The New School
66 W 12th St.
Opening Keynote:
Tishman Auditorium
Lobby, 66 W 12th St.
Closing Keynote:
Wollman Hall
Fifth Floor, 65 W 11th St. (enter at 66 W 12th St.)
(between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
"This is the hour for the experiment; and New York is the place, because it is the greatest social science laboratory in the world and of its own force attracts scholars and leaders in educational work."
–proposal for The New School, 1918
More information about the New School: http://www.newschool.edu/history.aspx
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels in New York:
http://www.ny.com/hotels/budget.html
Hostels in New York:
http://www.hostels.com/us.ny.ny.html
General information and reviews
http://tripadvisor.com
TRANSPORTATION
JFK Taxi information:
http://www.jfk-airport.net/taxi.html
JFK Subway information:
http://www.mta.info/mta/airtrain.htm
LaGuardia Ground Transportation:
http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/lg_transportation.html
TO DO
Sights, culture, local happenings, etc.
Not for Tourists
Village Voice
Yelp
Local blogs/links (scroll down for comprehensive blogroll)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/
Restaurant information:
http://www.menupages.com