WordCamp New York City 2009

November 14–15, 2009
...was awesome!

Location

WordCamp NYC 2009 will be held at Baruch College of the City University of New York. All day on Saturday and in the morning on Sunday, we will be at the Vertical Campus at 55 Lexington (use the E. 25th St. entrance). Sunday afternoon we will be at Mason Hall at 17 Lexington. Handy map below.

Baruch College: Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Ave.
(enter on south side of E. 25th St. b/w 3rd and Lex)
New York, NY 10010

Baruch College: Mason Hall
17 Lexington Ave.
(enter on east side of Lexington b/w 22nd and 23rd)
New York, NY 10010

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Hotel Information

The Gershwin Hotel: 15% off
Coming from out of town? Take advantage of our discount at the Gershwin Hotel, an artsy piece of NYC history located at 5th and Madison, only a couple of blocks from the WordCamp NYC venue.

Call (212) 545-8000 and mention discount code CAMP to get a Superior Queen room for $210/night (15% off regular rate). You must reserve over the phone; internet reservations will not receive the discount.
Hostels: Cheap!
Need something on the ultra-cheap? Try one of NYC's many hostels. You might have to share a bathroom or even a bunkroom, but you'll save hundreds that you can spend on other things.

Subways

The subway stop closest to the venue is 23rd St. station on the 6 line. You can pick up the 6 at major subway stations including 59th St/Lex, Grand Central, Union Square, and Canal St.

Airports

Flying in? Your main choices are JFK, LGA, and EWR. Here's a quick primer on how each airport will affect your budget and timing.

JFK is about an hour away, $50 by cab (flat rate+tip), or $7 by express subway.

LGA is closer, about a $35 cab ride and 20-40 minutes, depending on traffic. There is no subway line to LGA.

EWR is just south of Newark, NJ, and will be the most expensive cab ride because of tolls (often $75 total), and will take the longest. You can take a combination of trains to get into the city, but it's tedious and the ticket costs add up.

All airports have shared van services as well.

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