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Official Mailing Address

Teachers College Advancing Literacy 525 W. 120th Street, Box 77 New York, NY 10027 (212) 678-3104

Getting to Teachers College

By subway: The No. 1 local train serves the Upper West Side and Columbia neighborhoods. The Columbia University stop is 116th St. When making your way to Teachers College (at 120th St & Broadway), do not use the express trains No. 2 and 3, which follow a different route. If you are taking the 2 or 3 express trains to the Upper West Side, be certain to transfer at 96th St. to the No. 1 local; the only red line train that stops at Columbia University - 116th Street.

By bus: Take the M4, M60 or M104 to West 120th Street and Broadway. For exact subway or bus directions from your area of the city, please visit which will suggest the quickest way to get to TC. Bus service directly from LaGuardia Airport to Columbia (on the M60 city bus) is also available.

By cab: For visitors coming from LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy, or Newark Airports, taxi service is available to campus (about $40 from LaGuardia, at least $60 from Kennedy). 

By car: While West 120th Street offers metered parking on both sides of the street, parking on New York City streets in the Columbia University area is limited. Average cost for full day parking in a garage is $45-55. Nearby off-street parking facilities include:

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