Directions & Parking

DIRECTIONS

By Subway

Take the Q train to 72nd Street and walk two blocks east to York Avenue.

By Bus

Cross Town: Take the M31 to the East 69th Street stop, directly in front of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. The M31 operates north and south on York Avenue, and across town on 57th Street. Cross-town buses M30, M66, and M72 allow you to transfer to the M31 at York Avenue.

Uptown and Downtown: You may also take the M15 bus which travels uptown along 1st Avenue and downtown on 2nd Avenue. Exit at 68th Street. Either transfer to the M66 line eastbound to York Avenue and 68th Street, or walk 1 or 2 blocks east to the hospital.

From Port Authority Terminal: Take the #10 bus on Eighth Avenue going uptown. Get off at 65th Street. Transfer to the #66 bus going east. Get off at 68th Street and York Avenue.

By Car

• Approaching from South of East 68th Street — Take the FDR Drive northbound to the 61st Street exit. Make right onto York Avenue and go north to 68th Street.

• Approaching from North of East 68th Street — Take the FDR Drive southbound to the 71st Street exit. Make left onto York Avenue and go south to 68th Street.

• From New Jersey: Take the George Washington Bridge (lower level) to the Harlem River Drive. Then take the FDR Drive south and exit at 71st Street. Turn right on 71st Street. Go one block and turn left onto York Avenue.

PARKING

We strongly recommend parking at our licensed and insured hospital parking garages listed below. Most major credit cards are accepted.

The Greenberg Pavilion Garage

212-746-2015

525 East 68th Street
Open 24 hours. Handicapped accessible.

Valet parking is located in the circular driveway at the main Hospital entrance. Payment may be made using the kiosk located near the Cashier’s Office. Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm, patients and visitors can also make payment to the Hospital Cashier. After 6 pm and over the weekend, patients and visitors can use the kiosk or pay valet parking attendants directly.

Helmsley Medical Tower Garage

212-746-1974

507 East 70th Street, between York Avenue and the FDR Drive
Valet parking. Open 24 hours.

Laurence G. Payson House Garage

212-746-1977

426 East 71st Street, between York and First Avenues (on left)
Valet parking. Open 24 hours.

Directions

By Subway

Take the #6 train to East 68th Street. Walk four blocks east to York Avenue, or take the M66 bus eastbound to York Avenue.

By Bus

Cross Town: Take the M31 to the East 69th Street stop, directly in front of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. The M31 operates north and south on York Avenue, and across town on 57th Street. Cross-town buses M30, M66, and M72 allow you to transfer to the M31 at York Avenue.

Uptown and Downtown: You may also take the M15 bus which travels uptown along 1st Avenue and downtown on 2nd Avenue. Exit at 68th Street. Either transfer to the M66 line eastbound to York Avenue and 68th Street, or walk 1 or 2 blocks east to the hospital.

From Port Authority Terminal: Take the #10 bus on Eighth Avenue going uptown. Get off at 65th Street. Transfer to the #66 bus going east. Get off at 68th Street and York Avenue.

By Car

Approaching from South of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive northbound to the 61st Street exit. Make right onto York Avenue and go north to 68th Street.

Approaching from North of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive southbound to the 71st Street exit. Make left onto York Avenue and go south to 68th Street.

From New Jersey: Take the George Washington Bridge (lower level) to the Harlem River Drive. Then take the FDR Drive south and exit at 71st Street. Turn right on 71st Street. Go one block and turn left onto York Avenue.

PARKING

We strongly recommend parking at our licensed and insured hospital parking garages listed below. Most major credit cards are accepted.

The Greenberg Pavilion Garage

212-746-2015

525 East 68th Street
Open 24 hours. Handicapped accessible.

Valet parking is located in the circular driveway at the main Hospital entrance. Payment may be made using the kiosk located near the Cashier’s Office. Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm, patients and visitors can also make payment to the Hospital Cashier. After 6 pm and over the weekend, patients and visitors can use the kiosk or pay valet parking attendants directly.

Helmsley Medical Tower Garage

212-746-1974

507 East 70th Street, between York Avenue and the FDR Drive
Valet parking. Open 24 hours.

Laurence G. Payson House Garage

212-746-1977

426 East 71st Street, between York and First Avenues (on left)
Valet parking. Open 24 hours.

DIRECTIONS

By Subway

Take the 1, A, C, trains to the 168th Street station. From midtown Manhattan, the A train provides express service.

By Bus

A number of city buses serve the medical center: M-2, 3, 4, 5, and 100 and Bx7.

By Car

The most direct way to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia from most locations is to follow directions leading to the George Washington Bridge, then exit onto the Henry Hudson Parkway, and then onto Riverside Drive (south). From there, continue south and turn left onto 165th Street (the first left south of the bridge). Proceed one block and turn right onto Ft. Washington Avenue, then turn right into the Medical Center parking garage.

From Upstate New York and New Jersey: After crossing the George Washington Bridge, follow signs to the Henry Hudson Parkway (also called the West Side Highway), and then to Riverside Drive.

From Riverdale and Westchester via the Saw Mill River Parkway: Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at the Riverside Drive exit immediately past the George Washington Bridge.

From Westchester, Connecticut, and the East Side of Manhattan via the Major Deegan, Cross-Bronx Expressway, or Harlem River Drive: Approaching the George Washington Bridge, take the Henry Hudson Parkway exit; on the approach to the Hendry Hudson Parkway, stay to the left and follow signs to Riverside Drive.

From the West Side of Manhattan: Take the Henry Hudson Parkway to Exit 15-Riverside Drive South.

PARKING

As street parking is extremely limited, valet parking or parking in the hospital’s visitor parking garage is recommended. Most major credit cards are accepted.

Valet Service

177 Fort Washington Avenue, between 166th and 168th Streets
Monday through Friday, 5 am to 10 pm
Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays, 7 am to 10 pm

Valet parking service is available at the main entrance of the Milstein Hospital Building at 177 Fort Washington Avenue and at the main entrance to NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital on Broadway at the corner of 165th Street. If you anticipate picking up your car after the valet is closed, park in the Hospital’s visitor parking garage at 115 Fort Washington Avenue, between 164th and 165th Streets.

Visitor Parking Garage

115 Fort Washington Avenue, between 164th and 165th Streets
Open 24 hours, every day

Reduced rate parking is available for family members of patients who expect to be at the Hospital for an extended length of time. A prepaid debit card can be purchased from the Parking Office, which is located on the main/entry level of the visitor parking garage. To be eligible for a prepaid debit card, you must purchase a minimum of five parking days.