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Travelling to New York City

If you travel to New York City by plane, you will typically arrive at one of the three major airports serving the metropolitan area. (Note, though, that if your home airport is served by one of these airlines, it may be worth your while checking whether you could save a substantial amount of money flying on SouthWest Airlines or some other low-cost, no-frills airline to one of the regional airports in the area - in particular, MacArthur Airport (ISP) in central Long Island, served by SouthWest, or Westchester County Airport (HPN) near White Plains, NY.)

Directions from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
By taxi: There is a flat rate of $35 one way (up to three passengers) for rides from JFK to any destination in Manhattan. (Please be advised that the passengers are responsible for any tolls.)
By express bus: There is a New York Aiport Service Express Bus connecting JFK to Grand Central Station, Pennsylvania Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, for $13 one way. Express shuttle services to Manhattan hotels are also available, at slightly higher rates ($14-$19).
By public transportation: From all nine terminals at JFK, a free shuttle bus takes you to the Howard Beach Subway Station (approx. 20 minutes); from there, take the A-train into Manhattan ($1.50 per ride, tokens available at the station's token booth; a 7-day unlimited ride MetroCard ($17) will be worth your while if you plan to travel by public transportation a lot); you should count on the subway ride into the city taking at least 45 minutes.

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Directions from LaGuardia International Airport (LGA)
By taxi: There is no flat rate on cab service from LGA into Manhattan; please refer to the LGA website below for approximate fare information.
By express bus: There is a New York Aiport Service Express Bus connecting JFK to Grand Central Station, Pennsylvania Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, for $10 one way. Express shuttle services to Manhattan hotels are also available, at slightly higher rates ($13-$15).
By public transportation: MTA Bus #60 takes you across the Triborough Bridge to the 125th Street subway stations on the 4/5/6 and 2/3 lines (in approx. 40 minutes), from which you can easily reach destinations in midtown and Greenwich Village. Free transfers from bus to subway are available if you use MetroCard; if you use tokens, you will need to use one (at $1.50 each) for each leg of your trip.

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Directions from Newark International Airport (EWR)
By taxi: There are a variety of flat rates from EWR to Manhattan, depending on your destination. Flat fares range from $34.00 to $51.00 determined by zone plus tolls. (For the east side of mid-Manhattan, there is an additional $4.00 charge.)
By express bus: There is an Olympia Airport Express Bus connecting EWR to Grand Central Station, Pennsylvania Station, the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the World Trade Center, for $11 one way. Express shuttle services to Manhattan hotels are also available, at slightly higher rates ($14-$19).
By public transportation: Take Airlink/New Jersey Transit #302 Bus to the nearest train station ($4), then take the PATH train into Manhattan ($1.50), where you can then transfer to subway ($1.50) for NYU, or simply exit at 33rd street for CUNY. At the time of writing, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Continental Airlines are promising travellers a brand new direct train service from EWR to Penn Station, which is to inaugurate service in the fall of 2001; it is unclear as yet whether NELS participants will be able to take advantage of this new service.

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The CUNY Graduate Center is at 365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets -- basically right across the street from the Empire State Building. If you are arriving in the city by train, you will arrive either at Penn Station or at Grand Central Station (33rd St by PATH from New Jersey). From Penn Station, you can easily walk to the Graduate Center: walk east for two blocks and you're there; from 33rd St it is east only one block. From Grand Central (which is at 42nd Street and Park Avenue), it's also easy to walk to the GC: walk down Park Avenue to 35th, turn west and walk two more blocks. If you are coming by bus, you will arrive at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, on 42nd Street and 8/9th Ave; the walk from there is a bit longer but certainly do-able; alternatively, you can take a subway train down to 34th Street and walk from there. Of course you can also take a cab, but traffic may be heavy that time of day.

 
New York University: The Main Building is located on 100 Washington Square East, between Broadway and Fifth Avenue. From Port Authority Bus Terminal or Penn Station you can take the A,C, or E (blue) subway to 4th Street Station - head east on Waverly (north exit) or north one block, then east (south exit) on 4th Street. One block will get you to Washington Square; the Main Building is on the far side of the park. From Grand Central, take the 6-train (green line) to Astor Place. Turn west from the station exit and head to Broadway (one block), south to Waverly (one block), then west along Waverly Place (three blocks) -- the Main Building is on the south side of the street. From 33rd Street, transfer to the F (orange) line to 4th street (see above), or take the Q or W train to 8th Street station and head south down Broadway (one block) to Waverly Place. Note: Due to tunnel closures, Q & W trains are running on the N & R (yellow) lines in Manhattan.

For more details on transportation to and in New York City, please link to the Citysearch Transit Guide.

Last Modified: October 11, 2001