Hotels and Dining Hotels Manhattan Standard hotels in the vicinity of the conference venue in midtown Manhattan: The Gershwin Hotel 7 East 27th Street New York, NY 10016 Hotel 32|32 32 E. 32nd St NY, NY 10016 Hotel 373 373 Fifth Ave NY, NY 10016 The Pod Hotel The Pod Hotel has two locations. The 39th St location is closest to the Graduate Center (about a 10 minute walk).The more distance 51st St location is also walkable (about 20 minutes), or 1 subway stop away (51st St on the 6 line). 145 E. 39th St, NY, NY 10016 250 E 51st St, NY, NY 10022 The Roosevelt Hotel 45 E 45th Street New York, NY 10017 Long Island City Hotels in Manhattan are rather expensive. Queensboro Plaza is only one stop away from Lexington Avenue in Manhattan on the N & Q trains, or four stops from Grand Central Station on the 7 train. It is approximately 15 minutes from the Graduate Center. Hotels are available there for under $150/night. Quality Inn Long Island City 30-03 40th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 gm.ny400@choicehotels.com Long Island City Comfort Inn 42-24 Crescent Street Long Island City, NY 11101 info@comfortinnlic.com La Quinta Inn Queens 37-18 Queens Blvd Long Island City, NY 11101 LQ.com Other recommended Manhattan hotels: https://www.thejanenyc.com/ https://www.leohousenyc.org/ https://sihnyc.org/guest-house/ https://hotel31.com/ https://www.hotel17ny.com/ Dining The Graduate Center is located in bustling midtown Manhattan and there are many inexpensive dining options on each block, including standard fast food fare, local cafes, “Irish” pubs, and a few more expensive sit-down options. We are also only a few blocks from Korea Town, and a slightly longer walk from so-called Curry Hill (28th St in Murray Hill, where there are many Indian restaurants). One may walk in any direction from the Graduate Center and find numerous places to eat. Below is a list of cheap, popular, and/or recommended options. Restaurants that offer vegetarian fare are marked with a V. 34th St Between 5th and 6th: Starbucks (V), Chipotle (V), Heartland Brewery ($$ V) Between 5th and Madison: Guy and Gallard (cafe V) Between Madison and Park: Mendy’s Cafe (V) Fifth Ave South of 34th: $1 pizza slices (V), BonChon (Korean fried chicken), Little Italy Pizza (on 33rd st V), Au bon Gout (cafe; at 31st st V), Minar (Indian buffet; around corner on 31st st V) 32nd St (Korea Town): Woorijip (V), Dong Chun Hong (V) North of 34th: Pot Belly Sandwiches (V), Oxford Cafe (V), Pret a Manger (soup and sandwiches V), Au Bon Pain (soup and sandwiches V), Starbucks (yes, another one) 35th St (between 5th and 6th) “Irish” pubs, Brendan’s Bar & Grill ($$), Leña Latin Grill (similar to Chipotle, but local V) 36 St (between 5th and 6th) A few Japanese restaurants ($$) 36 St (between 5th and Madison) Arabesque ($$) 37 St (between 5th and Madison) China Cafe ($$) Madison Ave Nanoosh (Mediterranean V), Tina’s Cuban Cuisine, Keko Cafe (sandwiches, crepes V) Other Recommendations Midtown Lunch is a great guide to meals under $10: https://midtownlunch.com/. Many recommended restaurants and food carts are a slight hike from the Graduate Center but well worth a visit. Bryant Park area (several more franchise cafes and salad shops, lots of good food trucks)