Housing and Transport while studying at MUD

Make-Up Designory wishes for students that travel from outside the greater New York City region to have an easy transition to Manhattan. In order to assist in this goal, the school maintains a list of available housing options, and will assist the student in securing a lease, furniture rental, and public transportation. For those students flying into the New York City area, JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport are equally accessible by subway or by taxi to Manhattan.


Parking and Transport

Parking is extremely challenging in New York City, so the school recommends planning to use public transportation. For those students intent on bringing their own cars, please be advised that monthly parking is very limited, and expensive. Most parking structures charge between $275-400 per month for permits.

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Public transportation includes the Citywide Bus and Shuttle Services, the regional subway system, and the river ferry system. You should familiarize yourself with the various communities and the available pathways. See the New York MTA website for information, details, schedules and fees. And, the school recommends The New York Mapguide, by Michael Middleditch, published by Penguin Books. This pocket-size book provides subway information, travel information and community affairs information by neighborhoods and communities.

Housing

Metropolitan New York City is one of the most expensive places to live and housing availability is difficult to find. You must plan ahead to ensure that you have enough time to seek out and secure acceptable housing.

The school maintains a private housing website to help you in your search. This is a place to find sublets, shares, as well as make contact with other incoming students, once you are enrolled. Please call the school for more information about this service. In addition, we also offer a few listings for your convience on this page (see below).

Make-up Designory does not have an official relationship with any of the following agencies or services, however, these will be valuable in helping you to determine your housing options.

AVALON APARTMENTS Avalon at Edgewater 100 River Mews Lane, Edgewater, NJ 07020 tel: 201-941-2600 fax. 201-941-1002 e-mail. avalonedgewater [at] avalonmail.com CANDLEWOOD SUITES Candlewood Suites 21 Second Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 website. candelwoodsuites.com

OAKWOOD APARTMENTS Locations in: Battery Park, Midtown, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Union Square, Chelsea, Gramercy Park, Upper East Side, Central Park, Upper West Side, and Jersey City telephone: 800-259-6914 website. oakwood.com

SUBLET & PERMANENT RENTAL APARTMENTS

Craigs List (no fee, wide variety) College Sublease (membership) Rent-Direct (membership) Beds in the City Sublets (no fee) New York Apartments (membership) New York Habitat (broker’s fee) New York sublets (membership)

CityLease (membership) MetroRoommates (membership) Citirents (membership) RentNet Apts & Homes (membership) CityPad Real Estate Rentals (broker’s fee) Manhattan Apartments Inc. (broker’s fee) Citi Habitats

HOSTELS

hostels.com hostelnewyork.com hostelplanet.com American Dream Hostel 168 E. 24th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel. 212-260-9779 Manhattan Hostel (aka Big Apple Hostel) 119 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 tel. 212-302-2603 Joselow House Hostel 46 W. 74th Street, New York, NY 10023 tel. 212-724-6642 Jazz on the Park Hostel 36 W. 106th Street at Central Park West New York, NY 10025 tel. 212-932-1600

Chelsea Center 313 W. 29th Street, New York, NY 10001 tel. 212-643-0214 web.chelseacenterhostel.com Hostelling International 891 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025-4403 tel. 212-932-2300 web. hinewyork.com Chelsea International 251 W. 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 tel. 212-647-0100 web. chelseahostel.com