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Lionel Trilling
and His Legacy


Friday, OCTOBER 3, 2008

   DIRECTIONS        maps of the Columbia neighborhood and campus appear at the bottom of this page 
  
    To the Morningside Campus, Columbia University
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The Columbia campus in Morningside Heights is loctated at Broadway and 116th Street in Manhattan. Three bus lines (M4, M60, M104) and one subway line (#1 local) serve the Columbia neighborhood.

NOTE: neighborhood and campus maps appear at bottom of page.


SUBWAY:
take the number 1 (red line*) train to the 116th St stop and exit on the east side of Broadway, where you will find yourself directy in front of the main campus entrance. There is a security guard stationed in a booth at the entrance who can direct you. Or you can consult one of the many campus maps (there is one immediately to your far left after you enter the main gates, toward the left side of the main college walk).

* Do not use express trains #2 and #3, which follow a different route and do not stop at Columbia University; if you do, be certain to transfer at 96th Street to the #1 local.

BUS: the M104, M60, and M4 bus lines all stop at the Columbia campus main entrance (whether you are approaching from north or south).

BY CAR FROM THE NORTH
Take the New York Thruway (I-87) or the New England Thruway (I-95) south to the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the direction of the George Washington Bridge. Take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway south (the last exit before the bridge). Exit the Parkway at West 95th Street and Riverside Drive and follow the directions "From Riverside Drive and 95th Street," below.

BY CAR FROM SOUTH OR WEST
Take the New Jersey Turnpike north or I-80 east to the George Washington Bridge. As you cross the bridge, take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway south. Exit the Parkway at West 95th Street and Riverside Drive and follow the directions "From Riverside Drive and 95th Street," below.

BY CAR FROM LONG ISLAND
Take the Long Island Expressway or the Grand Central Parkway west to the Cross Island Parkway north. Cross the Throgs Neck Bridge onto the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95 south) and proceed as in "By Car from the North," above.

BY CAR FROM THE NEW YORK AIRPORTS

From LaGuardia:
Take the Grand Central Parkway west to the Triborough Bridge, to Manhattan. Follow 125th Street across Manhattan 12 blocks to Broadway, which is under an elevated subway structure. Turn left onto Broadway and go south to 116th Street.

From Kennedy: Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the Whitestone Bridge and across. Get onto I-95 south and follow the directions under "By Car from the North," above.

From Newark: Follow directions under "By Car from the South or West," above.

FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND WEST 95TH STREET
Go north on Riverside Drive to 116th Street. Turn right and go two blocks to Broadway and the University's main gate. Please note that the main gate is not open to traffic.

BY TRAIN OR BUS
Trains to New York arrive at Grand Central Station or Pennsylvania Station, while buses stop at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Visitors arriving a t these stations can take either public transportation or a taxi north to the campus.

BY AIR
For visitors coming into LaGuardia, Kennedy, or Newark airports, taxi service is available to the campus (about $25 from LaGuardia; from Kennedy a flat rate of $45 plus tolls), and there is bus service to Grand Central Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Bus service directly from LaGuardia airport to Columbia, the M60 city bus, is also available.

INTER-CAMPUS SHUTTLE BUS
A free shuttle bus connects the Morningside Heights campus with Harlem Hospital and the CU Medical Center.




COLUMBIA NEIGHBORHOOD

 

CAMPUS MAP
Note: Philosophy Hall is the orange building below