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Traveling between Ithaca and New York City has never been more convenient. Below are a range of options for getting around either location.

Intercampus Travel

• Cornell’s Campus-to-Campus Bus Service – Exceptional, express service between Cornell’s Ithaca and NYC campuses, seven days a week.
• Rental Vehicles and Charters – Cornell-approved options for renting or chartering vehicles for faculty and staff travel.
• Personal Vehicle Use – Requirements for driving personal vehicles for university business.
• Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport – Offering one-stop connectivity to most major U.S. cities, including NYC.
• Airlines – Access to Cornell-negotiated air travel discounts for flights on Delta and American Airlines.

Local Transportation

Ithaca

• Ithaca Carshare – Providing 24/7 access to vehicles on an hourly basis.
• Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) – Local bus service connecting campus, Ithaca and the surrounding area. Faculty and staff ride for free with their Cornell ID.

New York City

• Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) – Bus, subway and commuter rail options serving the NYC metro area.
• NJ TRANSIT – Bus, train and light rail service between New Jersey and NYC.
• NYC Ferry – Offering service to the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island as well as parts of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
• Roosevelt Island Tramway – Fast, convenient service between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan.

Whether staying overnight or for an extended trip, there are a variety of accommodations close by our campuses.

Ithaca

• The Statler Hotel – Located in the heart of Cornell’s campus, the Statler is an innovative leader in hospitality.
• Off-Campus Rental Listing – Searchable database of available off-campus rentals.
• Temporary Housing Options – On-campus housing options for qualifying visiting faculty members and Cornell affiliates.
• Live in Ithaca – Website from Tomkins Chamber highlighting the careers, community and quality of life in the Ithaca area.

New York City

• The Cornell Club-New York – Located in Midtown Manhattan, the club accepts memberships from faculty and staff of Cornell and affiliate schools.
• The House at Cornell Tech – Short-term living accommodations for qualifying Cornell faculty, students and staff.
• WCM Short-Term Housing – Resources on finding sublets and furnished apartments in NYC.
• Helmsley Medical Tower Guest Suites – Lodging options for NewYork-Presbyterian affiliates.
• Off-Campus Student Housing – Resources for students seeking accommodations when studying off campus, including NYC-based housing options (PDF) offered by other universities and partners.

Cornell provides a host of spaces for meetings, events or simply a quiet place to work when visiting Ithaca and NYC. For full details, review the space reservation and use policies.

Ithaca

• Event Scheduling Tool – Access the 25Live tool to reserve space for events. Allow at least five business days for approval.
• Event Planning at Cornell – Everything you need to know about requirements, processes, procedures and appropriate use of spaces at Cornell.

New York City

• 570 Lexington Avenue – Cornell’s Midtown hub for faculty research, student learning and public engagement activities.
• ILR NYC Conference Center – Located at 570 Lexington Avenue, this multipurpose space is available for meetings, conferences and more. Contact NYCConferenceCTR@cornell.edu.
• Cornell Tech – The Tata Innovation Center and Emma Georgina Bloomberg Center may be reserved for events and activities. Contact events@tech.cornell.edu.
• Cornell SC Johnson College of Business – Event and meeting space at 45 W. 57th Street, 5th floor. Contact Andrea Rose, arose@cornell.edu.
• AAP NYC – Event and meeting space in Lower Manhattan at 26 Broadway, 20th floor. Contact Bob Balder, rwb43@cornell.edu.

Tools to stay connected and resources to support your work when traveling off campus.

Video Conferencing

• Zoom – Free access to online meetings and webinars from your computer or mobile device. Open to Cornell faculty, staff and students with a NetID or Weill Cornell Medicine CWID.
• Video Conferencing – A service to support faculty and staff with securing space and arranging video conferences.

Data Management

• Box – A free service for convenient file storage and sharing. Log in with NetID or Weill Cornell Medicine CWID.
• Cornell DropBox – A secure method for sending and receiving files, open to anyone with a NetID.
• CU VPN – Use Cornell’s virtual private network (VPN) to connect to campus resources that would otherwise be unavailable from distant networks, such as file servers and print services.

Wireless Network Access

• Wi-Fi – All Cornell campuses in Ithaca and NYC offer the eduroam secure Wi-Fi network, allowing registered faculty, staff, students and affiliates to access Cornell’s wireless network with the same credentials used on your home campus. These privileges extend to all eduroam-connected institutions. Others may register to use the Cornell-Visitor network when visiting Ithaca or Cornell Tech and the WCMCGuest network when visiting Weill Cornell Medicine.

Technical Support

• For help with technical issues, contact IT@Cornell in Ithaca, Cornell Tech IT or Weill Cornell Medicine ITS.

Cornell University Library (CUL) provides a variety of resources to meet faculty, student and staff needs away from home.

Travel Resources

• Off-Campus Access – Learn how to connect round-the-clock to CUL databases and other resources from your computer or mobile device.
• Visitor Privileges – Cornell’s libraries are open to all. Contact the Library Public Services Office for more details.
• Library Services – Everything you need to know about borrowing materials, accessing equipment and services, visiting online or in person and more.

Ithaca

• Eighteen libraries are available in Ithaca to support your research, learning and practice. View the full list of libraries, hours, contact information and more.

New York City

• Weill Cornell Medicine Samuel J. Wood Library – Cornell faculty, staff and students enjoy borrowing privileges and librarian support with a current Cornell ID.
• Cornell Tech Library Services – A guide to accessing library services while visiting Cornell Tech. Contact cutech-library@cornell.edu.
• Columbia Library Borrowing Privileges (2CUL) – A reciprocal borrowing program for current students, faculty and staff of Cornell and Columbia.
• New York Public Library – 92 locations available to those who live, work, attend school or pay property taxes in New York State.