Hotel Info
Conventioneer Sheetal Shah has kindly agreed to coordinate requests for hotel roommates. If you are attending and want to split a hotel room, please e-mail her at sshah530 [at] hotmail.
OPTION 1: $89 a night
Our Hospitality Sponsor, Vijay Dandapani of Applecore Hotels, has kindly offered SAJA a few discount rooms at $89 each per night for the weekend of the SAJA Convention (regular price: $180). To avail of this offer: visit applecorehotels.com, make a choice of hotel and call Ms. Mohua at 212-790-2700 (or mohua@applecorehotels.com) with arrival/departure dates, along with credit card info. You will receive confirmation within 24 hours. The most convenient of the five hotels offered is the Super 8 Hotel (at W. 46th St, easily accessible by the 1 or 9 subway trains; about 20 minutes away). Limited supply of discount rooms, so you must book ASAP; first come, first served.
OPTION 2: Hotel near Convention site - see below for list of hotels.
OPTION 3: Free
Couch Info
As in years past, a few SAJA-NY members have offered their couches for out-of-town SAJAers to crash on. If you would like to be considered for one of these couches, please send an e-mail to saja@columbia.edu (subject line -"Couch wanted"). First come, first served.
If you are a SAJA-NY member who wants to volunteer your couch, please send an e-mail to saja@columbia.edu (subject line -"Couch available").
Names and links to hotels in Manhattan
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Travel Info
AIRLINE DISCOUNT: After three years of contracting with a major airline, SAJA is NOT using a discount because of member feedback that they were consistently able to get cheaper tickets using services such as
Map & directions to Columbia
also see a new
interactive subway map: HopStop.com
Info on NY Airports
Includes ground transportation, airline links, etc
AIRPORT TIP: Of the three airports, LGA is the closest to Columbia (25 minutes and $25 by taxi -- depending on the traffic; and about $1.50 and 1.5 hours by public bus, the M60. NWK and JFK are further than LGA is, but are roughly equidistant from Columbia. You basically can't go wrong with any of the three.
Info on Amtrak Train Service
Official site
Info on Greyhound Bus
Official site
Info on MTA (Metro-North, LIRR)
Includes local train service
Official site
Info on NYC Subway
Subway Navigator site (nearest stop: 116th St/Columbia on the 1 or 9 train)
Map & directions to Columbia
NYC Visitors Bureau
Official site
Parking Info
There's plenty of parking one block over at the corner of
114th St & Amsterdam
(open 24 hours).
Prices (including tax):
up to 1 hour: $8.50;
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