Avenue (btwn 50th & 51st Sts.) 212.336.5400 Dos Caminos Website
Salad La Baguette 664 Lexington Ave (btwn 55&56) 212.752.8800 Red Olive 660 Lexington Ave (btwn 55&56) 212.207.8014 Red Olive Website Just Salad 663 Lexington Ave (btwn 55&56) 212.244.1111 Just salad Website
Seafood Grand Central Oyster Bar 89 E. 42nd Street (Lower level of Grand Central Terminal) 212.490.6650 Grand Central Oyster Bar Website
Steakhouse Maloney & Porcelli 37 E. 50th Street (btwn Madison & Park Ave) 212.750.2233 Maloney and Porcell Website