Travel Information
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is located in northern Manhattan in close proximity to the George Washington Bridge. It is easily accessible via automobile or public transportation. Hotels are available throughout the city at a variety of rates, see below for more information.
For more information, you may also visit CUMC's website, from which most of this information has been adapted, or for more specific information on traveling to, from or within New York City, please check the WWW for Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MetroCommute, the Transportation section of the Paperless Guide to New York , or Yahoo! New York.
For details about traveling to and from area airports only, call 1-800-AIRLINK.
Maps
Official Columbia University Medical Center Campus Map
General Guidelines
A variety of transportation choices are included. However, taxis are generally the most convenient. Also, please be aware that only yellow cabs may legally solicit customers with offers of transportation; use official taxi stands whenever possible, especially at airports.
Automobiles
The most direct way to CPMC from most locations is to follow directions leading to the George Washington Bridge, then exit onto the Henry Hudson Parkway, and then onto Riverside Drive (south). From there, continue south and turn left onto 165th Street (the first left south of the bridge). Proceed one block and turn right onto Ft. Washington Avenue, then turn right into the Medical Center parking garage.
From upstate New York and New Jersey
After crossing the George Washington Bridge, follow signs to the Henry Hudson Parkway (also called the West Side Highway), and then to Riverside Drive.
From Riverdale and Westchester via the Saw Mill River Parkway
Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at the Riverside Drive exit immediately past the George Washington Bridge.
From Westchester, Connecticut, and the East Side of Manhattan via the Major Deegan, Cross-Bronx Expressway, or Harlem River Drive
Approaching the George Washington Bridge, take the Henry Hudson Parkway exit; on the approach to the Hendry Hudson Parkway, stay to the left and follow signs to Riverside Drive.
From the West Side of Manhattan:
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway to Exit 15-Riverside Drive South.
Public Transportation within New York City
Subway
Take the A, C, or #1 subway to 168th Street. From the #1, you will have to take an elevator to the street level exit. The fares are currently $2.25; metrocards can be purchased at all subway stations. For a map of the NYC subway, click here.
Bus
Take the M2, M3, M4, M5, or M100 bus to CPMC. Fares are currently $2.25, payable in exact change or using a metrocard (available at all subway stations and selected merchants). For other NYC Transit maps, see their site at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/index.html.
For more information regarding public transportation, call the Metropolitan Tranportation Authority at (718) 330-1234, or see their website at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/index.html.
Hotels & Accomodations
Manhattan hotels can be expensive; however, Columbia University has negotiated discounts at some hotels for guests of the University. The Columbia University Support Services website contains more information regarding this program.
Especially for those driving, hotels can also be found in New Jersey which is located just across the GW Bridge:
The Radisson Hotel in Englewood, New Jersey
401 Van Brunt Street
Englewood, NJ 07631.
201.871.2020
Internet discount reservation specialists are another source of discounted rooms. Some of these include hotels.com, express-res.com, travelweb.com, and www.go2newyorknow.com. (However, we have not used any of these services, so we can't really make recommendations.)
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