Location
New York University Langone Medical Center
Farkas Auditorium
550 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Map and Directions
New York University School of Medicine is located on New York City's Lower East Side. The address is 550 First Ave at 32nd Street. Go in the main entrance of New York University Medical Center. Once inside, turn right and walk towards the gift shop. Turn left before the gift shop and walk through the breezeway past the Coffee Station through the double doors. Farkas Auditorium is right past the double doors on the right hand side.
Transportation / Directions
From Airports:
Laguardia Airport: Bus transport to Grand Central Terminal ($10-12). A taxi will cost approximately $25-30.
JFK Airport: Bus transport to Port Authority Bus Terminal, three trips per day ($10). A taxi currently costs a flat rate of $35 plus tolls and tip.
Newark Airport: Bus transport to Grand Central Terminal ($12). A taxi currently costs a flat rate of $45-50 plus tolls and tip.
By Train/Bus:
The M15 bus runs the length of First Avenue in Manhattan and stops at 32nd Street and First Avenue.
The M34 bus runs the length of 34th Street in Manhattan and stops directly in front of the north entrance to NYU Langone Medical Center on 34th Street, East of First Avenue. The M16 bus directly connects nationwide bus service at the Port Authority Bus Terminal (42nd Street and 8th Avenue) with the NYU Langone Medical Center 34th Street entrance bus stop. One bus fare is $2.00. A MetroCard or coins are required.
NYU Langone Medical Center is within a few minutes walk of public transportation. The stops closest to the NYU Langone Medical Center are:
33rd Street stop (at Park Avenue) on the Number 6 line.
Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue.
By Car:
From Brooklyn: Take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive North. Exit at 23rd Street/ Turn Right onto 25th Street/ Turn Right onto 1st Ave/ 550 1st Ave is on the Right.
From Long Island and Queens: Take the Grad Central Parkway (West) and the Triborough Bridge to the FDR Drive. Exit at 23rd Street /Turn Right onto 25th Street/ Turn Right onto 1st Ave/ 550 1st Ave is on the Right.
From New Jersey: Take the George Washington Bridge to the Harlem River/FDR Drive. Exit at 23rd Street /Turn Right onto 25th Street/ Turn Right onto 1st Ave/ 550 1st Ave is on the Right.
From Staten Island: Take the Verrazano Bridge to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (North) to the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive North. Exit at 23rd Street /Turn Right onto 25th Street/ Turn Right onto 1st Ave/ 550 1st Ave is on the Right.
From Westchester and Connecticut: Take the New England Thruway (95 South) and the Triborough Bridge to the FDR Drive. Exit at 23rd Street /Turn Right onto 25th Street/ Turn Right onto 1st Ave/ 550 1st Ave is on the Right.
Parking
There are parking garages near NYU Langone Medical Center as well as limited street parking. Valet parking is also available from the front entrance of the Medical Center.
New York Langone University Medical Center Parking for visitors
- 530 First Avenue (under NYU Langone Medical Center near 30th Street)
- 400 East 34th Street (entrance to the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Parking Rates
Effective July 1, 2008, the following rates are in effect for the parking facilities at NYU Langone Medical Center:
*** Rates and Hours subject to change***
| First Avenue Parking Garage | Rates |
| Up to 1/2 hour | $12 |
| Up to 1 hour | $20 |
| Up to 2 hours | $26 |
| Up to 3 hours | $30 |
| Up to 10 hours | $35 |
| Up to 24 hours | $36 |
| Oversize (Additional) | $10 |
Neighborhood Parking Facilities
The following is a list of neighborhood facilities generally available for visitor parking:
- Rapid Parking: 575 First Avenue near 33rd Street (Kips Bay Towers across the street from NYU Langone Medical Center)
- IMPARK: 577 First Avenue (enter at 33rd Street near NYU Child Study Center)
- Imperial Parking: 377 East 33rd Street between First and Second Avenues
- GMC: 300 East 34th Street between First and Second Avenues
- Imperial Parking: 340 East 34th Street between First and Second Avenues
- Central Parking System: 350 East 30th Street (enter at 29th Street)
- Icon: 400 East 35th Street