Kimmel Center for University Life (Close to NYU Stern)
Skirball
Center for the Performing Arts
60 Washington Square South (cross street LaGuardia)
https://www.nyu.edu/kimmel.center/
https://www.skirballcenter.nyuedu/
Getting to NYU’s Campus:
https://www.nyu.edu/travel.nyu
The University is located at Washington Square Park on the island and borough
of Manhattan in the neighborhood called Greenwich Village. Below are directions
for getting to NYU and links to useful maps.
GENERAL MAP (with Parking Areas Noted)
Download
a map of the NYU Campus (242 KB) in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
Stern is located in Building Numbers 43 and 45.
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NYU
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,
take the A or E subway downtown to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station,
or from Grand Central, take the Lexington Avenue subway (No. 6 train) downtown
to Astor Place Station. Cabs and car services are available at the airport
and, even though they cost more, they are your best bet if you have a lot
of luggage. Plan on spending at least $25 to $40 depending on the airport
and time of day.
BY
TRAIN
Metro North into Grand Central Station
Take the Lexington Avenue subway (No. 6 train) downtown to Astor Place Station.
Go west on Astor Place to Broadway. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place.
Walk westward on Waverly Place until you reach Washington Square.
Long
Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak into Pennsylvania Station
Take the 8th avenue subway (A and E trains) downtown to West Fourth Street-Washington
Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street until you reach Washington
Square.
PATH
Trains from New Jersey
To Ninth Street Station (Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street), then walk south to
West Fourth Street and east to Washington Square.
BY
BUS
All Greyhound and New Jersey Transit buses go to the Port Authority Terminal.
Port Authority marine terminals in New York and New Jersey are open and operating
normally. From there, take the Eighth Avenue subway downtown (see By Subway
below).
BY
SUBWAY
Take the Lexington Avenue subway (No. 6 train) to Astor Place Station. Go
west on Astor Place to Broadway. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place.
Walk westward on Waverly Place until you reach Washington Square.
Take
the Broadway subway (N, R or W train) to Eighth Street Station. At Broadway
walk south to Waverly Place. Walk westward on Waverly Place until you reach
Washington Square.
* The N runs weekdays, rush hours, midday and evenings. The W runs late at
night and weekends, and the R does not run late at night.
Take
the Sixth Avenue subway to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station (A,
C, E, F, V, or S train). Walk east on West Fourth Street until you reach Washington
Square.
* The A and C don't run late at night, and the E, F and V run from 6 a.m.
to midnight.
Take
the Seventh Avenue subway to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station (1,
9 or 2). Walk east on Christopher Street to West Fourth Street. Continue east
to Washington Square.
* The 1 and 9 are rush hour only, and the 2 train runs late at night.
BY
CAR
All MTA bridges and tunnels are open in both directions with the exception
of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel which remains closed in both directions.
From
the Bronx and Upstate NY
Take the NY State Thruway, which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the
Bronx, to the Triborough Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking the FDR
Drive. Follow the FDR Drive south to Houston Street. Continue west on Houston
Street past Broadway to La Guardia Place. Turn right (north) and follow La
Guardia Place to Washington Square.
From
Connecticut
Take the New England Thruway (I-95) into the Bronx. Then, take the Bruckner
Expressway (I-278) to the Triborough Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking
the FDR Drive south to Houston Street. Continue west on Houston Street past
Broadway to La Guardia Place. Turn right (north) and follow La Guardia Place
to Washington Square.
From
the Northwest, West, and South including New Jersey
Take I-95 and/or the New Jersey Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel or the Holland
Tunnel. If taking the Lincoln tunnel, take the right tube and stay in the
right lane, turning right onto Dyer Ave. after exiting the tunnel. Go through
three lights, making a left on to 34th St. and move to the right lane. After
one block, turn left onto 9th Ave., continuing south until 14th St. Turn left
onto 14th St., followed by a right onto 5th Ave., until it ends at Washington
Square. If taking the Holland tunnel, there will be a circle after exiting.
Take the Canal St. East exit. After a few lights, turn left onto West Broadway.
Proceed north until you reach Washington Square.
From
the George Washington Bridge
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (turns into the West Side Highway/12th Avenue)
south to 23rd Street. Turn left (east) on 23rd Street to Fifth Avenue. Turn
right (south) on Fifth Avenue to Washington Square.
From
Brooklyn
Take the Manhattan Bridge. Off the bridge, take Canal Street west to Sixth
Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Take Sixth Avenue north to West
Fourth Street and travel east to Washington Square.
From
Queens
Take the 59th Street Bridge and turn left (south) on Fifth Avenue. Fifth Avenue
ends at the Washington Square campus.
From
Staten Island
Take the Staten Island Express across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge crossing
into Brooklyn. Take the Belt Parkway west to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
(BQE) east. Take the Manhattan Bridge exit, cross over the bridge, and take
Canal Street west to Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Turn
right (north) on to Sixth Avenue to West Fourth Street. Turn right (east)
and travel to Washington Square.
From
Long Island
Take the Long Island Expressway (also called the L.I.E. or I-495) west to
the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Drive west on 37th Street to Fifth Avenue. Turn
left (south) on Fifth Avenue until it ends at the Washington Square campus.
INDOOR
PARKING
Champion Broadway Garage
743 Broadway,
between East 8th Street and Waverly Place.
Open 24 hours, 7 days
(212) 533-7463
Master
Parking Corporation
64 Cooper Square, between Lafayette Street
and Astor Place,
Open 7 days, 7AM-1AM
OUTDOOR
PARKING
Minetta Garage
122 West Third Street
Open 24 hours (weekdays only)
(212) 777-3530
Square
Industries (2 locations)
403 Lafayette Street
Entrance: on Lafayette Street between
East 4th Street and Astor Place
Open 24 hours, 7 days
(212) 254-1263
1012
Cooper Square
(corner of Cooper Square and East 4th Street)
Two Entrances: one on Cooper Square and one on East 4th Street
Open 24 hours, 7 days
(212) 777-9808
Thompson
Street Parking Garage
221 Thompson Street, between
West Third and Bleecker Streets
Open 24 hours
(212) 677-8741
Washington
Square Garage
2 Fifth Avenue
Two Entrances: Washington Square North between 5th Avenue & MacDougal
Street
and on 8th Street between 5th Avenue & Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.)
Open 24 hours, 7 days
(212) 533-8312
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
Taxis