Directions to the Physics Department at City College
The Physics Department is located in the Marshak Science Building at 138th Street and Convent Avenue. See the local campus map. At the entrance of Marshak, there is usually a guard who might ask you for identification. Tell the guard you are visiting the physics department and show him/her any ID card. After entering the Marshak builing, proceed to the end of the hall, turn right and walk to the elevators. See Marshak interior plan. The Physics Department office is on the 4th floor in J-419.

By car:

 A parking permit must be requested from the Physics Department in advance: Call 212-650-6832 and speak to the physics secretary Sue Turner.

Drive to Amsterdam Avenue at 133rd Street and enter the parking lot on the east side of Amsterdam. There is a booth with a guard there. Supply him with the parking permit information. After parking, walk north on Convent Avenue following the blue dots on the local campus map.

By train:

 If you arrive at Penn Station, then you may either take a taxi or take the number 1 or 9 subway (the IRT) north to 137th Street Station at Broadway and then walk east on 138th Street two blocks, crossing Amsterdam Avenue to Convent Avenue while following the green dots of the local campus map.

If you arrive at Grand Central Station, then you may either take a taxi or take the Shuttle subway to Times Square Station and change to the number 1 or 9. The rest is the same as the Penn Station case above.

The cost of a downtown taxi to City College is about $12. The subway fare is $1.50. The taxi is somewhat faster than the subway except during rush hour, when the subway is usually quicker.

A New York City subway maps are available here.

By airplane:

 From any of the New York area airports, the easiest way to get to City College is by taxi.
Fares are approximately as follows.

Newark airport: $50
LaGuardia airport: $20
JFK airport: $45
Tolls and tip must be paid and the above prices include these charges.

By taxi:

 Take taxi to campus gate at Amsterdam and 138th Street and walk eastward following the green dots of the local campus map.

Within Manhattan in general:

 There are several buses (M4, M5, M18, M100, M101) and subways (1, 9, A, B, C, D) to City College. Refer to these directions provided by the City College of New York. For subways A, B, C or D (the IND) north to the station at 145th Street and then walk west and south along the red dots of the local campus map.

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