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NSF Rebaseline Review April 18-20

Travel Information

Nevis Laboratories
136 S. Broadway
Irvington, NY 10533
Contact: Amy Garwood, agarwood@nevis.columbia.edu

Airports and drive times to Nevis:

LaGuardia (LGA) 50 minutes

White Plains Airport (HPN) 30 minutes

JFK (JFK) 75 minutes

Newark Liberty (EWR) 75 minutes

How to get here by car

Follow GPS to Nevis Labs Columbia University
The main entrance is easy to miss but has a small white sign for Columbia University Nevis Laboratories. It is immediately adjacent to Ardsley Avenue West.

***Parking is plentiful and free at Nevis Labs

Columbia-Nevis Commuter Van

A Nevis commuter van runs from the Columbia Morningside campus to Nevis Labs once each morning and returns at the end of the day. If you plan on staying in NYC and would like to use this service, please contact Amy for details.

How to get here by train

Note: The train schedule for the Metro-North Hudson line is available on-line. Select trains leaving from either Grand Central or 125th St Station or Marble Hill, and arriving at Ardsley-on-Hudson.

From Columbia University

Take the 1 subway north to 225th street. As you walk down the stairs from the elevated platform, note the location of the Metro-North Marble Hill train station about one block to the west. The northbound train stops there hourly about 40 minutes after the hour during non-rush hours. Take the train north to the Ardsley-on-Hudson station and follow the directions below.

From elsewhere in Manhattan

Go to Grand Central Station (here's a subway map) or the Metro-North Harlem 125th St station located at E125th St and Park Ave. Take the Metro-North Hudson Line train northbound. During non-rush hours, this train leaves Grand Central hourly at 20 minutes after the hour. Get off at the Ardsley-on-Hudson station and follow the directions below.

@ Ardsley-on-Hudson

~10 minute walk from station to Nevis. Take the left-hand road uphill (Ardsley Avenue West). Take the first asphalt driveway on the left to enter the Nevis estate. Follow the S-curve of the road to the right around the cyclotron building: follow the road as it bends to the left. When you see the main parking lot, the research building will be on your left and the Nevis Science Center will be on your right.

Walking map from Ardsley-on-Hudson Train Station

Recommended Hotels
Near Nevis Labs

All hotels listed are a 7-10 minute drive to Nevis Labs.
There are several more hotels in the area, if you use others you may check with Amy as there are some that are not recommended.

Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel
Sheraton Tarrytown
600 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Springhill Suites Tarrytown
SpringHill Suites Tarrytown
480 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Tarrytown House Estate
Tarrytown House Estate
49 E Sunnyside Ln, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Westchester Marriott
Westchester Marriott
670 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

Courtyard Tarrytown Westchester County
Tarrytown Courtyard by Marriot
475 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

New York City

Too many to list, our recommended hotel is already booked for the dates of the review.

If you choose to stay in the city, the Metro-North train from Grand Central to Ardsley-on-Hudson is 45-50 minutes.

Other

Tuesday, April 18th: Nevis is hosting our Science-on-Hudson public lecture at 7pm. “On the Shoulders of ATLAS” Doctor Julia L. Gonski, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University/Nevis Laboratories
Science-on-Hudson

Wednesday, April 19th: Group dinner (TBA)