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Location The conference venue is the 12th Floor Faculty Lounge of the Leon Lowenstein Building in the Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus, located at 113 West 60th Street (bounded by West 60th and West 62nd Streets, Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues). Enter at the corner of Columbus and 60th Street; take the escalator up one level to the bank of elevators on the Plaza Level. Elevators 5 and 6 go directly to the 12th floor; the other elevators go to the 11th floor from where you will have to walk one flight up.

Parking Reduced rate parking is available at:
Holiday Inn (440 West 57st St.; between 9th Ave & 10th Ave; 212-765-7069),
Allied Garage (425 West 59th St.; between 9th Ave & 10th Ave; 212-246-7220),
Prior Parking (West 61st St.; between Columbus & Broadway; 212-245-9594),
and Central Parking (345 West 58th St.; between 9th Ave & Broadway; 212-582-7110).
To receive the reduced rates, you must validate your parking ticket at the Front Security Desk on the ground floor of the Lowenstein building (113 W. 60th Street).

Public Transportation Fordham can be reached by subway (A, B, C, D, and 1 to 59th Street at Columbus Circle), and by city bus (M5, M7, M11, M104).

Fordham is also about one mile from Penn Station train station and one-half mile from the Port Authority bus station.  NYC is served by three airports: LaGuardia and JFK in New York, and Newark in New Jersey.

Hotels To find good rates on NYC hotel rooms (especially over week-ends), check out these web sites: http://newyork.citysearch.com/find/section/newyork/hotels_visitors.html
http://www.travelnow.com
http://www.expedia.com
Note that you must add 14.75% taxes, and a $3.50 occupancy fee per night to the hotel rate to calculate the total cost. To calculate distances, note that the conference venue is at 60th St. and Columbus (9th) Ave., in the Lowenstein Building of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. For those who put price above comfort and proximity, see below under Cheaper Accommodations for some other options.

This list of Hotels is from Fordham's Spring 2012 conference. Rates may not be accurate.
* indicates hotel rates current for March 2013

*Hotel Belleclaire                                              Rates                                                
250 W. 77th St.                                             $129 Standard
New York, NY 10024                                  $159 Deluxe (queen, king, double)
(212) 362-7700
http://www.hotelbelleclaire.com/

*The Empire Hotel                                          Rates
44 West 63rd Street                                     $215 Standard Queen                            
New York, NY 10023                                 $235 Superior King
(212) 265-7400
http://www.empirehotelnyc.com
Newly renovated and with many amenities; close to the Lincoln Center campus.

Hudson Hotel                                                
356 W. 58th St. at Columbus Circle          
New York, NY 10019
(212) 554-6000
http://www.hudsonhotel.com
Very stylish hotel conveniently located near Fordham.

Hampton Inn – Times Square North        Rates
851 Eighth Avenue, at 51st Street               $237 King
New York, NY 10019
(212) 581-4100
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=NYCMTHX
Includes hot breakfast and is part of the Hilton hotel system.

Dream NY                                                        Rates
210 West 55th Street                                $189 Small (double bed)
New York, NY 10019                              $239 Medium (queen)
(212) 247-2000                                          $269 Large (king)
Reservations: (866) 437-3266
http://www.dreamny.com
Upscale, high design boutique hotel near Fordham.

Beacon Hotel                                                   Rates                                             
2130 Broadway                                        $275 One bedroom suite
New York, NY 10023
(212) 787-1100 (ext. 623)
reservations@beaconhotel.com
http://www.beaconhotel.com

Cheaper Accommodations For those who put price above comfort, you may want to try one of these lower-priced alternatives.  Some lower-priced hotels have opened recently with young, hip travelers in mind, so you might even discover a gem.  If none of these are suitable, try http://www.yelp.com/nyc for reviews from native New Yorkers and tourists alike.

The Pod Hotel                                                Rates
230 East 51st Street                                    $179 Double (double bed, private bath)
New York, NY 10022                                $189 Queen (queen bed, private bath)
(212) 355-0300                                            $129 Single with shared bath
info@thepodhotel.com
http://www.thepodhotel.com
Forward-thinking and hip. More sophisticated and diverse than a hostel scene. Rather recently opened, and one of the most reasonably priced hotels in the city.

Gershwin Hotel                                            Rates
7 E. 27th Street                                            $129 Standard room w/double bed or two singles
New York, NY 10016                                 $149 Queen bed suite
Tel: (212) 545-8000
Fax: (212) 684-5546
askus@gershwinhotel.com
www.gershwinhotel.com
Self-consciously hip boutique hotel in easy walking distance to some of New York’s biggest attractions.

Chelsea Lodge                                             Rates
318 W 20th Street                                       $134 (Single)
New York, NY 10011                                 $144 (Double)
(212) 243-4499
chelsealodge@mindspring.com
http://www.chelsealodge.com
A bed-and-breakfast, generally agreed to be clean if a little spare.  Bathrooms are shared unless you book a suite.

Further Information For other questions regarding the conference, please contact us at the Center for Medieval Studies: by phone at 718-817-4655; by fax at 718-817-3987; or by email at medievals@fordham.edu.

Image: Map of Britain by Matthew Paris, © British Library Board, BL Royal 14C vii, fol 5v reproduced by kind permission
Last modified: January 2013
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