Travel Information
Location:
Manhattan School of Music is located at 130 Claremont Ave. between 122nd St. and La Salle
St.
Access by Mass Transit:
The School is easily reached by both bus and subway.
BUS: M4, M104 (stop at 120th) ; M5 (stop at 122nd & Riverside Dr.); Bx15 (stop at 125th)
SUBWAY: #1 train (red line) stops at 116th St. (Columbia University) & 125th St; A ,B,C &
D trains stop at 125th St. and St. Nicholas Ave.
Air Travel: All major airlines have flights to New York City’s three major airports daily;
(in order of convenience):
LaGuardia From the airport take the M60 bus ($2.75); or Taxi (~$40)
NewarkFrom the airport take the Newark Airport Express Shuttle ($16 one way); Taxi
(~$80+); or NJ Transit/AirTrain ($14)
JFK There are multiple routes to get from JFK to MSM via AirTrain/LIRR/Subway, it is
best to look it up on Google Maps or on another application; or Taxi to MSM ($50+)
Directions by Car:
From the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel:
Travel North on the Westside Highway to the 125th St. exit
Exit on 125th Street
Travel East to Broadway
Turn right on Broadway and travel south towards West 122nd St (destination on your right)
From all points north:
Drive south on the Henry Hudson Parkway (becomes the West Side Highway)
Exit on 125th St.
Turn left at the second street under the overpass (at traffic light)
Right on Broadway
Destination on your right at corner of 122nd St. and Broadway
Transportation into the City:
Private car service: Limo One Transportation: 1-888-904-5466, Capital Limousine 1-800-263
-1279, Super Saver by Carmel: 1-800-924-9954
Manhattan SuperShuttle: 1-800-258-3826
Megabus, Bolt Bus, Vamoose Bus
Hotel Information
Nearby Accommodations:
Hotel Lucerne: 201 W 79th St. NYC, NY 10024 (212)-875-1000
Aloft Harlem: 2296 Frederick Douglass Boulevard New York, NY 10027 (212)-749-4000
Hotel Alexander: 306 W 94th St NYC. NY 10025 (212)-665-0003
Hotel Newton: 2528 Broadway (between W 94th & 95th Streets) (212)-678-6500
Hotel Beacon: 2130 Broadway @ 75th St. NYC, NY (212)-787-1100 or 1-800-572-4969
The Park West Hotel: 3851, 465 Central Park West, NYC, NY 10025 (212)-866-1880
Not So Nearby Accommodations:
Ameritania at Times Square: 5502, 230 W 54th St. NYC, NY 10019 (212)-247-5000
Sheraton: 811 7th Ave. NYC, NY 1-212-581-1000
Warwick New York: 65 W. 54th St. NYC, NY 1-212-247-2700
Wellington Hotel: 871 7th Ave. at 55th St. NYC, NY 1-212-247-3900
Econo Lodge Times Square: 302 W. 47th St., NYC, NY (520)-257-4598
Budget Hotels and Hostels:
HI New York City Hostel: 891 Amsterdam Ave. NYC, NY 10027 212-932-2300
Excelsior Hotel: 45 W. 81st. St & Central Park West NYC, NY 10024 1-212-362-9200
International House: 500 Riverside Dr. NYC, NY 10027 212-316-8400
Marrakech Hotel: 2688 Broadway NYC, NY 10025 212-222-2954
Landmark Guest Rooms - Union Theology Seminary: 3041 Broadway at 121st. St. NYC, NY 212-
662-7100 or 212-280-1313