University of Notre Dame Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
2009
Junior Class Field Trip
New York City Infrastructure Basics
Field Trip Home
Itinerary
Thursday, October 8
6:45am |
Meet at Royal Excursion bus – pick up Eck Visitor Center
Departure 7am |
7:30pm |
Dinner at Katz’s Delicatessen, 205 E. Houston Street |
8:45pm |
Bus to Brooklyn Bridge - Manhattan side, City Hall
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9:00pm |
Walk across Brooklyn Bridge - over to Brooklyn - 1 mile walk
Ice Cream at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (if in time, open until 10pm)
1 Water St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
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10:30pm |
Bus to Crowne Plaza LaGuardia, 104-04 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, NY, 718-457-6300
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Friday, October 9
6:30am-7:15am |
Breakfast buffet in hotel - Pavilion Grille |
7:15am |
Meet at bus - departure for AECOM, 20 Exchange Place, 15th floor |
8:00am-11:30am |
AECOM
Presentation on Second Avenue Subway and World Trade Center Transportation Center projects
World Trade Center Transportation Center site visit
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11:30am |
Travel to Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave. between 33rd and 34th Sts, 32 floor
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12:15pm-12:45pm |
Lunch - Skanska - 32nd floor |
12:45pm-1:45pm |
Introduction to Skanska and LEED-CI Platinum Office Fit Out |
1:45pm-2:30pm |
Tour of office and Skanska Gallery |
2:45pm |
Meet bus for short trip to United Nations
Visitors Entrance located on 1st Ave. and 46st St. |
3:00pm-3:15pm |
Pass through UN Security, obtain UN Event Badges and proceed to Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium |
3:15pm-3:45pm |
Presentation of United Nations Capital Master Plan |
4:00pm-5:15pm |
Tour of United Nations campus |
5:30pm |
Bus pick up at drop off point.
Travel to Columbia University
Drop off: 116th St. & Broadway - main Columbia entrance
Pick up: 118th St. & Amsterdam |
6:15pm-7:15pm |
Presentation at Columbia University, Research Shake Table Facility
Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Health monitoring around the NYC bridges |
7:30pm |
Brother Jimmy's BBQ, 428 Amsterdam Ave. (between 80th and 81st) |
9:30pm |
Return to hotel |
Saturday, October 10
7:15am |
Meet at bus - departure for Croton
Travel to Croton Water Filtration Plant
3701 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, NY 10467 |
8:0am-1:00pm |
Arrival at Croton
Breakfast 8:30am
Presentation 9:00am
Safety Orientation 10:00am
Site Walk-thru 10:30am
Lunch 12:00pm |
1:00pm |
Travel to Granite Construction Northeast, Inc. field office |
2:00pm-5:00pm |
Field Office
1630 East 15th St., 2nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Brighton Subway Line, Brooklyn - Stillwell Station, Coney Island
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5:00pm-6:45pm |
Walk the Boardwalk, Coney Island
Surf Ave. and the Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY |
6:45pm-7:00pm |
Travel from Boardwalk to L&B Spumoni Gardens |
7:00pm-9:00pm |
L&B Spumoni Gardens (Home of the world famous pizza and spumoni)
2725 86th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11223 |
9:00pm |
Return to hotel |
Sunday, October 11
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