Transportation
By Car Service - From New York Airports
Most terminals have a ground transportation desk which will be able to provide
you with a list of Car Service companies. A good cheap option is
Carmel (Tel. 1-800-9-CARMEL, or
666-6666 when in Manhattan).
If you are in JFK airport, the drive to Arden House is $92 (plus toll and tip).
If you are in Newark airport, the drive to Arden House is $126 (plus toll and
tip).
Call from the terminal and they should have a car there within 5-10 minutes.
Alternatively, for an extra $4 you can arrange for the driver to meet you at
baggage reclaim.
By Bus - From Manhattan
The easiest way to get to the conference site on time is by bus. There is a
bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) in New York City at 12.10. It
is a Short Line bus to Harriman, Monroe, and Washingtonville. Get out at
Harriman (Route 17 & 17M). Do not get out at the first bus stop in
Harriman, which is the MTA train station, it is a bit farther. If you
intend to take this bus, please let us know by email as soon as possible but
no later than JUNE 18 so we can arrange for a transportation to the conference
site from the bus stop (there may be an additional small fee for this). The
bus costs about $13 one-way, slight reduction for round-trip. Purchase
tickets before boarding the bus.
Be sure to give yourself enough time to navigate the bus terminal in New
York, which is large and confusing. The PABT is at 42nd St and 8th Avenue.
There are direct busses to there from all three New York airports (make sure
they take you to Port Authority Bus Terminal, not Grand Central Terminal).
For the return trip, there are busses back to PABT which leave at 2.05 and
2.33, taking about 90 minutes.
Here is the web site for the bus line: http://www.shortlinebus.com/. To
get to the complete schedule for the relevant bus line, click on "PDF
Schedules to and from New York", then click on "Orange County".
By Train - From Manhattan
There is also a train from Hoboken, NJ, but it does not run very frequently.
If you arrive at Newark airport too late to make the 12.10 bus from New
York, you may instead consider taking a taxi to Hoboken terminal (or take a
bus to Newark Penn Station, then PATH from Newark to Hoboken, changing at
Journal Square), and catch the NJ Transit/MTA train there to Harriman. It
leaves at 1.20 and gets into Harriman at 2.29, too late for the first
session. While there is an easy connection from Manhattan on the PATH
train (from 33rd Street and 6th Avenue, with additional stops on 6th Avenue
and in the Village), there is no reason to take the train if you are coming
from Manhattan. If you think you need to take this train, please email us as
soon as possible but no later than JUNE 18 so we can arrange transportation
from the train station.
For the return, there is a train at 1.38 from Harriman, which gets into
Hoboken at 3.07. Again, this is only useful if you have a flight you must
catch at Newark.
For the train schedules:
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/html/planning/schedules/pjlsched.htm
For the PATH train to Hoboken: http://www.panynj.gov/path/index.html
By car
If you want to rent a car, the best is to get a flight into Newburgh-Stewart
airport. Several airlines have jet flights, fares may be similar to those
into NYC airports. The conference site is very close to Newburgh airport.
>From Newark airport, it is also fairly easy to rent a car and drive.
Driving through New York City from LaGuardia or JFK can be a bit
challenging. You will not need a car at the conference site.
Newburgh-Stewart airport: http://www.stewartintlairport.com/
Here is further information provided by the conference site:
http://www.ardenhouse.com/page21.html
For any questions, please contact Pablo Duboue (pablo@cs.columbia.edu).
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