Hotel
A hotel block has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn (130 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York, 14850).
Transportation to Ithaca
By Air: Ithaca is serviced by the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport (10 minutes from downtown Ithaca and Cornell's campus); we are also within 1 hour of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Greater Binghamton Airport.
By Bus: There are a number of direct buses from NYC to Ithaca, including the Campus2Campus and Big Red Bullet; both are clean and reliable.
Transportation Around Ithaca
Shuttle: The Hilton offers a shuttle, which can provide transportation to-and-from Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport as well as Cornell University's campus; to schedule the shuttle, call the Hilton at 607.277.8900.
Bus: TCAT, Ithaca's bus system, is convenient and reliable; the TCAT site offers an interactive map and trip planner. Route 10 provides a loop between downtown and campus, a stop for which is located one block from the Hilton (turn left as you exit the hotel on Seneca Street and you will see it). The bus costs $1.50 per ride.
Taxi: Call Ithaca Dispatch (607) 277-7777 or Collegetown Cabs (607) 588-8888. Allow at least 15-20 minutes for the taxi to arrive.
Walking: If the weather is nice, one can walk between downtown and Cornell's campus. The route includes either a steep hill (streets) or many stairs (gorge trail); however, Jason will be happy to walk anyone back downtown thru Cascadilla Gorge following meetings both days but he strongly recommends wearing good walking shoes as the route includes many uneven stairs.
Maps
Wifi
Here are instructions on how to connect to the Cornell Public/Visitor wifi: http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/wifi/visitor/. Cornell-Visitor wifi is quite restricted (ports 80 & 443 only, i.e. web only - no email clients or ssh).
Eduroam is also available on the Cornell campus.
Restaurants
Breakfast: While you can find breakfast in many places around town, the two most convenient options will be Collegetown Bagels (one block from the Hotel, at the corner of Seneca and Aurora Streets) and Manndible (in Mann Library). A slightly longer walk away is Temple of Zeus in Klarman Hall, serving vegan friendly soup and sandwiches.
The Hilton is located across the street from the Commons and a block from a number of restaurants on the Aurora Street between Seneca and State Streets. Other dining options:
- The Nines (just off campus in Collegetown): Chicago-style pizza spot.
Sangam Indian Restaurant (just off campus in Collegetown): Good Indian food spot.
Hotpot Restaurant (just off campus in Collegetown): Chinese food restaurant with local following.
Koko Korean Restaurant (just off campus in Collegetown): Korean food spot.
Bandwagon Brewpub (Downtown Ithaca): Fun brewpub with good beer selection, great food options.
Moosewood (Downtown Ithaca): Famous vegetarian restaurant.
Viva Taqueria & Cantina (Downtown Ithaca): Cali-Mexican-ish restaurant. Has relatively cheap take-out option. Good tacos. Good margaritas.
Sticky Rice (Downtown Ithaca): Lao & Thai food. Serious spiciness.
Much of the information on this page is gratefully adapted from Christina Harlow's logistics page for Code4Lib NYS 2016.