New York City
The hotel in East Harlem, a talk on Fifth Avenue, a night at the theater, a garden in the Bronx and five of the city’s best tables — every stop, on one map.
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Stay
Oct. 26–30 · Home base for the trip
65 East 129th Street, New York, NY 10035 (East Harlem, Manhattan)
Nearest subway: the 4, 5 and 6 at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, four blocks south. Metro-North’s Harlem–125th St. station (Harlem Line) is two blocks east on Park Avenue.
Speaking
Oct. 29
677 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (Midtown, at East 53rd Street)
About 25 minutes from the hotel by the 4/5/6 to Grand Central, then a 10-minute walk up Fifth Avenue.
Directions from the hotel ↗Theater
Oct. 29
236 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 (Theater District, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue)
Two blocks from the speaking venue — an easy walk down 44th Street the same evening.
Directions from 677 Fifth Ave ↗Gardens
Open daily
2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458
Metro-North’s Harlem Line runs from Harlem–125th St., four blocks from the hotel, straight to Botanical Garden station at the garden’s edge — about 20 minutes.
Directions from the hotel ↗Where to Eat
Dining
Oct. 27 · Persian · Williamsburg
136 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Directions from the hotel ↗Dining
Vegetarian · East Village
119 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 (across from Tompkins Square Park)
Directions from the hotel ↗Dining
Chinese-American wine bar · Chinatown
15–17 Doyers Street, New York, NY 10013
Directions from the hotel ↗Dining
Spanish · Irving Place
52 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 (at East 17th Street)
Directions from the hotel ↗Dining
Vietnamese-French · Lower East Side
297 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002 (near Forsyth Street)
Directions from the hotel ↗Getting Around
Transit · Subway
The trip’s home station
Lexington Avenue at East 125th Street, New York, NY 10035
Four blocks south of the hotel. The express 4 and 5 run straight to Grand Central (42nd Street) for the speaking venue and the Theater District.
Directions from the hotel ↗Transit · Ferry
NYC Ferry · East River
East 34th Street Ferry Landing, FDR Drive at East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016
The East River route — useful for reaching Brooklyn (North Williamsburg) and Wall Street by water.
Directions from the hotel ↗