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The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute building is located at 20 Cooper Square, a short walk from New York University’s Washington Square campus. Reception is on the 6th Floor.

Undergraduate Tours

NYU offers campus tours for incoming freshman and potential applicants. Learn more below.

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Graduate Tours

We offer tours of 20 Cooper Square for incoming graduate students. Reach out to graduate.journalism@nyu.edu or your Program Director directly to learn more.

By Subway

Lexington Avenue Subway (6), use Astor Place station
Local (No. 6) to Astor Place station. Walk east on Astor Place to 4th Ave/Cooper Square, then south (make a right) on 4th Ave/Cooper Square and walk south roughly two blocks to 20 Cooper Square (4th Ave turns into Cooper Square).

Broadway Subway (R, N) use 8th Street station
Take Local (N or R) to 8th Street station. Walk east on 8th Street, crossing Lafayette (look for a big cube sculpture) and making a right on 4th Ave/Cooper Square. Walk south roughly two blocks to 20 Cooper Square. 

Sixth or Eighth Avenue Subway (ACE), use West 4th Street-Washington Square station
Take A, C, E train to West 4th Street-Washington Square station. Walk east on West 4th Street to Bowery/Cooper Square (you’ll pass both Broadway and Lafayette), then north (make a left) on Bowery/Cooper Square and walk one block to 20 Cooper Square.

Seventh Avenue Subway (1), use Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station
Local (No. 1) to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station. Walk east on West 4th Street to Bowery/Cooper Square (you’ll pass both Broadway and Lafayette), then north (make a left) on Bowery/Cooper Square and walk one block to 20 Cooper Square.

Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Train

Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) Train, use Ninth Street Station
To Ninth Street station. Walk south (downtown) on Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) to 8th Street, then east on 8th Street, crossing Lafayette (look for a big cube sculpture) and making a right on 4th Ave/Cooper Square. Walk south roughly two blocks to 20 Cooper Square.

By Bus

Fifth Avenue Bus (2 or 3)
Numbers 2, 3 to Eighth Street and 4th Avenue. Walk south (downtown) on 4th Ave which becomes Cooper Square, walking down to 20 Cooper Square roughly two blocks below 8th Street.

Bus number 1
To 8th Street/St. Mark’s Place and 4th Avenue. Walk south (downtown) on 4th Ave which becomes Cooper Square, walking down to 20 Cooper Square roughly two blocks below 8th Street.

Eighth Street Crosstown Bus
Number 8 to 4th Ave/Cooper Square. Walk south (downtown) roughly two blocks to 20 Cooper Square.

Broadway Bus
Number 6 to 8th Street. Walk east on 8th Street, crossing Lafayette (look for a big cube sculpture) and making a right on 4th Ave/Cooper Square. Walk south roughly two blocks to 20 Cooper Square. 

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By Car

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