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Front Desk +1 (212) 372-6996 NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Table of Contents Welcome ..................................................................................................... 2 New York City Experience Center Location and Directions ................... 3-4 Directions from JFK Airport ............................................................................................................... 5 Directions from the Laguardia Airport ............................................................................................. 10 Directions from Newark Airport ....................................................................................................... 14 Hotels near the NYC Experience Center .................................................. 19 Restaurants near the NYC Experience Center ........................................ 21 Entertainment near the NYC Experience Center ..................................... 23 Tourist Attractions by the NYC Experience Center .............................. 234 Floor Plan of the NYC Experience Center................................................ 25 1 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Welcome At the New York City Polycom Experience Center, you will see how our industry-leading video solutions, tightly integrated with our partner solutions and powered by Polycom® RealPresence®, are transforming the way people collaborate. The Experience Centers (EC) offers customized executive briefings that address your unique business challenges, build and maintain relationships with key Polycom executives and subject matter experts, and detail how Polycom’s innovative technology can change the way your organization operates. We customize your executive briefing to address the business challenges you face today and the ones you anticipate for tomorrow. By bringing together the right people and resources to address your market, your briefing enables us to explore long-term business opportunities together. When you visit the Polycom Experience Center, you will Talk with Polycom senior leaders and solution experts in person and over video See how RealPresence® Immersive, Room, Office, and Mobile Solutions help Polycom and its customers collaborate every day Experience immersive use-case scenarios specific to your industry and interests Learn how the unique open-standards approach of Polycom® RealPresence® ensures interoperability with hundreds of UC, business, and social networking applications, bridging silos to truly unify communications across the enterprise 2 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ New York City Executive Experience Center Location and Directions Polycom New York City Executive Experience Center (Located inside One Penn Plaza) 250 W 34th Street New York, NY 10119 +1 (212) 372-6996 The Experience Center team will be happy to offer information about travel to or from our center, as well as to any of the numerous nearby hotels, fine dining restaurants, and entertainment venues. 3 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Directions to the New York Executive Experience Center One Penn Plaza is located on West 33rd and 34th Streets between 7th and 8th Avenues. The building is directly accessible to the 1, 2, 3 / A, C, E Subway lines, and the LIRR, Amtrak, and NJ Transit trains; Also convenient to the B, D, F, Q / N, R Subway lines, the M4, M10, M16, M34, Q32 Bus lines, and the PATH train. Located on W 33rd & 6th Taxi Service o Dial 7 Car & Limo Service (212) 777-7777 o Limo Vision (718) 357-5466 o Car 24 Transportation (212) 677-7777 4 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Directions to the NYC Executive Experience Center Directions from JFK Airport Estimated Distance: 20 miles Estimated Time: 30-50 minutes Point A- JFK Airport Point B- NYC EEC 5 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ AirTrain JFK The cheaper, faster, eco-friendly airport connection AirTrain JFK is the easiest way to travel to, from and around Kennedy International Airport. AirTrain connects with MTA New York City Transit subways and buses and the Long Island Rail Road, providing a low-cost way to travel by mass transit to major destinations in New York and New Jersey. Best of all, you never have to worry about traffic and can lower your carbon footprint. Travel around the airport: Take AirTrain free AirTrain makes frequent stops everywhere around the airport: airline terminals, parking lots, hotel shuttle areas and rental car facilities. What's more, every AirTrain ride around the airport is free. The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The cheaper way to Manhattan: AirTrain JFK and MTA Subways Estimated Destination Connection Cost* and Time Midtown Manhattan New York MTA NYC Transit E Subway $7.50 Penn Station W. 34 St. at Jamaica Station 50 minutes NYC Subway Service from Midtown Manhattan to JFK Take MTA NYC Transit's "E" train bound for Queens. MTA fare is $2.50 (cash or MetroCard), except for $2.75 when a single-ride ticket is purchased.. An additional MetroCard fare of $5 is required to enter the 6 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ AirTrain system. Disembark the train at the Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av/JFK station. Follow the signs to AirTrain and swipe your AirTrain MetroCard to enter the system. Travel time via subway and AirTrain is approximately 60–75 minutes from midtown Manhattan to JFK. AirTrain travels to JFK from Jamaica Station every 15 minutes and will take you to your airline terminal. NYC Airporter Departure roughly every 30 minutes - Bus Terminal, Grand Central Station and Penn Station. Fare is $16. Purchase tickets online at www.NYCAirporter.com. For more information, call (718) 777-5111. NYC Bus Service to and from JFK Three NYC bus routes operated by the MTA provide direct service between the airport and nearby neighborhoods. These buses stop on the roadway adjacent to Terminal 5, and can be accessed via a free on-airport AirTrain trip to the Terminal 5/6 station. The bus fare is $2.50 (MetroCard or exact change required), except for $2.75 when a single-ride ticket is purchased. For information and schedules, call 511, (888) GO511NY, or visit the MTA website. The three local bus routes include: Q10 Bus: Local service to Queens. Connect to NYC subway train A at Lefferts Blvd. and E and F at Kew Gardens. Q3 Bus: Local service to Queens. Connect at 169th St. and Hillside Ave. for NYC subway train F. B15 Bus: Local service to East New York. Connect at New Lots and Livonia Aves for NYC subway trains 3 and 4. Please note: Free transfers between bus and subway and between subway and bus are available. Valid only with MetroCard. A $1 new card fee will apply to new MetroCard purchases from the vending machines. New card fee does not apply to MetroCard refills and MetroCards bought from authorized merchants. For complete fare information, visit the MTA website. Taxi, Car and Van Service Safety Tip: Ignore offers of transportation from solicitors in the terminal. Soliciting of ground transportation is illegal and many illegal solicitors are unlicensed and uninsured. To obtain ground transportation information, please visit the Port Authority Welcome Center located in the arrivals area of each terminal, where uniformed staff will be happy to assist you. Alternately, you may head directly for the taxi stand located outside each terminal for safe and legitimate transportation. Ignore non-uniformed people offering to assist with baggage. Seek out uniformed porters or airline employees for baggage assistance. 7 | P a g e NYC HOSPITALITY GUIDE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ JFK Taxi Information: Important Tips: Tipping is customary for good service. There is a $1.00 peak time surcharge for trips from 4 PM to 8PM on weekdays (except for JFK-Manhattan $52 Flat Fare trip). There is a 50-cent surcharge for trips from 8PM to 6AM daily (except for JFK-Manhattan $52 Flat Fare trip). There