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 City Opera - information on half-price and rush tickets


• New York Philharmonic Student Rush Tickets - purchase tickets up to 10 days in advance


• New York Public Theater - rush tickets and advanced-sale student tickets


• 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

• 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:

• To & From the Airport.com

Guides

• Airwise - airport and air travel guide with domestic & worlwide flight schedules
• EscapeMaker - guide to one-day and weekend getaways in the Northeast
• Fodors - city miniguides including restaurant and hotel reviews
• Frommers - like their guidebooks, with maps, hotel & restaurant reviews
• GORP - adventure travel - with book, gear & commununity links
• I Explore - from National Geographic for adventurous travelers
• Lonely Planet Online - worldguides to just about everywhere
• Rough Guides Online - searchable edition to the book series
• Trip Advisor - reviews of hotels, resorts and vacations
• TSA.gov - Transportation Security Administration checklist

Comparison Shopping

• Expedia - book flights, hotels, & cruises domestically & abroad
• Last Minute Travel - last minute deals
• Orbitz - compare rates on flights, hotels and car rentals
• Travel.com - compare rates at major travel websites
• Travelocity - search for airfares, hotels, car rentals, cruises and rail travel
• Travelweb - last-minute discounts on hotels, flights and rental cars

Rail

• Amtrak - across the U.S. and parts of Canada
• VIA Rail Canada - 450+ destinations throughout Canada

Special Needs Travel

• Access-Able Travel Source - search by city, agent, & cruise line
• Disability Resources - resources by state and foreign guide section
• Tourist Offices in the United States
• Tourism Offices Worlwide Directory
• Travelers' Health - from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Travel Spotlight - a know before you go checklist of requirements for re-entry to the U.S.

International Travel

• 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
• Tourist Offices in the United States
• Tourism Offices Worlwide Directory
• Travelers' Health - from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Travel Spotlight - a know before you go checklist of requirements for re-entry to the U.S.

• American Red Cross in Greater New York
• Giving Well
• Hearts & Minds
• Mayor's Volunteer Center
• New York Cares
• Volunteer Match