Getting to DebConf10 via Amtrak
In New York City, Amtrak stops at New York-Penn Station, station code NYP.
Penn Station to Columbia University
- Attendees not in wheelchairs:
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Follow signs for the one train. These will be a red circle with a white 1 in the middle. Take the 1 train in the "Uptown & the Bronx" direction to the 116th St — Columbia University station.
- Wheelchair-bound attendees:
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Follow signs for the A or C trains. These will be a blue circle with an A or C in the middle. Take the A or C train in the "Uptown & the Bronx" direction to the 125th St station.
Travel west about 1/3 of a block on W 125th St/Dr Martin Luther King Blvd to the M60 bus stop. It is on the north side of the street, right past Presidential Pizza and right before the post office. If you arrive at a different numbered street or at Frederick Douglass Blvd, you went the wrong direction and should retrace your path. Wait for the westbound M60 bus (in the direction of Broadway & 106th St).
All NYC buses are wheelchair-accessible and the driver will assist wheelchair users in boarding and leaving the bus. Bus fares can be paid with exact change or with a MetroCard (NYC mass transit farecards), but MetroCards are not sold on the bus. Exit the bus at the 116th St & Broadway stop in front of Columbia University; you can ask the driver to let you know when you are there.
Walk through the gates at 116th street and past the rows of trees. Walk up the steps TODO: Finish this