Voice Institute of New York Travel Info,

What to Do and Miscellaneous Links

 Building / Location

The Voice Institute of New York (VINY) is located at 200 W 57^th Street (Suite 1203) on the southwest corner of the 57^th St. and 7^th Ave. intersection, across from Carnegie Hall. The building entrance for VINY is on 57^th St.

The building is known as the Rodin Studios, named after the famous sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Built in 1916 it a historical skyscraper http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID089.htm;

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/realestate/14scap.html.

VINY is in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, between Central Park South, http://www.centralpark.com, and Times Square http://timessquare.nyctourist.com. It is also near the Broadway theater district http://www.timeout.com/newyork/section/theater, http://www.ticketmaster.com/broadway and

Tiffanys http://www.tiffany.com/locations/Store.aspx?storeid=682&mode=Search.

Travel

Subway: There is a 57^th Street subway stop on the Yellow NQRW line in front of the building http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm. If you want to purchase a map, get Streetwise Manhattan http://www.streetwisemaps.com/city-map/manhattan-map.html; most paper/magazine stores have it, too.

Air: If you are flying to New York City, we recommend LaGuardia Airport (LGA) http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/laguardia.html.  Further away, but not prohibitively so, are Newark Airport (EWR) http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/newarkliberty.html  

Kennedy Airport (JFK) http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/kennedy.html

Car Services: The least expensive and most reliable car services from the airports are (212) 777-7777 https://www.dial7.com/reservation.asp and (212) 666-6666 http://www.carmellimo.com. (Make reservations, and they are usually less expensive than a taxi.)

Hotels

The Park Central Hotel http://www.parkcentralny.com is one block from VINY on 7^th Ave. between 55^th & 56^th Sts. Rates are usually under $299 per night. The hotel has a restaurant and gym. Wi-Fi is available in rooms for $12.99 a day.

Marriott Marquis (Broadway and 46^th St.; this is a landmark hustle and bustle Times Square hotel) http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycmq-new-york-marriott-marquis

Murray Hill Hotel  at 34^th St. and 5^th Ave.; further away than the others shown, but it is usually less expensive, about $169 a night, http://www.murrayhillinn.com.

The Parker Meridian is one block from VINY at 118 W. 57^th with the motor entrance at 116 W. 56^th between 5^th and 6^th Aves.; see http://www.parkermeridien.com/index1.php

The Peninsula Hotel (55^th St. and 5^th Ave.)  http://newyork.peninsula.com (Very nice and very pricey)

Shelburne – Murray Hill (Similar in location and price to the Murray Hill above; rooms are about $249)

http://www.affinia.com/NYC-Hotel/Shelburne-Murray-Hill/Virtual_Tour.cfm

St. Regis Hotel (55^th St. & 5^th Ave.) (Very nice and very pricey) http://www.starwoodhotels.com/stregis/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=81

The Trump International Hotel (1 Central Park West at Columbus Circle) http://www.trumpintl.com

(Very nice and very pricey)

Restaurants

Café des Artistes http://www.cafenyc.com/cafedesartistes/html/index2.htm at 67^th and Central Park West is an old favorite; very nice and very pricey. The front room is preferred; reservations are needed.

Carnegie Deli (7^th Ave. and 55^th St.) http://www.carnegiedeli.com. World’s best deli, split a pastrami on light rye.

Europa Café (205 57^th, across the street from VINY; inexpensive, fast, breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and good take out service – order online) http://www.europacafe.com/showMealPeriod.action

Jean Georges (1 Central Park West) http://www.jean-georges.com. Elegant, pricey, must have reservations.

Lili’s 57  http://www.lilis57.com. Good sushi in the building; fast and first-rate

Molyvos http://www.foodistanyc.com/2008/01/molyvos-mediterranean-hideway-in.html is across 7^th Ave. from VINY) (Love the grilled octopus and the saganaki here before Carnegie Hall)

The Petrossian at 182 West 58th Street (and 7th Ave) is diagonally half a block from VINY. The Alwyn Court building that houses the restaurant and the cafe is magnificent. The cafe/bakery is great for coffee and pastry or a light meal. http://www.petrossian.com/boutique-New-York-Boutique-Cafe-5.html; and the Petrossian Restaurant, http://www.petrossian.com/restaurant.html, is rather like a contemporary art deco palace; the salmon sampler appetizer and the sturgeon entree are excellent.

Puttanesca, http://www.theatermania.com/content/restaurantguide/restaurant.cfm?pRestaurantID=108, is located a few blocks west of VINY at 859 9th Ave at 56th, (212) 581-4177. It has excellent moderately-priced Italian food.

Redeye Grill (In the Building on the 7^th Ave. side) http://www.redeyegrill.com  Very friendly; fish specialists; great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The crab cakes are outstanding, the best!

Remi (54^th St. near MoMA) http://www.remi-ny.com/index2.htm. The Chilean sea bass, Cernia Arrosto con Pomodori al Forno, Spinaci Saltati con Pinoli e Pancetta, is great.

Rue 57 http://www.rue57.com/#Home is one long block away from VINY at 60 W. 57th Street at 6th Avenue. Trendy-chic, great for lunch, and the muscles with mustard sauce are terrific

Russian Tea Room is across the street next to Carnegie Hall, http://www.russiantearoomnyc.com. If you can afford it, we recommend caviar for brunch.

Trattoria Dell’arte (In the building) http://www.trattoriadellarte.com. We love the 7-item antipasto bar dinner; very good seafood and vegetable selection; the chicken parmesan is gargantuan and great.)

Nearby Places of Interest

Carnegie Hall is across the street from VINY at 57^th St. and 7^th Ave., here is the schedule for the 2008-09 season, http://www.carnegiehall.org.

Central Park (59^th St. and Central Park South) http://www.centralpark.com

FAO Schwarz, http://www.fao.com/custsvc/custsvc.jsp?sectionId=560, at 767 Fifth Avenue (Fifth Ave at 58th Street) (212) 644.9400 is the world's most famous toy store.

Equinox Fitness, http://www.equinoxfitness.com/clubs/ClubTour.aspx?clubID=124 is around the corner in the Time-Warner Building, 10 Columbus Circle, (212) 871-0425. This 45,000 sq' state-of-the-art gym is high-energy and full-service. We belong, and yes, we do happen to have some guest passes.

MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art on 53^rd St. between 5^th and 6^th Ave., http://www.moma.org. We think that this is the best modern museum in the world; closed Tuesdays.

Rockefeller Center -- NBC is at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (“30 Rock”) 49^th St. between 5^th and 6^th Aves. http://www.nyctourist.com/rock_center1.htm

Time-Warner Center at Columbus Circle is nearby http://nymag.com/realestate/articles/04/timewarner/directory.htm and http://www.newyorkarchitecture.info/Building/434/Time_Warner_Center.php