BY AIR:
New York City is served by three airports, Newark Airport in New Jersey, and LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports in Queens. Brief directions are provided below, but more details can be found at Frommer's Travel.
FROM NEWARK AIRPORT:
Train is the best mode of transport from Newark Airport. After leaving the gate area, follow the signs to the AirTrain. At one of the electronic kiosks, which are usually located at the bottom of the escalator to the AirTrain, buy a ticket for NJ Transit to New York Penn Station. Go up the escalator, board the AirTrain to the rail station, and follow the signs to track 1, A. Board the NJ Transit train and disembark in New York Penn Station (the final stop). Take the blue C, E subway downtown to the West 4th street station. Then walk east on 4th Street to Washington Square East, turn left (north), walk one block, enter the Silver Building Complex, proceed to the Waverly elevators, go to the 5th floor, and exit to the left to enter the Molecular Design Institute labs.
The fare will be $14.00 plus $2.00 for the subway.
For those with heavy luggage, we recommend a taxi from Newark Airport. Ask the driver to take you to the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street, near Washington Square Park. The fare will be approximately $30. Approximate trip time: 35-50 minutes.
FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT:
For newcomers to New York, the best mode of transport from LaGuardia is a taxi. Ask the driver to take you to the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street, near Washington Square Park. Enter the Silver Building Complex, proceed to the Waverly elevators, go to the 5th floor, and exit to the left to enter the Molecular Design Institute labs. The taxi fare will be approximately $30. Approximate trip time: 20-35 minutes.
FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY (JFK) AIRPORT:
Taxi or limousine is the best mode of transport from Kennedy Airport. Ask the driver to take you to the corner of Washington Place and Greene Street, near Washington Square Park. Enter the Silver Building Complex, proceed to the Waverly elevators, go to the 5th floor, and exit to the left to enter the Molecular Design Institute labs. You will be charged a flat taxi fare of $45. The meter will not be operating. Approximate trip time: 45-60 minutes.
BY CAR:
Because there are numerous ways to approach Manhattan by car, we strongly recommend you obtain driving directions from a suitable website, such as MAPQUEST, or GoogleMaps. Click here or on the icon to start your MAPQUEST search for driving directions to the Ward laboratory. There is a parking garage, with parking attendants, on Washington Square North (which is the same street as Waverly) across from Washington Square Park. After leaving the garage, walk east on Waverly, enter the Silver Building Complex, proceed to the Waverly elevators, go to the 5th floor, and exit to the left to enter the Molecular Design Institute labs.
BY NYC SUBWAY (MTA):
The Molecular Design Institute is close to the West 4th Street Stop (A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains), 8th Street NYU (N, R, W trains) and the Astor Place Stop (4, 5, and 6 trains).
For more information on using the subway to get to our lab you can use the following links:
Hopstop.com (for door-to-door Subway Directions)
MTA Info
MTA Maps (html / pdf) |
