City & State Guides | Housing | Theater Discounts | Local Transport
Travel Hub | Volunteering
| Around SUNY - O |
- AMC 25 Empire - one of the two nearby cineplexes
- Bryant Park - outdoor summer films & winter holiday kiosks
- Grand Central Terminal - shops, restaurants and transportation hub
- Humanities and Social Sciences Library (NYPL) - exhibits & workshops
- International Center of Photography (ICP) - exhibits & bookshop
- The Town Hall - music, dance, and film venue
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| Bookstores & Newspapers |
As the University does not have its own bookstore, the following places may be of local help to the college community.
If planning to visit in-person, please call ahead for their business hours.
Medicine & Science
- New York University Health Sciences Bookstore 333 East 29 Street
- Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College Bookstore 424 East 70 Street
- Matthew's Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bookstore 1425 Madison Avenue
(between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
(212)-998-9990
(between 1st and York Avenues)
(212) 988-0400
(at 98th Street)
(212)-659-5650
Selected Area Bookstores
- Argosy Book Store
116 East 59 Street (between Lexington & Park Avenues)
specializes in old and rare books including the history of science & medicine, antique maps & prints, and autographs - Rizzoli Bookstore
31 West 57 Street (between Fifth & Sixth Avenues)
housed in a landmark building offering quality art, architecture, travel and photography books - Strand Book Store
828 Broadway (and 12th Street)
popular for their wall-to-wall inventory of new/used and rare/signed books
Newspapers
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| City & State Guides |
- Gotham Center for New York City History
- Gotham Gazette - "one-stop shopping" for all things New York
- NYC Arts - culture guide and calendar
- NYC & Company
- New York City Page
- New York City Travel Guide - The New York Times guide
- New York Magazine Guide
- NYC.gov - Official New York City Web Site
- Time Out New York
State
- New York State Home Page - business, education, employment, environmental, government & healthcare links
- Includes Citizen Guide - with links to consumer, housing and tax information
- I Love New York - Official New York State Tourism website
Parks
- City Parks Foundation - click Parkfinder map
- Hudson River Park Trust
- NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Walking Tours
- Big Onion Walking Tours
- Central Park Walking Tours
- Joyce Gold History Tours of New York
- Nosh Walks - culinary walking tours
| Housing |
- Craig's List - apartment listings; site popular with students
- MLX.com - your choice of no-fee or broker-exclusive Manhattan apartments
- NYC Affordable Housing Resource Center - the official NYC.gov site provides apartment hunting tips, rent regulations and links to help you in your search
- Rent-Direct - subscriber service that sends out email alerts and offers live telephone support
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| Theater / Performance Discounts |
Many performing arts organizations provide discounts to students with valid ID's.
Some also set aside a limited number of discounted tickets for same-day performance sale known as rush tickets.
The library receives discount coupons to various Broadway and off-Broadway shows courtesy of the School Theatre Ticket Program.
Drop by our circulation desk to see what's available.
- BAM: Brooklyn Academy of Music - rush and student tickets policy for film, dance, drama, and of course, music
- Carnegie Hall Student Rush Tickets - you can sign up for their weekly Rush Ticket Newsletter
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Student Guide - provides advance and day-of ticket info about their resident organizations and the myriad of free events they offer throughout the year
- New York City Ballet - student rush policy
- New York Philharmonic Student Rush Tickets - purchase tickets up to 10 days in advance
- New York Public Theater - rush and student tickets info
- Symphony Space - lists student-priced tickets for select performances that are on sale at the box office ONLY, or you may purchase a student membership and have access to all their events
| Local Transport |
- 511NY - New York State's official source of traffic and travel information
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - service changes and schedules for:
New York City Transit
NYC Transit subway map in html or pdf
local and express subway and train service throughout the city
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
Long Island Rail Road map in html
travel between Brooklyn and Queens or Manhattan and Queens to Long Island
Long Island Bus
Long Island Bus map in pdf
routes between Queens and Long Island and connects in Long Island with LIRR
Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad map in html
takes you to points in Connecticut, New Jersey, and upstate New York
MTA New York City Transit Bus
Local and express bus schedules
serving the five boroughs of New York City
- New York City Department of Transportation (DOT)
the latest on city traffic rules, advisories, permits and the Staten Island Ferry - New Jersey Transit
lower and mid-Manhattan connections that will take you throughout the state of New Jersey via bus and rail - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
oversees the bridges and tunnels, ferry services to Manhattan, and the three area airports
Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) - the largest bus terminal in the United States dispatching buses to destinations across the country
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) - provides lower and mid-Manhattan connections to Newport, Hoboken, Jersey City, Harrison, and Newark, New Jersey
Air Train to JFK
links JFK airport to LIRR, NYC Transit subway lines and local buses
Area Airports
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- La Guardia Airport (LGA)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
How to get to the airports:
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| Travel Hub |
Special Needs Travel
- Access-Able Travel Source - search by city, agent, & cruise line
- Disability Resources - resources by state and foreign guide section
- Special Needs Travelers - from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Tourist Offices in the United States
- Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions - air travel guide from the Transportation Security Administration
Domestic and International Travel Guides
- Airwise - airport and air travel guide with domestic & worldwide flight schedules
- International Travel and Health Publication - from the World Health Organization
- State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs - document and entry requirements, travel warnings, and tips for traveling abroad or visiting the United States
- Tourism Offices Worlwide Directory
- Travelers' Health - from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- TSA.gov - Transportation Security Administration checklist
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Travel Spotlight - a know before you go checklist of requirements for re-entry to the U.S.
| Volunteer Organizations |
- American Red Cross in Greater New York
- Hearts & Minds
- Mayor's Volunteer Center
- New York Cares
- Volunteer Match
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