When you are in Manhattan, any-
thing North of 59th st. or when
you are going north is considered
uptown. For example, if you are at
14th st, and you are going up to
73rd st, that is considered going
uptown. So, you are at 110th st,
and you are going down to 51st
st, you are heading downtown.
Midtown is right in the middle of
Manhattan. It's the section of
Manhattan between 14th st and
59th st. from the west end of
Manhattan to the Eastern side of
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Manhattan.
Downtown Manhattan is normally
anything South of 14th st.
However, once you get below
Houston St, some people refer to
that as “lower Manhattan. “ Pace
University is considered to be in
lower Manhattan.
Avenues go North and South
through Manhattan. Streets go
East and West through Manhat-
tan.
When asking for the location of a
business or site you should ask for
the Cross Streets. This way
you can pinpoint on the map the
closest intersection.
For example, If you ask someone
“Where is 1260 Sixth Avenue?”
almost no one will know. If you
ask “Where is 50th Street &
Sixth Avenue” you will be able
to get directions!
Use this method when in a taxi.
Many trains will stop on the same
street BUT they may be on differ-
ent sides of Manhattan.
Make sure you take the correct
train to be on the correct side of
Manhattan! (east side or west
side).
For most train stations, East
Side trains are the 4/5/6/N/Q/R
trains.
Pace University is conveniently
located near 11 subway lines!
You can ride the following trains
to Pace:
2/3/A/C trains to Fulton Street
4/5/6 trains to Brooklyn Bridge/
City Hall
J/Z trains to Chambers Street
R train to City Hall
West Side trains are 2/3/A/C.
Did you get lost? Don’t panic!
There are a few stations that are
MAJOR transfer stations and al-
most all trains connect.
Almost every subway train will
stop on 42nd street in Manhat-
tan. Other stations that connect
to many train lines are 14th Street
Stations and Fulton Street.
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New York City Transit | The Subway
We encourage students to use
Citymapper.com at home and
on your mobile phone to help you
map the best subway ride be-
tween two places. It’s easy, quick,
and will adjust to any special con-
struction happening that may
change the train route.
NYCmate is also a free subway
map app that has all train lines.
You should purchase an
unlimited ride MetroCard.
You can ride the subway 5x a day
easily. It’s faster than taking a taxi
or bus and really goes to almost
anywhere in Manhattan. If you pay
each time you use the train you
will spend a lot more money.
Unlimted ride MetroCards can be
purchased at machines or at glass
ticket counter in the subway sta-
tion .
Getting to School & Getting Lost ...
The subway in New York City
is 24hrs, 7 days a week. Some
trains are express, some are local.
Express means it will skip certain
stations. Local means it will stop
at every station.
Just because a train is the
same color doesn’t mean it
will go to the same station as
another train.
Uptown, Downtown, East, West—Where?
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DIRECTIONS AND SUBWAY SYSTEM
Subways to Pace