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ΆΒ Accommodations
Room blocks for SLRF 2005 have been reserved at the two facilities
below. Please email to jhk2024@columbia.edu
to make reservations. In the subject heading of the e-mail message please
type "Accommodations".
In the body of the e-mail message, please fill all of the following
information in the given order.
1. Name
2. Department & Affiliation
3. Mailing Address
4. Phone Number
5. Arrival and Departure Dates
6. Room Types
7. The Number of People
8. Credit Card Information: Type (e.g., Visa, American Express, etc.), Number, Expiration Date
Room Types and Conference Rates:
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Single Bed One Person: $ 65.00 |
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Full Size Bed Two Persons: $ 75.00 |
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Two Beds Two Persons: $ 80.00 |
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Two Beds Three Persons: $ 85.00 |
(*All rooms are budget rooms with shared baths. There are a limited
number of standard rooms with private baths. In order to reserve the
standard rooms, please directly contact the hotels. But, there will
be no conference discounts for the standard rooms.)
Since there are a limited number of rooms reserved for the SLRF 2005
conference, in order to reserve a room in these hotels, reservations
should be made by August 1.
For additional information about the hotels, please visit their respective
website:
Morningside Inn
235 West 107th St.
New York, NY 10025
Tel. 212-864-9234
www.morningsideinn-ny.com
Riverside Inn
319 West 94th St.
New York, NY 10025
Tel. 212-316-0656
www.riversideinn-ny.com
Click here
to go to the message board dedicated to helping people to find roommates
for SLRF 2005.
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ΆΒ Transportation
Teachers College is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan
and is accessible by various modes of transportation. Directions for
travel by airplane, train, bus, subway, and car are provided below.
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Three international airports that connect with
convenient bus and taxi connections, serve New York City. From
John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport, economical bus service
to Grand Central Terminal and various Manhattan hotels is available.
Also from LaGuardia Airport, there is a more direct bus service
(M60) to West 116th Street and Broadway. From Newark Airport, there
is New Jersey Transit bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Although New York City cabs operate on mileage meters, cab fares
can vary with traffic conditions. The average one-way fare from
John F. Kennedy Airport is about $45.00, one way from LaGuardia
Airport is about $20.00. Designated airport passenger pick-up areas
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| By Train |
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Grand Central Terminal, which is located at East 42nd Street
and Park Avenue, is the New York City terminus for two commuter
trains, MetroNorth and Conrail, as well as some Amtrak trains from
Canada and Upstate New York. |
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Penn Station, at West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue, is the
New York City terminus for all other Amtrak service and the Long
Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, and the New Jersey PATH train
commuter lines. |
| By Subway |
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The subway station serving Teachers College is the 116th Street
stop of the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue local. The No. 1 or No.
9 subway trains (red line) are local trains serving this station.
Be sure that you are on (or transfer to) the local line at the
96th Street Station. The express line (No. 2 or No. 3 trains) does
not serve Columbia University.
There are subway entrances at Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
From Grand Central Station, the Shuttle (S) goes to "Times Square" 42nd
Street, offering access to the No. 1 and No. 9 IRT Broadway Local trains going
uptown. |
| By Car |
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Henry Hudson Parkway (West Side Highway) in New York City runs
parallel to the Hudson River and offers convenient access to Teachers
College. The highway can be reached from most of the main routes
entering New York City. The nearest major highway link to it is
Interstate Highway 95 (I-95).
Whether driving north or south on the Henry Hudson Parkway/West
Side Highway, exit at 95th Street. At the first traffic light,
turn north (left) onto Riverside Drive; at 120th Street turn east
(right) and go two blocks east to the College. The main entrance
is located midway between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, on the
north side of West 120th. |
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