Please note that NYU is not affliated with anything listed below.

Airports in the area:
1) Newark Liberty International Airport (12 miles west of NYU)
2) JFK International Airport (16 miles southeast of NYU)
3) LaGuardia Airport (10 miles northeast of NYU)

Train:
NYC Subway System
https://new.mta.info/maps

The nearest subway exits to NYU Global Center for Academic & Spiritual Life:
9th street PATH station (this line connects New Jersey to Manhattan)
8th street NYU station (yellow line N,Q,R,W)
Astor place station (green line 4,6) (note that 4 and 6 are the names of subway lines)
W 4 St-Wash Sq station (orange line B,D,F,M) (blue line A,C,E)

Parking (Not Affiliated with NYU):
There are many parking options in the city. Some examples are listed below:
Park-it Lafayette St. Parking, LLC (410 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003)
MPG Parking (445 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003)
11 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003 (11 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003)
Park-it Thompson St. Parking Corp (221 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012)

Food (Not Affiliated with NYU):
There are many food options in the city. Some examples are listed below:
Space Market (1 University Pl #1, New York, NY 10003)
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (20 Astor Pl, New York, NY 10003)
Joe's Pizza (7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014)

For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this tutorial document before coming to the competition.

For All Competitors

When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:

If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

Registration Process

Before You Register

All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online

Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;

The competitor limit for this competition is 70. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 70 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Competitors MUST register online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations will be accepted.

Any requested changes to registration before 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, February 25 will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

Waitlist Information

We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. If a competitor emails us to drop out before 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, February 25, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist.

Link to Waitlist

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