No Conference Fees

Cosmic Pathways is free and will include lunch and snacks. The primary expense will be traveling to and from the conference. There are limited travel funds available for students that are coming from a long distance or in special circumstances; please reach out to Matt Wright at mwright@adelphi.edu for further information.

Conference Site

Adelphi University University Center: 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530

Getting Here

You can get to Adelphi via car or Long Island Railroad (which can be picked up from Penn Station or Grand Central Station in NYC). Adelphi is located 0.6 mi from the Nassau Boulevard train station (on the Hempstead line) and 1.5 mi from Mineola train station (on the Port Jefferson line). If you choose to commute via car, there is parking available on campus.

Visit https://www.adelphi.edu/visit/explore/maps-and-directions/ for maps/directions and https://www.adelphi.edu/visit/explore/transportation/ for transportation information.

By Train

Travel to Long Island via the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), which services Long Island from NYC to Montauk transporting some 81 million customers each year. 718-217-5477

Getting to NYC: New York City has two main rail stations in Midtown: Grand Central Terminal (on the east side) and Penn Station (on the west side). Each is also served by numerous bus and subway lines. Grand Central is served by Metro-North Railroad, which goes to NYC suburbs in New York and Connecticut. Penn Station is served by the following: Amtrak, the US national passenger railroad, serving many points throughout the country; and NJ Transit, a commuter line serving points in New Jersey. You’ll arrive in NY at either Grand Central, or Penn Station:

Grand Central Terminal – Park Avenue and East 42nd Street (between Lexington and Vanderbilt Avenues). Grand Central is the main terminal for Metro-North Railroad services. Subway lines here include the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S (shuttle between Grand Central and Times Square). For MTA bus details, visit tripplanner.mta.info.

Penn Station – Seventh to Eighth Avenues, between West 31st and West 33rd Streets Penn Station is the main terminal for Long Island Rail Road, and a terminal for Amtrak and NJ Transit. Subway lines here include the 1, 2, 3, A, C and E. For MTA bus details, visit tripplanner.mta.info.

Rail Services

Amtrak
Amtrak is the national passenger railroad of the United States. New York City’s Penn Station is their busiest station in the nation, serving hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. The company offers numerous packages and deals, including special passes allowing international visitors to make multiple stops throughout the country. 800-872-7245, 212-630-6400

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
The LIRR commuter railroad operates out of Penn Station and serves 124 stations in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, transporting some 81 million customers each year. Destinations include the Belmont Park racetrack, Citi Field, Jones Beach, the Hamptons and Montauk. 718-217-5477

Metro-North Railroad
The second-largest commuter train line in the United States, Metro-North operates out of Grand Central Terminal. The historic roots of the operation go back to 1832, when the enterprise was known as the New York & Harlem Railroad, a horsecar line in Lower Manhattan. Today, with 775 miles of track, Metro-North goes to 121 stations (in seven New York State counties—Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Bronx and New York (Manhattan)—and Connecticut’s New Haven and Fairfield counties). 212-532-4900, 877-690-5114

NJ Transit
NJ transit features 12 lines in three divisions (Hoboken, Newark and the Atlantic City Rail Line) with frequent service throughout New Jersey (Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore are popular stops) and New York (Rockland and Orange counties)—and, of course, into and out of New York City via Penn Station. For schedules and fares, visit the NJ Transit website. 973-275-5555, TTY 800-772-2287

PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson)
The PATH provides rapid transit between several stops in New York City, along with locations in Newark, Harrison, Jersey City and Hoboken in New Jersey. Air travelers can connect to the PATH from Newark Liberty International Airport. The service operates from the Penn Station in Newark (not the same as Manhattan’s Penn Station) to Lower and Midtown Manhattan. The PATH’s 33rd Street station (on Sixth Avenue, in Herald Square) in Manhattan is one avenue from Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit trains at Penn Station. 800-234-PATH

By Bus

The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE Bus) provides service on Long Island. The 7th St. & Franklin Stop is located 1.0 mi from campus. For more information, visit https://www.nicebus.com/

There are a number of affordable, convenient bus lines that travel to New York City from around the United States. These include BoltBus, Megabus and Greyhound.

By Car
Use Google Maps for driving directions to Adelphi University. Parking is available on campus.

Accommodation

Most people attending this conference will not need to stay over. As you will see in the schedule page events start at 9am and will be wrapped up by 5pm. However, there are a few that will need to stay. There are several hotels nearby, including The Garden City Hotel (0.7 mi), Residence Inn Long Island (2.1 mi), and SpringHill Suites by Marriott (2.2 mi).

(“Note this information was most taken from https://cuwip-nyc.github.io/travel/)