{"id":28,"date":"2014-03-16T19:27:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottmacdonald.net\/cscmp2\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:42:59","slug":"accommodations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scottmacdonald.net\/cscmp2\/accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three options<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nota bene:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are no blocks of rooms reserved for colloquium participants. Please make your own reservations by contacting the option of your choice. Generally, the earlier you book, the better the price (though modern marketing algorithms make generalizations of this sort tricky).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Prices quoted below are from early March, 2025.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Option 1:\u00a0Book a Brooklyn hotel<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use this map to find a suitable Brooklyn hotel (I recommend against booking a Brooklyn hotel outside the area encircled in purple on the map):\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottmacdonald.net\/cscmp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brooklyn-Hotels-Map-2024-web.pdf\">Brooklyn hotels map 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hotels in the area encircled in pink are about 1.5 miles from our venue and an easy subway ride (15-20 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some specific options (though your own searching will turn up others) \u2013 prices on the hotels&#8217; own websites on March 6, 2025:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Closest to venue (2-8 blocks):\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionhotelbrooklyn.com\/\">Union Hotel<\/a> (Unable to check prices in March) \u2013 Degraw St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonder.com\/destinations\/new_york_city\/the-industrialist\/c34553?sleeps=1\">Sonder \u2013 The Industrialist<\/a> ($220) \u2013 Union St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/nycbf-fairfield-inn-and-suites-new-york-brooklyn\/overview\/\">Fairfield Inn<\/a> ($350) \u2013 <span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">3rd<\/span> Ave., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotellebleu.com\/\">Hotel Le Bleu<\/a> ($330) \u2013 <span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">4th<\/span> Ave., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Downtown Brooklyn (1.5 miles; walkable but easy subway or car service):\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/nycyl-aloft-new-york-brooklyn\/overview\/\">Aloft New York Brooklyn<\/a> ($290) \u2013 Duffield St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/holidayinn\/hotels\/us\/en\/brooklyn\/lgabr\/hoteldetail\">Holiday Inn Downtown Brooklyn<\/a> ($300) \u2013 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/evenhotels\/hotels\/us\/en\/brooklyn\/bxyev\/hoteldetail\">Even Hotel Brooklyn<\/a> ($330) \u2013 Nevins St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/nycys-sheraton-brooklyn-new-york-hotel\/overview\/\">Sheraton Brooklyn New York<\/a> ($290) \u2013 Duffield St., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/nycbohx-hampton-brooklyn-downtown\/\">Hampton Inn Brooklyn\/Downtown<\/a> ($290) \u2013 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Option 2:\u00a0Book a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Brooklyn\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AirBnB, Bed &amp; Breakfast, vel sim.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommended Brooklyn neighborhoods within reasonable distance of our venue \u2013 269 4th Ave, Brooklyn (AirBnB listings normally indicate what neighborhood they&#8217;re in):\n<ul>\n<li>Park Slope<\/li>\n<li>South Slope<\/li>\n<li>Windsor Terrace<\/li>\n<li>Prospect Heights<\/li>\n<li>Clinton Hill<\/li>\n<li>Fort Greene<\/li>\n<li>Dumbo<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn Heights<\/li>\n<li>Boerum Hill<\/li>\n<li>Cobble Hill<\/li>\n<li>Carrol Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Gowanus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you plan to travel by subway, you might prefer lodgings near a subway stop on an appropriate line. These are the lines that stop near our venue \u2013 269 4th Ave, Brooklyn:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2 <\/strong>&amp;<strong> 3<\/strong><\/span> trains \u2013 to the <strong>Atlantic Ave\/Barclay&#8217;s Center<\/strong> or <strong>Grand Army Plaza<\/strong> stops<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>4<\/strong> &amp;\u00a0<strong>5<\/strong><\/span> trains \u2013 to the <strong>Atlantic Ave\/Barclay&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>Center <\/strong>stop (walk from here or change to the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2 or 3<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #c78f0e;\"><strong>B <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&amp;<\/span><strong> Q<\/strong><\/span> trains \u2013 to the <strong>7th Ave @ Flatbush<\/strong> stop<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>R<\/strong><\/span> train \u2013 to the <strong>Union St<\/strong>\u00a0stop (or the 4th Ave @ 9th St stop)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"color: #c78f0e;\"><strong>F <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&amp;<\/span><strong> G<\/strong><\/span> trains \u2013 \u00a0to the <strong>4th Ave @ 9th St<\/strong> or the <strong>7th Ave @ 9th St<\/strong> stop<\/li>\n<li>See these stops on the map: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottmacdonald.net\/cscmp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brooklyn-Hotels-Map-2024-web.pdf\">Brooklyn hotels map 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Subway info: <a href=\"https:\/\/new.mta.info\">MTA website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apple Maps and Google Maps are good for NYC subway directions; my preferred phone app is <strong>Citymapper<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Option 3:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book a Manhattan hotel, AirBnB, etc.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are abundant, if more distant, hotels and other sorts of accommodation across the East River in the borough of Manhattan. Generally, the nearer to Brooklyn, the shorter the travel time. But being near an appropriate subway line makes a considerable difference. (See appropriate subway lines just above.) Approximate travel times by subway from some Manhattan landmarks:\n<ul>\n<li>Financial District \u2013 30 minutes<\/li>\n<li>14th St.\/Union Square \u2013 35 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Washington Square Park (Greenwich Village) \u2013 40 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Grand Central Terminal \u2013 45 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Times Square \u2013 45 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three options Nota bene: There are no blocks of rooms reserved for colloquium participants. 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