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CONFERENCE LOCATIONS
Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwing High School
(LREI)
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
SIXTH AVENUE BUILDING | Lower/Middle
School - View
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272
Sixth Avenue,
Manhattan.
By Subway: 6th or 8th
Avenue lines (A, B, C, D, E, F, V ) to West 4th Street, walk 2 blocks
south on 6th Avenue to Bleecker Street, or 1 or 9 train to Houston
Street, walk
one block east on Houston Street to 6th Avenue and then one block
north to Bleecker Street.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
CHARLTON BUILDING | High School - View
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40
Charlton Street, Manhattan.
By Subway: E or C train to Spring
Street, walk north on 6th Avenue to Charlton Street and then turn
left on Charlton Street, or 1 or 9 train to Houston Street. Walk
South on Varick Street
to Charlton Street and turn left.
LODGING INFORMATION
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Park
Savoy Hotel at
the rate of $125 single and $155 double.
There are
only a limited number of rooms available at these rates, so please
reserve early by calling (212) 245-5755. There are also other
lodging options available closer to the conference site, such as The Larchmont Hotel and Soho
Grand Hotel. Please contact the hotels
directly for rates and availability.
For those who are on a budget
and would like to seek possible home stays, please email Lily
Shum at lshum@trevornet.org with your name, contact
information, and school affiliation. She will contact potential
hosts with your request. Please be aware that home stay opportunities
are extremely
limited.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
TO NEW YORK CITY
Three major airports serve the New York metropolitan area: John F. Kennedy
International Airport (JFK), Fiorello La Guardia Airport (LGA), and Newark
Liberty International Airport (EWR). All major airlines fly into one of
the three airports.
New York City is also served by an extensive railroad system with the
trains arriving to its main rail stations, Grand Central Terminal and
Pennsylvania Station. The Port Authority Bus Terminal houses 36 bus lines
that connect New York City with any point in the continental U.S., Canada,
and Mexico.
FROM THE AIRPORT TO NEW YORK CITY
For complete transportation
information for all three airports, please visit
the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey’s website at http://www.panynj.gov/ or call
1-800-AIR-RIDE (1-800-247-7433).
AirTrain JFK
provides a low cost option to and from JFK with a direct link
to the NYC subway system. NYC & Company
Inc. also has a comprehensive listing
of transportation services and costs to and from all three airports.
WITHIN NEW YORK CITY
There are multiple ways to
get around in New York City: subway, buses, taxis, or even
by foot. Visit New York
City Metropolitan Transportation
Authority’s website at http://www.mta.info/ for
a New York City subway map or use Hopstop
to find your way through the subway system.
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