Be sure to visit the I ? NY table (PDF) at CIES Registration. This table will be staffed by TC student volunteers, all intimately familiar with NYC, with plenty of resources on hand to make sure that you make the most of your trip to the Big Apple! Start planning your trip by downloading their guides:
Visiting Teachers College - great links to valuable information! Maps, city guides, restaurant listings, cultural resources...
http://www.tc.edu/users/visitors.htm
New York City's Official Website
http://www.nyc.gov
Airport Information
http://www.panynj.gov
Subways & Commuter Rail
http://www.mta.info
Travel Directions
http://www.hopstop.com
CU Web Resource Guide for NYC Visitors
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eguides/nyc.html
NYC Visitors Guide
http://www.nycvisit.com
"Ivy League by Uptown Train" - in New York Times on 10/7/07
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/travel/07weekend.html?ref=travel
"This is New York: A Social Order Where Lines Blur and Cross Every Minute" - in New York Times on 8/29/04
TimeOut New York
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/
Citysearch
http://newyork.citysearch.com/
New York City Magazine
http://nymag.com/
NYC-based Child CareServices
http://www.nypinchsitters.com/ http://eclipse.barnard.columbia.edu/~bbsitter/