New York City

Around SUNY Optometry

• AMC 25 Empire: 1 of the two nearby cineplexes
• Bryant Park: outdoor summer films and winter holiday kiosks
• Grand Central Terminal: shops, restaurants and transportation hub
• Humanities and Social Sciences Library (NYPL): exhibits and workshops
• International Center of Photography (ICP): exhibits and  bookshop
• The Town Hall : music, dance and film venue

Bookstores and 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 St
  (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
  (212)-998-9990
• Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College Bookstore
  424 East 70th St
  (between 1st and York Ave)
  (212) 988-0400

Selected Area Bookstores

• Argosy Book Store
  116 East 59th St (between Lexington and Park Ave)
  specializes in old and rare books including the history of science and medicine, antique maps and prints and autographs
• Rizzoli Bookstore
  31 West 57th St (between Fifth and Sixth Ave)
  housed in a landmark building offering quality art, architecture, travel and photography books
• Strand Book Store
  828 Broadway (and 12th St)
  popular for their wall-to-wall inventory of new/used and rare/signed books

Newspapers

• AM New York
• New York Newsday
• The New York Observer
• New York Post

• New York Press
• The New York Times
• NY Daily News
• The Village Voice

Boroughs and Neighborhoods

• Union Square Partnership
• 34th Street District
• Chinatown
• Coney Island
• Downtown New York
• Grand Central Partnership
• Greenwich Village Alliance
• Lincoln Square

• Little Italy
• Lower East Side
• Times Square
• Bronx
• Brooklyn
• Queens
• Roosevelt Island
• Staten Island

City and 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
• New York State Home Page: business, education, employment, environmental, government and 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 and Recreation

Walking Tours

• Big Onion 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

Theater / Performance Discounts

Many performing-arts organizations provide discounts to students with valid IDs.
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 music
• Carnegie Hall Student Rush Tickets: you can sign up for their weekly Rush Ticket Newsletter
• 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
  local and express subway and train service throughout the city
• Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
  travel between Brooklyn and Queens or Manhattan and Queens to Long Island
• Nassau Inter-County Express Bus (Long Island)
  Nassau Bus maps and schedules
  routes between Queens and Long Island and connects in Long Island with LIRR
• Metro-North Railroad
  Metro-North Railroad map
  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

Travel Hub

Special Needs Travel

• Access-Able Travel Source: search by city, agent and cruise line
• Disability Resources: resources by state and foreign guide section
• Special Needs Travelers: from the Centers for Disease Control and 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 and 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 Worldwide Directory
• Travelers' Health: from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Travel Spotlight: a know-before-you-go checklist of requirements for re-entry to the U.S.
• TSA.gov: Transportation Security Administration traveler information

Volunteer Organizations

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

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