Facilities & Services

The New York University Constance Milstein and Family Academic Center is situated on L Street in the northwest section of Washington, DC.  Blocks away from the White House and near one of Washington, DC’s newest cultural centers, the 14th Street Corridor, this newest addition to the global network university is in the center of it all.

The building is designed by Hickok Cole Architects, an award winning Washington, DC firm. The Center, at 75,000 square feet in area and twelve stories high, is a mixed-use building with a lecture hall, seminar rooms and offices on the lower floors and dormitory rooms on the upper floors.

Library Services

All NYU Washington DC students have access to the complete print collection (books and journals) of NYU's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library. Students are also able to access all of the online resources (e-journals, databases, etc.) made available through library services through their NYUHome accounts. 

Through the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), students may also access to the George Washington University, Georgetown University, and Howard University libraries.  Students also receive a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card, allowing them to access the holdings of the largest library on earth. Additionally, students have access to a wealth of archival and research materials at famed institutions such as the National Archives and Records Administration, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Smithsonian Institution.

Users of the Library's research areas, including Computer Catalog Centers, and Copyright Office public service areas are each required to have a Reader Identification Card issued by the Library. Cards are free and can be obtained by completing a registration process and presenting a valid driver's license, state-issued identification card, or passport.

Library of Congress registered readers may request materials from the Library’s general collections via the LC Online Catalog (catalog.loc.gov) using their individual "account numbers." Materials will be retrieved for use only in the Library's Main, Local History and Genealogy, Science and Business and Area Studies reading rooms. Students have access to this service and are encouraged to take full advantage of it.

Computer Lab & Reading Room

Students have access to a computer lab located on level B3 of the Contance Milstein and Family Academic Center, which includes printers.  Printers are also be available on level 3, adjacent to the main reading room.  All computers in the computer lab are directly connected with access to  Bobst library on the main campus.  Wireless is accessible in all common areas and student residences have ethernet internet access.  The reading room is located on the third floor in front of the building, allowing for natural light in this dynamic space.  There is a terrace located off the reading room, overlooking L street.  The reading room holds a reference copy of all required and suggested texts, plus publications by our faculty and resources on Washington, DC.

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing in the Washington, DC classrooms allows students in paired classes to communicate in real-time with students and faculty in other GNU locations.
Watch the video below and read more Redefining the Classroom: Video Conferencing