We encourage participants to find accomodations using their favorite travel tool. Washington Square Park (and FOCS’26) is centrally located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. It is a great place to stay with many hotels within walking distance. It is also near to many train stations, which means that hotels located elsewhere in the city, including other borroughs or even parts of New Jersey are easily accessible:
Both MTA (NYC subway) and PATH trains run 24 hours a day. It may be possible to find a good deal on a hotel which is very convenient via NYC’s public transportation network. However, double check travel times on Google maps before booking.
There are limited hotel room blocks reserved at a discounted rate available:
NYC is serviced by 3 major airports that are accessible via public transportation: Newark, JFK, and Laguardia. Newark is usually the closest to NYU by car, but JFK is easiest via public transportation.
NYC has one of the lowest crime rates among major cities in the United States. Nonetheless, it is a large metropolitan area, and therefore use the same common sense you would anywhere: try to remain aware and in populated, well-lit areas when traveling alone.
We will not book hotels for you or give your information to hotels. If you receive an unsolicited email asking for your travel dates, it is almost invariably a scam. Here is sample text an author has already received:
From: Lodgings <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 5:47 AM Subject: Accommodation in New York City - 8-11 November 2026 - NYU’s Kimmel Center To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Dear Professor X, Kindly confirm your arrival and departure dates for the upcoming conference in New York Cityso we may proceed with the hotel reservation. If your itinerary is not yet finalized, we will proceed with a standard reservation for the conference dates 8-11 November 2026.The reservation offers flexibility. Cancellations made at least 30 days prior to check-in are eligible for a refund in line with the reservation terms Stay dates may also be adjusted upon request. Please reply with your travel dates so we may send the hotel booking form and finalize the reservation. Kind regards, Reservation Team __ Confidentiality Notice: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately and delete it from your system.