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Casa Italiana Zerilli-Mariṃ, 24 West 12th StreetThe Department of Italian Studies is housed in Casa Italiana Zerilli-Mariṃ, a renovated five-story landmark townhouse at 24 West 12th Street. The Casa is five blocks north of Washington Square Park, in the neighborhood called Greenwich Village. Below are directions for getting to the department, and links to useful maps.

Arriving by plane
From La Guardia, Kennedy, or Newark Airport, take the airport shuttle bus to Port Authority Bus Terminal or Grand Central Station. From Port Authority, go to 42nd Street-Times Square Station and take the BMT Broadway subway (N or R train) downtown to 14th Street-Union Square Station. From Grand Central, take the IRT Lexington Avenue subway (No. 4, 5, or 6 trains) downtown to 14th Street-Union Square Station. Cabs and car services are available at the airport.


Arriving by train
Metro-North into Grand Central Station
Take the IRT Lexington Avenue subway (No. 4, 5, or 6 trains) downtown to 14th Street-Union Square Station. Walk westward on 14th Street to Fifth Avenue. Go south on Fifth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk westward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street).
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak into Pennsylvania Station
Take the IND Eighth Avenue subway (A, C, and E trains) downtown to 14th Street Station, then the 14th Street-Canarsie subway (L train) to 14th Street-Sixth Avenue Station. Walk south on Sixth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk eastward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street).
By PATH trains from New Jersey
To Ninth Street Station (Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street), then walk north on Sixth Avenue to West 12th Street and east to No. 24 (south side of the street).

 

Arriving by bus
To Port Authority Terminal, then go to 42nd Street-Times Square Station and take the BMT Broadway subway (N or R train) downtown to 14th Street-Union Square Station. Walk westward on 14th Street to Fifth Avenue. Go south on Fifth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk westward on 12th Street to No. 24 (south side of the street).


Arriving by subway
Take the IRT Lexington Avenue subway (No. 4, 5, or 6 trains) downtown to 14th Street-Union Square Station. Walk westward on 14th Street to Fifth Avenue. Go south on Fifth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk westward on 12th Street to No. 24 (south side of the street).
Take the BMT Broadway subway (N or R train) to 14th Street-Union Square Station. Walk westward on 14th Street to Fifth Avenue. Go south on Fifth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk westward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street).
Take the IND Sixth Avenue subway (F train) to 14th Street-Sixth Avenue Station. Walk south on Sixth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk eastward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street).
Take the 14th Street-Canarsie subway (L train) to 14th Street-Sixth Avenue Station. Walk south on Sixth Avenue to 12th Street. Walk eastward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street).


Arriving by car
From the North or Northeast: Take the NY State Thruway to the Triborough Bridge, which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, to FDR Drive in Manhattan. Follow FDR Drive south to 34th Street. Turn right on 34th Street to Sixth Avenue. Turn left on Sixth Avenue to 12th Street. Turn left on 12th Street.
From the Northwest, West, and South: Take the Interstate Highway 95 and/or the New Jersey Turnpike to the Holland Tunnel. Once through the tunnel, go north on Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Turn right on 12th Street.
From the George Washington Bridge: Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (turns into the West Side Highway/12th Avenue) to 23rd Street. Turn left on 23rd Street to Seventh Avenue. Turn right on Seventh Avenue to 12th Street. Turn left on 12th Street. 

Arriving by boat
Take the Staten Island Ferry to Battery Park and take the IRT Seventh Avenue subway (No. 1 or 9 trains) uptown to 14th Street-Seventh Avenue Station. Walk westward on 12th Street until you reach No. 24 (south side of the street). 

Maps
View a map of the surrounding area.
View an enhanced map of the Washington Square Campus (Casa Italiana Zerilli-Mariṃ is building No. 5).
Download
a map of the Washington Square Campus (2.9 MB) in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.


Transportation links
NYU transportation (Campus buses)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City subways and buses, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road commuter railroads)
PATH train schedules (Bi-state subway; unofficial site)
New Jersey Transit train schedules (NJ's commuter railroad)
Amtrak
New York Waterway (Private ferries to Manhattan; unofficial site)
Taxis
Airports

 

Contact information

For more information on the department, please feel free to visit us, or contact us at the following address:

Department of Italian Studies
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Mariṃ
24 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011-8604
phone: 212-998-8730
fax: 212-995-4012
e-mail: italian.dept@nyu.edu

 

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