DebConf10/PennStation

Getting to DebConf10 from Penn Station

In New York City, New York-Penn Station (station code NYP) is the major hub for trains. Amtrak, Long Island Railroad (LIRR), and New Jersey Transit all go to Penn Station.

Attendees not in wheelchairs

directions from 1 (one) train to Mudd

Follow signs for the one train. These will be a red circle with a white 1 in the middle: . Take the 1 train in the "Uptown & the Bronx" direction to the 116th St — Columbia University station.

Do not take express trains or , which follow a different route and do not stop at Columbia University; if you do, be certain to transfer at 96th Street to the local.

Go through the gates at 116th street and past the rows of trees. Take a right at the first major path, and go up the steps/ramp. Follow this path until it ends, past Schermerhorn, Fairchild, and other buildings, and look for Mudd Hall.

Wheelchair-bound attendees

Directions to the Carman Building and the Mudd building, the check-in locations

Follow signs for the or trains. These will be a blue circle with an A or C in the middle. Take the A or C train in the "Uptown & the Bronx" direction to the 125th St station.

Travel west about 1/3 of a block on W 125th St/Dr Martin Luther King Blvd to the M60 bus stop. It is on the north side of the street, right past Presidential Pizza and right before the post office. If you arrive at a different numbered street or at Frederick Douglass Blvd, you went the wrong direction and should retrace your path. Wait for the westbound M60 bus (in the direction of Broadway & 106th St).

All NYC buses are wheelchair-accessible and the driver will assist wheelchair users in boarding and leaving the bus. You should not have to pay a bus fare if you entered the subway system with a MetroCard (NYC mass transit farecards) within the previous two hours. If this does not apply, bus fares can be paid with exact change or with a MetroCard, but MetroCards are not sold on the bus. Exit the bus at the 116th St & Broadway stop in front of Columbia University; you can ask the driver to let you know when you are there.

Go through the gates at 116th street and past the rows of trees. Take a right at the first major path, and go up the steps/ramp. Follow this path until it ends, past Schermerhorn, Fairchild, and other buildings, and look for Mudd Hall (see above map).

Optional route

If you want to travel on the streets, it is about a half a mile with some significant uphill parts. Follow the map below.