Logistics

New York University School of Law
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South [between MacDougal & Sullivan Streets]
New York, NY 10012
212-998-6120

Visit MTA for NYC subways and buses, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road schedules.

Subway

Lexington Avenue Subway (6 Train)
Local to Astor Place Station. Walk west on Astor Place to Broadway, south on Broadway to East 4th Street, right on East 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Broadway Subway (N or R Trains)
Local to 8th Street Station. Walk south on Broadway to East 4th Street, right on East 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Sixth Avenue Subway (A, B, C, D, E, F, and M Trains)
Express to West 4th Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West 3rd Street, left on McDougal Street, and right on Washington Square South to 40 Washington Square South.

Seventh Avenue Subway (2 Train)
Local to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station. Walk east on West 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Bus

Fifth Avenue Bus
Buses numbered 2, 3 or 5 to 8th Street and 5th Avenue. Walk south on 5th Avenue through Washington Square Park to East 4th Street. Right on East 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Madison/Fifth Avenue/Park Avenue Bus
Bus numbered 1 to East 8th Street and 4th Avenue [Cooper Square]. Walk south on 4th Avenue, which becomes Lafayette Street, to East 4th Street. Right on East 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Plane

From La Guardia, Kennedy, or Newark Airport, take the airport shuttle bus to Port Authority Bus Terminal or Grand Central Station. From Port Authority, take the A or E subway downtown to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station, or from Grand Central, take the Lexington Avenue subway (No. 6 train) downtown to Astor Place Station. Cabs and car services are available at the airport and they are your best bet if you have a lot of luggage. You are charged a flat rate if you take a taxi from the airports; JFK $45.50, LaGuardia $24-28, Newark $69-75 + $15 surcharge. Car services will cost around JFK $40.00, LaGuardia $29.00, Newark $44.00. Car service companies – Tel Aviv, http://www.telavivlimo.com/index.html, Dial 7, http://www.dial7.com/, NYC Limousine, http://nyclimousine.com/.

Train

Metro North into Grand Central Station
Take the Lexington Avenue subway (No. 6 train) downtown to Astor Place Station. Walk west on Astor Place to Broadway, south on Broadway to East 4th Street, right on East 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [East 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].  

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Amtrak into Pennsylvania Station
Take the 8th avenue subway (A, C & E trains) downtown to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West 3rd Street, left on McDougal Street, and right on Washington Square South to 40 Washington Square South.

PATH Trains from New Jersey
To Ninth Street Station (6th Avenue & 9th Street). Walk south on 6th Avenue to West 4th Street. Take a left on West 4th Street to 40 Washington Square South [West 4th Street becomes 40 Washington Square South].

Car

From the Bronx and Upstate NY
Take the NY State Thruway, which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, to the Triborough [RFK] Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking the FDR Drive. Follow the FDR Drive south to Houston Street. Continue west on Houston Street past Broadway to La Guardia Place. Turn right (north) and follow La Guardia Place to Washington Square.

From Connecticut
Take the New England Thruway (I-95) into the Bronx. Then, take the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to the Triborough [RFK] Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking the FDR Drive south to Houston Street. Continue west on Houston Street past Broadway to La Guardia Place. Turn right (north) and follow La Guardia Place to Washington Square.

From the Northwest, West, and South including New Jersey
Take I-95 and/or the New Jersey Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel or the Holland Tunnel. If taking the Lincoln tunnel, take the right tube and stay in the right lane, turning right onto Dyer Ave. after exiting the tunnel. Go through three lights, making a left on to 34th St. and move to the right lane. After one block, turn left onto 9th Ave., continuing south until 14th St. Turn left onto 14th St., followed by a right onto 5th Ave., until it ends at Washington Square. If taking the Holland tunnel, there will be a circle after exiting. Take the Canal St. East exit. After a few lights, turn left onto West Broadway. Proceed north until you reach Washington Square.

From the George Washington Bridge
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (turns into the West Side Highway/12th Avenue) south to 23rd Street. Turn left (east) on 23rd Street to Fifth Avenue. Turn right (south) on Fifth Avenue to Washington Square.

From Brooklyn
Take the Manhattan Bridge. Off the bridge, take Canal Street west to Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Take Sixth Avenue north to West Fourth Street and travel east to Washington Square.

From Queens
Take the 59th Street Bridge and turn left (south) on Fifth Avenue. Fifth Avenue ends at the Washington Square campus.

From Staten Island
Take the Staten Island Express across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge crossing into Brooklyn. Take the Belt Parkway west to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) east. Take the Manhattan Bridge exit, cross over the bridge, and take Canal Street west to Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Turn right (north) on to Sixth Avenue to West Fourth Street. Turn right (east) and travel to Washington Square.

From Long Island
Take the Long Island Expressway (also called the L.I.E. or I-495) west to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Drive west on 37th Street to Fifth Avenue. Turn left (south) on Fifth Avenue until it ends at the Washington Square campus.

Parking

A list of local garages can be found here and here.

Master Park
64 Cooper Square
Fourth Avenue & East 8th Street
212.473.9736

Brevoort Parking Corp.
20 East 9th Street
[between Fifth Avenue & University Place]
212.873.8220

Champion Parking
60 East 8th Street
[between Waverly & 8th Street]
212.308.5959

Eighth Street Parking Corp.
11 5th Avenue at 8th Street
212.475.9562

Washington Square Village Garage
1 Washington Square Village
[between 3rd Street & Bleecker Street]
212.253.9061

Hillary Gardens Garage
300 Mercer Street
[between 8th Street & Waverly Place]
212.473.8752

Thompson Street Parking Corporation
221 Thompson Street
[between 3rd Street & Bleecker Street]
212.677.8741

Washington Square Garage
25th Avenue
[between 8th Street & Wash. Sq. Park North]
212.533.8312

Guardian Thomas Corp.
63 East 9th Street
[between Broadway & University Place]
212.463.6000

Minetta Lane Garage
122-28 West 3rd Street
[between 6th Avenue & MacDougal Street]
212-777-3530

Parking rates: All parking garages and lots in Manhattan charge a 10.25% tax and an 8% surcharge. Many of them will also surcharge oversized vehicles.