Travel, Lodging & Accommodations

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Teachers College Recommended Hotels

  • Aloft Harlem Hotel
    Reservations: 212-749-4000
    Location: 2296 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
    Aloft Harlem is the first new hotel in Harlem in 40 years. It features loft-inspired design and style in one of NYC's most happening neighborhoods.  Steps from the legendary Apollo Theatre, Columbia University, and the 125th Street subway station.
  • Hotel Beacon
    Reservations: 800-572-4969
    Location: 2130 Broadway at 75th Street
    Rooms come furnished with fully-equipped kitchenettes, complete with stoves, refrigerators, and coffee makers, allowing our guests to enjoy the plethora of family-owned grocery stores and bustling delis that are so emblematic of the Upper West Side. 
  • Belvedere Hotel
    Reservations: 212-245-7000 / 888-468-3558
    Location: 319 West 48th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues
    All rooms contain kitchenettes; laundry facilities are located on the premises. Receive Up to 10% off their Flexible Rate when you book through the hotel website. 
  • Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park
    Reservations: 212-324-3773
    Location: 1717 Broadway on West 54th Street
    Contemporary rooms offer free WiFi, desks with ergonomic chairs, flat-screen TVs with premium cable channels and iPod docks, plus minifridges and Keurig coffeemakers. Includes access to spacious fitness center with cardio equipment and free weights.
  • Empire Hotel
    Reservations: 855-265-7400 
    Location: 44 West 63rd Street, between Broadway and Columbus Avenue
    Each room has wi-fi, flat screen TVs, and guests may use the fitness center.
  • HI New York City Hostel
    Reservations: 212-932-2300
    Location: 891 Amsterdam Ave
    Located in a landmark building on the Upper West Side. Offers Internet access, laundry facilities, and self-catering kitchen. Open 24 hours. 
  • Hudson New York Hotel
    Reservations: 212-554-6000
    Location: 358 West 58th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues
    This 1,000-room hotel features cozy "studios." Amenities include in-room safe, cable TV, iPod docking stations, and Ciel bath products. *High-speed internet is available for a fee.*
  • Jazz on The Park Hostel
    Reservations: 646-438-9222
    Location: 36 W 106th Street
    A modern hostel offering a coffee bar. Located in Upper West Side, along Central Park and close to subways. Reservations are non-refundable.
  • The Lucerne
    Reservations: 800-492-8122
    Location: 201 West 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
    The Lucerne features 250 deluxe oversized rooms and suites. Its offerings include complimentary wine reception (hosted daily), wi-fi, and newspaper. 
  • Marrakech Hotel NYC
    Reservations: 212-222-2954
    Location: 2688 Broadway
    Offers modern amenities including free Wi-fi throughout the hotel, flat screen TVs, and CD radio or iHome players.
  • Hotel Newton
    Reservations: 800-643-5553 / 212-678-6500
    Location: 2528 Broadway at 95th Street
    The spacious rooms are ideal for the budget conscious traveler.
  • The Central Park North
    Reservations: 212-662-2300
    Location: 137 W111th Street
    The Central Park North is located only a 5-minute walk from Central Park. Every room has cable television and high speed WiFi Internet access.
  • The International Cozy Inn
    Reservations: 646-248-1980
    Location: 248 Malcolm X Blvd
    A three-star lodging featuring bright suites with kitchenettes, wood floors, and free Wi-Fi.
  • The Travel Inn Hotel  
    Reservations: 212-695-7171
    Location: 515 West 42nd Street between 10th & 11th Avenues 
    This Midtown hotel has on-site parking for an additional fee and outdoor swimming pool. Wi-fi is available for an additional fee.
  • W New York - Times Square
    Reservations: 888-627-9102
    Location: 1567 Broadway at 47th Street 
    W New York Times Square features 509 ultra- modern guest rooms and 43 suites. Their services and amenities include high-speed internet access, 24-hour fitness room, and Aveda bath products.
  • Yotel
    Reservations: 646-449-7700
    Location: 570 10th Avenue
    The hotel utilizes technology with a "smart" design. It has a super fast wi-fi and a rooftop terrace.

Columbia Preferred Hotel

  • Hotel Belleclaire – 4 Star
    Address: 2175 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
    Complimentary Grab & go breakfast, free high-speed Wi-Fi, complimentary use of on property fitness center, waived hotel facility fee, free walking tours, facility fee waived. **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**
  • The Arthouse – 4 Star
    Address: 2178 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
    Complimentary breakfast from Arthouse Café, waived facility/urban fees, complimentary
    Wi-Fi, 2 complimentary in-room bottled waters daily, coffee makers in each room, 24-hour business center with free internet access, complimentary access to fitness center. **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**
  • Warwick New York – 4 Star
    Address: 65 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
    Complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary access to state-of-the-art fitness center, waived service charges and facility charges. **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**
  • The Lucerne - 4 Star
    Address: 201 W 79th St, New York, NY 10024
    Complimentary WI-FI, complimentary 24-Hour access to fitness room, complimentary 24- hour business center/faxes, complimentary coffee and tea in room with Keurig coffee maker, 15% off for American breakfast at Nice Matin, waived facility fee.
    **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**
  • Aloft Harlem – 3 Star
    Address: 2296 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10027
    Complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary bottled water, coffee and tea in guestroom. **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**
  • The Edge - 3 Star
    Address: 514 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032
    Complimentary in-room Keurig coffee machine and pods, complimentary morning coffee in lobby, complimentary high-speed wireless internet, 24/7 use of business center and complimentary use of fitness facility.
    **24 Hour Cancellation Policy**

Columbia Recommended Parking

  • Pro Park America
    1090 Amsterdam Avenue
    212-523-1051
    Open from 6 a.m. to midnight
  • Claremont Parking Corp.
    420 Riverside Dr (120th)
    (between Claremont Avenue & Riverside Drive)
    212-870-6736
    Open from 6 a.m. to midnight
  • West Side Parking
    234 West 108th Street
    (between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue)
    212-222-8800
    Open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • GGMC Parking
    512 West 112th Street
    (between Broadway & Amsterdam Avenue)
    212-865-1754
    Open from 6 a.m. to midnight
  • Champion Parking
    400 West 113th Street
    (between Amsterdam Avenue & Morningside Drive)
    212-663-0113
    Open 24 hours
  • E&B Operating Group
    143 West 108th Street
    (between Columbus & Amsterdam Avenue)
    212-865-8315
    Open 24 hours

Teachers College

  • Morningside Garage, 3100 Broadway (at 123rd Street), (212) 864-9877
  • E & B Operating Corp., 137 West 108th Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues), (212) 865-8315
  • Park Yorkshire Garage, 151 West 108th Street (between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues), (212) 865-2314
  • Upper Westside Parking Garage, 234 West 108th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway), (212)222-8800
  • Riverside Church Garage, 120th Street (between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue), (212) 870-6736
  • Evening parking is available at Riverside Church (call (212) 866-1000

Airports

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport
  • LaGuardia International Airport
  • Newark International Airport
  • Westchester County Airport

Train

Pennsylvania (Penn) Station:

  • Services several Amtrak, NJ Transit, and MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) railroad lines
  • Penn Station is serviced by the 1, 2, 3, A, C, and E MTA subway lines
  • Penn Station is also serviced by the M4, M7, M20, M34/M34A SBS, and Q32 MTA buses

Grand Central Terminal:

  • Services MTA Metro-North Railroad lines between New York City and its northern suburbs in New York and Connecticut
  • Grand Central Station is serviced by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S (Shuttle) MTA subway lines
  • Grand Central Terminal is also serviced by the M101, M102, M103, M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 and M42 MTA buses

Other Online Resources:

  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority - information about New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Bus, Metro-North Railroad as well as metropolitan bridges and tunnels.

Subway

The subway station serving Teachers College is the 116th St stop of the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue local. The No. 1 subway train (red line) are local trains serving this station. Be sure that you are on (or transfer to) the local line at the 96th St 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 St, offering access to the No. 1 IRT Broadway Local trains going uptown.

Other Online Resources:

To the Zankel Building:

  • Exit 528 West 121st St., past the accessible parking lot, and turn left on the 120th Street sidewalk.
  • Enter the main entrance to Teachers College via the wheelchair ramp.
  • Immediately in front of you is the elevator to all Zankel floors.

OR

  • Use the elevators closest to the front 528 West 121st St. entrance to go down to the ground floor.
  • Exit the elevator, go down the hall, take your first left, pass the OASID Testing and Assistive Computer Lab and the lockers, and go all the way down the hall.
  • Turn left and go straight down the hall. The Business Services Center is on your right at this point.
  • The elevator can take you to all other Zankel Building floors.

NOTE: If you are going to Milbank Chapel and intend to go to the stage level, you must notify the security officer at the main entrance to Zankel that you need someone to operate the wheelchair lift.

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