Hotel and Transportation Guide Hotel Information: On the Ave Hotel 2178 Broadway at West 77th Street (Upper West Side) New York, NY 10024 Website: On the Ave Hotel - http://www.ontheave-nyc.com/ Phone: 1 (800) 509-7598 & (212) 362-1100 Hotel Details: Room Rate: $259 per night (Columbia/Government rate) DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL FROM PENN STATION AND 3 MAJOR AIRPORTS SERVING NYC: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION From Newark Airport (EWR) to the hotel: (Estimated Time: 1 hr 16 min., Cost: $15.00) At Newark Airport, purchase a ticket to New York Penn Station via the AirTrain. ($15.00 one way including AirTrain and NJTransit) Take the AirTrain to NJTransit’s Newark International Airport stop. Board a New York City bound train, and take it to the last stop, New York Penn Station. At Penn Station, purchase a metro ticket or take a cab. (Please see below for cab fares.) From the train station to the hotel: (Estimated Time: 20 min.) New York City’s Amtrak Station is Penn Station. From Penn Station, take subway line # 1 (red line) to 79th Street (UPTOWN). Walk 2 blocks (SOUTH/DOWNTOWN) along Broadway to 77th Street and Broadway Or see below for cab fares. SUBWAY: Take the 1 (red line) to 79th Street (UPTOWN). Walk 2 blocks (SOUTH/DOWNTOWN) along Broadway to 77th Street and Broadway. From LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to the hotel: (Estimated Time: 1 hr 5-20 min., Cost: $2.25-4.50) BUS: Take a bus from LGA to 116th and Broadway (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY). If you don't have a metro card, you'll need 9 quarters for the bus. At the 116th subway station, one can buy a metro card, or ask the bus driver for a free transfer. Take the subway line # 1 (red line) to 79th Street (DOWNTOWN). Walk 2 blocks (SOUTH/DOWNTOWN) along Broadway to 77th Street and Broadway. From JFK Airport to hotel: (Estimated Time: 1 hr 20 min., Cost: $11.75) There are multiple options: a) You can take the AirTrain from JFK to Jamaica, Queens, where you can pick up the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) with service to New York Penn Station. From Penn Station, take subway line # 1 (red line) to 79th Street (UPTOWN). Walk 2 blocks (SOUTH/DOWNTOWN) along Broadway to 77th Street and Broadway Or see below for cab fares. b) You can take the AirTrain from JFK to Howard Beach Station. Transfer to subway line A (blue line), take a NYC-bound train to Columbus Circle. At Columbus Circle, transfer to subway line #1 (red line) and take it to 79th Street (UPTOWN). Walk 2 blocks (SOUTH/DOWNTOWN) along Broadway to 77th Street and Broadway. Please refer to the AirTrain JFK brochure for more details: http://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf/jfk-airtrain-brochure-english.pdf BY TAXI If carrying a large amount of luggage or if unfamiliar with the subway system, it is suggested that one take a cab from the airport. Please see below for taxi cab fares: Cab Fares: From Distance to Estimated Cost (plus *tip & #tolls) Hotel Penn Station (from NWK) 2.5 Miles $8.90 * LaGuardia (LGA) 10.4 Miles $25.70 * JFK 20.9 Miles $45 (flat rate) *# Newark Airport (EWR) 20 Miles $65-70 *# BY CAR Please see the hotel’s website for driving directions from the 3 local airports if renting a car at the airport: http://www.ontheave-nyc.com/Manhattan-Map-and-Directions/ DIRECTIONS FROM ON THE AVE HOTEL TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: Walk two blocks NORTH/UPTOWN to the 79th Street subway. Take the 1 train (UPTOWN) to 116th St. (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY). DIRECTIONS FROM 116th SUBWAY STOP TO THE LOCATIONS OF THE SITE VISIT: *Please refer to map on following page for more details* DAY 1: 416 Warren Hall, Amsterdam Avenue between 115th and 116th Streets MORNING: Directions to Warren Hall from 116th St. / Broadway subway station (in solid blue on map on following page) To get to Warren Hall from the 1 train subway stop, walk east across 116th Street (pedestrian College Walk on CU campus). Walk through campus and continue across Amsterdam Avenue. Make a right onto Amsterdam Avenue (walking south) until you reach 115th Street. The entrance to Warren Hall is before reaching the corner of Amsterdam and 115th. AFTERNOON: Faculty House Directions to Faculty House from Warren Hall (in blue dashed line on map) Walk north on Amsterdam back up towards 116th Street. Cross the street and turn right onto 116th. You will pass Greene Hall, the Law School, on your left and immediately after there will be a gate (before you reach Wien Hall). Turn left through the gate, right at the end, and then right again into the Faculty House. DAY 2: Faculty House, Garden Room 2- use entrance at 116th between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive Directions to Faculty House from 116th St. / Broadway Subway station (in red on map on the following page and more detailed directions from the Faculty House website following the map) To get to Faculty House from the 1 train, walk across 116th Street (pedestrian College Walk on CU campus). Walk through campus and continue east across Amsterdam Avenue. You will pass Greene Hall, the Law School, on your left and immediately after there will be a gate (before you reach Wien Hall). Turn left through the gate, right at the end, and then right again into the Faculty House. DIRECTIONS FROM 116th STREET SUBWAY TO CU CAMPUS LOCATIONS FOR DAY 1 AND DAY 2 116th St. Subway stop Day 1- Morning- William & June Warren Hall Day 2: Faculty House Day 1- Afternoon- Faculty House DIRECTIONS TO FACULTY HOUSE Faculty House is located on Columbia University’s East Campus at 64 Morningside Dr., north of 116th St. Just a 20-minute subway ride from Midtown Manhattan, Faculty House offers a stimulating Ivy League setting in New York, NY. DIRECTIONS • Follow College Walk (116th St.) across Amsterdam Ave towards Morningside Dr. • After passing Jerome Greene Hall on the left, enter Wein courtyard through gates. • Follow courtyard around to the right. • Faculty House will be the last building on the right. For disability access, follow directions above. SUBWAY Take #1 train to 116th St. (Columbia University) stop. BUS COLUMBIA Faculty House UNIVERSITY Four bus lines (M4, M11, M5 and M104) serve the Columbia/Morningside Heights area. MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CAR FROM SOUTH CENTRAL PARK • Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at 96th St. and proceed east, crossing Broadway, & turn left (north) at the next light, Amsterdam Ave. • Proceed north on Amsterdam for 20 blocks LINCOLN CENTER to campus. FROM NORTH GRAND CENTRAL PENN. STATION • Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at 125th St. & proceed east, crossing Broadway, & turn right (south) at the next light, Amsterdam Ave. • Proceed south on Amsterdam for nine blocks to campus. PARKING In addition to street parking on Broadway & Amsterdam Ave. (metered), on Morningside Dr. & on side streets, there is a garage on 114th St. between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave. (close to Amsterdam) on the south side of the street. 212.854.1200 F facultyhouse.com 64 Morningside Drive F New York, New York 10027 Directions from On the Ave Hotel to Scaletta Restaurant For NSF Site Visitors- Thursday night On the Ave Hotel www.ontheave-nyc.com 2178 Broadway at W. 77th Street New York, NY 10024 212.362.1100 Scaletta Restaurant www.scalettaristorante.com 50 W. 77th Street New York, NY 10024 212.769.9191 .