Conference Venue, Travel and Visa

Conference Venue

	Davis Auditorium The Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (Schapiro CEPSR)
	530 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027

Workshop Venue

	Seeley W. Mudd Building (Mudd)
	500 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027

Hotel Information

Hotels are categorized into luxury, mid-range, and budget categories, with recommended hotels labeled. Room prices are listed with each hotel based on listings from September 23, 2019. Maps from the hotels to Columbia University are provided for your reference.

Mid-range Hotels

Aloft Harlem (Recommended)

2296 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, NY 10027 USA (0.6 mile)

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nyclh-aloft-harlem/

+1(212) 749-4000

Starting from $205 per night

Hotel Beacon (Recommended)

2130 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 (2.4 miles)

https://www.beaconhotel.com

+1(800) 572-4969

Starting from $232 per night

Arthouse Hotel New York City (Recommended)

2178 Broadway, W 77th St, New York, NY 10024 (2.3 miles)

https://www.arthousehotelnyc.com

+1(800) 509-7598

connect@arthousehotelnyc.com

Starting from $227 per night

The Excelsior Hotel

45 W 81st St, New York, NY 10024 (2.2 miles)

https://www.excelsiorhotelny.com

+1(212) 362-9200

Starting from $226 per night

Hotel Belleclaire

2175 Broadway, New York, NY 10024 (2.3 miles)

https://www.hotelbelleclaire.com/

+1(212) 453-4036

hbres@triumphhotels.com

Starting from $231 per night

Budget Hotels

Hotel Newton (Recommended)

2528 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 (1.4 miles)

https://www.thehotelnewton.com

+1(212) 678-6500

Starting from $178 per night

The Empire Hotel

44 W 63rd St, New York, NY 10023 (3.0 miles)

https://empirehotelnyc.com/

+1(855) 265-7400

Reservations@EmpireHotelNYC.com

Starting from $178 per night

Luxury Hotels

Edge Hotel

514 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032 (2.5 miles)

Website

+1(212) 543-0005

info@edgehotelnyc.com

Starting from $254 per night

Grand Hyatt New York

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109 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017 (4.8 miles)

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/new-york/grand-hyatt-new-york/nycgh

+1(212) 883-1234

newyork.grand@hyatt.com

Starting from $324 per night

Getting to Columbia University

Columbia University is easily accessible through public transportation and private cars.

Public Transportation

Metro cards for the New York City subway and buses can be purchased at any subway station at the counter or ticketing machines (cash and card accepted). The metro card can be used for both buses the subway, except for the M60-SBS bus line.

Tickets to ride the M60-SBS bus must be purchased at any of the M60-SBS bus stops. More information about the M60-SBS line can be found here: https://bustime.mta.info/m/?q=M60-SBS.

Columbia University is situated along the 1 (red) subway line at the 116th Street and Broadway subway station. All recommended hotels are situated along the 1 line, except for Aloft Harlem.

For those living at Aloft Harlem, you can take the M60-SBS bus to the 116th Street and Broadway Bus station. Alternatively, the walk between Aloft Harlem and Columbia University is only 15 to 20 minutes, with the option of walking along/through the scenic Morningside Park.

Buses and trains run throughout New York every few minutes all day.

Please refer here for more information about the subway lines in New York.

Please refer here for more information about the bus lines.

Taxi and Rideshare (Uber, Lyft, etc.)

Taxis and rideshares are readily available throughout New York and at the three major airports (John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia) at all hours.

Parking

If you are arriving by car, you may park on the street or use one of the local parking garages. The following two parking garages are within a 5-10 minute walk from Davis Auditorium.

Claremont Parking Corp.
Riverside Church, 120th Street
(between Claremont Ave. & Riverside Drive)
(212) 870-6736
Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

GMC Garage
532 West 122nd Street (between Broadway & Amsterdam Ave.)
(212) 961-1075
Open from 6 a.m. to midnight

Getting to the Conference Venue

The main conference will be held in the Davis Auditorium in Schapiro CEPSR.

The Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (Schapiro CEPSR) is located at 530 West 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam. Davis Auditorium is on the 4th floor (campus level), room 412.

Entering from Campus

From the campus entrance (after arriving by subway or bus), walk in along College Walk, head north up the steps, go around Low Library and to the back of Uris Hall (the Business School). Davis Auditorium is on the 4th floor (campus level). Please refer to the map below for more information.

Entering from 120th Street

Entering the building from 120th Street, you will come through a set of iron gates. You can access the stairs or the elevator from the lobby. Davis Auditorium is on the 4th floor (campus level).

Visa Related Information

ACM is able to provide visa support letters to attendees as well as authors with accepted papers, posters, or members of the conference committee.

If you need a VISA to enter the USA, refer all requests to ACM (email: supportletters@acm.org) for a visa support letter. Please register the conference first and allow up to 10 business days to receive a letter. All requests are handled in the order they are received. The information below should be included with the request:

Your name as it appears on your passport
Your current postal mailing address
The name of the conference you are registering for
Your registration confirmation number
If you have any papers accepted for the conference, please provide the title and indicate whether you are the “sole author” or a “co-author”
Authors may indicate their paper title. If no paper, speakers can provide the title of their presentation

ACM does not provide letters for transport of vendor or presenter equipment. ACM suggests shipping the materials insured to the conference facility.