Guide to 14 Wall Street
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Visit MTA’s for the best route from your address to 14 Wall St. PATH: Port Authority Trans Hudson to the World Trade Center Station Ferry Service: Staten Island Ferry , New York WaterWay , New York WaterTaxi 1 Directions via Public Transportation From Long Island LIRR to Penn Station. Take the or subway to Wall St. and walk west 1 block (toward Trinity Church), a two minute walk to 14 Wall. Or the to Rector Street and walk east two blocks toward Broadway and Wall, then right across from the NYSE, a three minute walk. Alternative is LIRR to Atlantic Ave. Terminal and take the , or the , subways to respective Wall St. stations. From Westchester and Connecticut Take Metro-North to Grand Central Station. Take the or subway to the Wall Street station stop. One minute walk to 14 Wall St. Points North via Amtrak Take Amtrak to Penn Station. Take the or subway to Wall St. and walk west one block (toward Trinity Church). Or the to Rector Street and walk east two blocks toward Broadway and Wall St., then directly across from the NYSE. From New Jersey PATH Train – From Jersey City, Hoboken or Newark to the World Trade Center Path Station. Walk up to Church St. and make a right. Four blocks then a left on Liberty St., one block up for a right on Broadway then about two blocks south to Wall St. About a 10 minute walk. NJ Transit – Connect with either the PATH train at NJ terminuses, or NJ Transit to Penn Station, and follow directions above. From Staten Island Take the Staten Island Ferry and then take the or subway line to the Wall St. Station stop. Also, there are several MTA Express Buses that operate from S.I. to lower Manhattan. Visit MTATripPlanner for the best route from your address. OR, For Quick and Easy transit directions, go to Hopstop.com or visit MTA’s . 2 From the Airports From John F. Kennedy International Airport AirTrain – Airtrain reaches numerous connecting public transit services at two off- airport locations, Jamaica Station and Howard Beach Station. o Use Airtrain's Jamaica Station for the following transit connections: . Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station, then the 1,2 or 3 trains downtown. NYC Subways (at the Sutphin Blvd./Archer Ave./JFK subway stop, adjacent to Jamaica Airtrain Station): J and Z trains to lower Manhattan, Broad St. stop. o Use Airtrain's Howard Beach Station for the A train to lower Manhattan to Fulton St. Taxi - to lower Manhattan Flat Fare $52 (Does not include tolls, tip) From LaGuardia Airport Take the M60 bus to the Lexington Avenue/West 125th Street stop. Transfer to the 4 or 5 train to the Wall Street stop. Taxi - to lower Manhattan Fare $35 to $39 fare (Does not include tolls, tip) From Newark International Liberty Airport Take AirTrain Newark Airport to Newark Penn Station and then connect to the PATH train to the World Trade Center Path Station. 3 Hotels Listed below are hotels in the vicinity of 14 Wall St. that generally have nightly rates that fall below the $300 lodging limit of the NYSSCPA travel reimbursement policy when booked in advance. Club Quarters Wall Street 52 William Street New York, NY, 10005 212-269-6400 Club Quarters, World Trade Center 140 Washington Street (Between Albany and Cedar Streets) New York, NY 10006 Phone: (212) 577-1133 Holiday Inn New York City- Wall Street 51 Nassau Street New York, NY 10038 212-227-3007 Eurostars Wall Street 129 Front Street (at Pine St.) New York, NY, 10005 866 539 8430 Hampton Inn Seaport – Financial District 320 Pearl Street New York, New York, 10038 212-571-4400 Other hotels that less frequently have rates below $300 but are conveniently located and provide additional amenities included the New York Downtown Marriott, Conrad New York, Double Tree Financial District, W New York Downtown and others. 4 Parking Wall Park 45 LLC 45 Wall Street (Between Broad and South William Streets) New York, NY 10005 212-825-0700 Imperial Parking Systems 75 Wall St New York, NY 10005 (212) 269-2404 John St. Parking Corp. Underground 67 Wall St New York, NY 10005 (212) 785-4594 Pine-Water Garage Inc. Underground 80 Pine St New York, NY 10005 (212) 425-6136 South William Street Parking LLC 14-26 South William Street New York, NY 10004 (212) 269-5056 Battery Parking Garage 70 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006 212-425-1065 Parking locations may also be found on Parkopedia . There are also numerous garages in the Battery Park City area and east of West St. from Rector St. to Albany St. that are somewhat less expensive, still close to 14 Wall St. (about a 10 minute walk) and are right off West St. which provides much more direct access uptown toward the Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, to the FDR via the Battery Park Underpass and to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. 5 Restaurants There are too many restaurants, from delis and pizza to gourmet and exotic to list individually. The following sites will help locate restaurants by price, cuisine and location. Menu Pages Financial District Time Out New York – Financial District Stone Street Historic District and dining 6 Maps of 14 Wall St. Area Google Maps – Street Map 7 Map with Subway Lines 8 Entry into 14 Wall St. – 19th Fl. The 14 Wall Street building is typical of most large Class A Manhattan office buildings and maintains security procedures that require guests to sign in before entry to floors. Our expectation is that all committee members will be registered with the lobby desk in advance of committee meetings. You will be asked for photo ID the first time you visit the building and will be given a temporary building pass. For future visits to the building, you should only have to give your name to the security desk. We are in the process of working out details with building management to accommodate the many members who visit and utilize the society headquarters. As we finalize security and building entry details, we will advise the membership. 9 New Features for Committee Rooms We have endeavored to make the meeting facilities at 14 Wall St. as modern, technologically up-to-date and professional as possible. Listed below are some of the features for the member meeting space. Four fully furnished conference rooms. o Two large rooms that can accommodate up to 18 at the table and comfortably seat about 12 more. o Two smaller rooms that can accommodate up to 14 at the table and comfortably seat about 6 – 10 more. LED Displays – all four rooms have LED displays of 60” to 80” and dedicated laptops for presentations. Audio – the two larger rooms are equipped with built in ceiling speakers and built in pop-up table top microphones (positioned at every other seat for total coverage). Video Conferencing – all four rooms are able to stream out standard definition video to more than one hundred participants. The two large rooms are equipped for high definition two way video conferencing for up to seven locations (properly equipped). Wi-Fi – will be available throughout the member meeting space. Member/Business Lounge – a lounge will be available for members to utilize before, between or after meetings. The lounge is equipped with: o An LED TV o Wi-Fi o Lounge seating for six o A large table and chair with a laptop for use o A wireless printer 10 .