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New York, NY | September 23–25, 2009

The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY  10001

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QUICK NAV: Registration Contact | Program Contact | Hotel Accommodations | Directions
Registration Contact
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Karen Mines
Conference Planner
B L Seamon Corporation
9001 Edmonston Road, Suite 200
Greenbelt, MD  20770

Phone:

301-577-0244, ext. 23

Fax:

301-577-5261

E-mail:

kmines@blseamon.com

 

Program Contact
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Norma Harris
CMS-Region II
26 Federal Plaza, 38th Floor
New York, NY  10278

Phone:

212-616-2342

Fax:

212-312-8722 or 212 264-2665

Hotel Accommodations
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The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY  10001

Phone:

212-971-0101

 

Web site: http://newyorkerhotel.com/index.html

Please click the New Yorker Hotel Web site above or call at 1-866-800-3088 to make your hotel reservation. You must make your lodging reservation no later than Tuesday, September 8, 2009, to receive the group rate of $249.00 (excluding 13.375% tax) for a single room. When making your reservations, please identify yourself as part of the CMS Train-the-Trainer Meeting. In addition, inform the reservationist of any special requirements you may have. Reservations made after Tuesday, September 8, 2009, are not guaranteed at the group rate; sleeping rooms will then be based on availability. You will be responsible for settling all charges (room rate, tax, and incidentals) upon checking out. Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and checkout time is 12:00 p.m.

If you need to cancel your reservation, please call the hotel directly within 72 hours of your scheduled arrival date.

Directions
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Directions to the Hotel

From JFK Airport: TOTAL DISTANCE: 16.8 miles (27.1 km)

  • Start out going northwest by turning right
  • Merge onto the JFK Expressway
  • Take the Van Wyck Expressway ramp toward Airport Exit/Long-Term Parking/Rental Car Returns/Manhattan
  • Merge onto the Van Wyck Expressway/I-678 north
  • Take Exit 9, Route 25/Queens Boulevard
  • Merge onto Queens Boulevard
  • Turn slight left
  • Turn slight right onto Queens Boulevard/NY-25 west
  • Turn slight right
  • Turn slight left onto Queens Boulevard
  • Turn left onto 59th Avenue, which becomes Woodhaven Boulevard
  • Turn left onto Woodhaven Boulevard
  • Take the I-495 west/Long Island Expressway ramp toward the Midtown Tunnel
  • Merge onto the Long Island Expressway, which becomes I-495 west
  • Take the 35th Street exit on the left toward 34th Street/Downtown
  • Turn slight left onto Tunnel Exit Street
  • Merge onto Tunnel Exit Street/Queens Midtown Tunnel Exit
  • Turn right onto East 34th Street
  • Turn right onto Eighth Avenue

From LaGuardia Airport: TOTAL DISTANCE 7.9 miles (12.8 km)

  • Go to the Airport Exit
  • Take the Parkway West ramp toward Manhattan
  • Merge onto Grand Central Parkway west
  • Take Exit 4, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, toward the Verrazano Narrows Bridge/I-278 west
  • Stay straight to go onto 4
  • Turn slight left onto the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway east ramp
  • Merge onto the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway east
  • Take the I-278 west exit
  • Merge onto Brooklyn-Queens Expressway east
  • Take Exit 38, Route 25A/Northern Boulevard
  • Turn right onto Northern Boulevard/NY-25A, which becomes Jackson Avenue/NY-25A
  • Turn left onto 21st Street
  • Turn slight right onto ramp
  • Merge onto I-495 west
  • Take the 35th Street exit on the left toward 34th Street/Downtown
  • Turn slight left onto Tunnel Exit Street
  • Merge onto Tunnel Exit Street/Queens Midtown Tunnel Exit
  • Turn right onto East 34th Street
  • Turn right onto Eighth Avenue

 Directions from Newark Airport: TOTAL DISTANCE: 15.5 miles ( 25.0 km)

  • Turn onto Newark International Airport Exit
  • Stay straight 0.5 miles to go onto Newark International Airport Exit
  • Take the US-1/US-9 ramp toward US-22/Newark-Elizabeth/RT-21/NY Via Skyway
  • Keep right at the fork in the ramp
  • Keep Left at the fork in the ramp
  • Merge onto US-1 & 9 north
  • US-1 & 9 north becomes US-1 north
  • US-1 north becomes 12th Street
  • 12th Street becomes Boyle Plaza
  • Boyle Plaza becomes Holland Tunnel
  • Turn slight right
  • Turn slight right onto Hudson Street
  • Turn left onto Canal Street and travel 0.2 miles
  • Turn right onto Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street/West Site Highway
  • Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street/West Site Highway becomes Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Site Highway/NY-9A north
  • Turn slight left onto Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street/West Site Highway
  • Turn right onto Bank Street
  • Turn left onto Eighth Avenue
  • Eighth Avenue becomes Abingdon Square
  • Stay straight to go onto Eighth Avenue
  • Eighth Avenue becomes Eight Avenue/Joe Louis Plaza
  • Eighth Avenue/Joe Louis Plaza becomes Eighth Avenue

Distance from area bus and train stations:
Grand Central Station - 15 minutes across town
Penn Station - 15 minutes downtown
Port Authority - 10 minutes downtown

By Subway:
The closest subway station is the 34th Street Penn Station for the A, C, and E trains.

Transportation options from JFK Airport:

  • One-way taxi fare from JFK Airport to the hotel is approximately $45-$55.
  • Shared ride shuttle service is available using SuperShuttle™. Follow the signs to the Ground Transportation Desk near the Baggage Claim area. You can either call SuperShuttle directly on the courtesy phone or ask an agent at the desk to arrange for SuperShuttle service. The one-way cost is approximately $19.

Transportation options from LaGuardia Airport:

  • One-way taxi fare from La Guardia Airport to the hotel is approximately $25-$35.
  • Shared ride shuttle service is available using SuperShuttle™. Follow the signs to the Ground Transportation Desk near the Baggage Claim area. You can either call SuperShuttle directly on the courtesy phone or ask an agent at the desk to arrange for SuperShuttle service. The one-way cost is approximately $16.

Transportation options from Newark Airport:

  • One-way taxi fare from Newark Airport to the hotel is approximately $65-$100.
  • Shared ride shuttle service is available using SuperShuttle™. Follow the signs to the Ground Transportation Desk near the Baggage Claim area. You can either call SuperShuttle directly on the courtesy phone or ask an agent at the desk to arrange for SuperShuttle service. The one-way cost is approximately $19.

Parking

  • Overnight valet parking: $34.00 per night

Daily parking is not available at the hotel. Hourly parking is available at garages in the surrounding area.

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