Long Island University Post

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About Long Island University Post

For about 90 years, Long Island University (LIU) has been devoted to rethinking advanced education and engaging our understudies with the abilities they expected to exceed expectations in the classroom and all through their expert vocations.

One of the country's biggest thorough private colleges, LIU offers more than 500 undergrad, graduate, and doctoral degree projects and testaments, and teaches more than 20,000 students. LIU's experiential learning projects, its cutting edge startup hatchery, student run organizations, and the LIU Promise student coaching system recognize LIU as a pioneer in scholastic advancement. Be that as it may, the genuine demonstration of our prosperity is in the dynamic system of more than 200,000 graduated class who are pioneers in businesses over the globe.

The organization gives improvement to students and the group through world-class expressions programming at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, and the broadly eminent George Polk Awards in news coverage.

Campus information

Pratt Fitness Center
- modern 3,000-seat gymnasium with three full-size basketball courts, as well as volleyball, racquetball, and badminton courts; an elevated Mondo-X indoor jogging track; an eight-lane competitive-size swimming pool
- a fitness room that features free weights and state-of-the art exercise equipment, including treadmills, stationary bicycles, and stair climbers; a multipurpose room that hosts classes in aerobics, dance, and exercise; and locker rooms. It also features a state-of-the-art Human Performance Lab and “smart classrooms” for use by the Health and Physical Education programs.
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
- hosting more than 70 performances by world-renowned artists in music, theater and dance each season
- only $15 for most performances and even free rush tickets for select events
Hillwood Commons
- the hub for campus life.
- Hillwood features a cafeteria, Starbucks, Subway, Twisted Taco, the End Zone, the Gold Coast Cinema, Career Bar, Game Room, the Campus Concierge, and student organization meeting space.
Art Student League Gallery
- Exhibits range from one-person shows to small group exhibits, and include displays of ceramics, paintings, mixed media, computer graphics, and other mediums.
- Hours vary, but admission is free

BY CAR
- From New York City
- Take Queens-Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (I-495). Take Exit 39 and make a left at the light (Glen Cove Road north). Go north for 2 miles; turn right (east) on Northern Boulevard (Route 25A). LIU Post is 2 miles on the right.
- From Connecticut and Maine
- Take I-95 south to Throgs Neck Bridge and follow directions below.
- From Bronx, Westchester and Points North
- Take Throgs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway (I-295) south. Exit to eastbound Long Island Expressway (I-495); proceed to Exit 39 and continue as indicated above.
- From Southern New Jersey and Points South
- Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 13. Cross the Goethals Bridge to I-278 east (Staten Island Expressway). Cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Belt Parkway east. Follow the Belt Parkway to the Cross Island Parkway north (toward the Whitestone Bridge). Follow the Cross Island Parkway to Exit 30 - Long Island Expressway (I-495) east. Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 39 and make a left at the light (Glen Cove Road north). Go north for 2 miles; turn right (east) on Northern Boulevard (Route 25A). LIU Post is 2 miles on the right.
- From Northern New Jersey
- Take the George Washington Bridge east to the Cross Bronx Expressway. Cross the Throgs Neck Bridge then follow directions given from Bronx, Westchester and Points North.
- From Eastern Long Island
- Take Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 41N (Route 107). Turn right (north) onto 107 north. Proceed to Northern Boulevard (Route 25A). Turn left (west) at Northern Boulevard. LIU Post is on the left.
- From South Shore of Long Island
- In Nassau County, take Wantagh State Parkway or Meadowbrook Parkway north to Northern State Parkway West to Exit 31 (Glen Cove Road North). At light, turn left (north) on Glen Cove Road. Proceed for 3 miles to Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), turn right (east). LIU Post is 2 miles on the right. In Suffolk County, take most convenient north-south road to the Long Island Expressway (I-495) and follow directions given from Eastern Long Island.
BY RAILROAD (Long Island Rail Road)
- From Pennsylvania Station, take either the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Port Jefferson train line to the Hicksville station, or the Port Washington-Manhasset line to the Great Neck or Manhasset station, or the Oyster Bay line to the Greenvale station. All of these stations, except Greenvale, have bus service to LIU Post (see below for bus information). Contact the LIRR at 516-822-5477 or visit their Web site at: mta.info/lirr/ for more information regarding train and bus schedules. Taxi service is available from all of these train stations. See Taxi Service below for further information.
BY TAXI
- Taxi service is available from the Greenvale, Hicksville, Great Neck and Manhasset train stations. Call All Island Taxi prior to your arrival at 516-486-6666 or Arena Taxi at 516-671-1848 for information regarding service and rates. Call Oyster Rides Taxi at 516-922-2222 for information regarding service and rates from the Hicksville train station.
BY BUS
- LIU Post is serviced by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Long Island Bus N20. The N20 connects to the New York City subway system (#7 line), several Long Island Rail Road stations, and other buses serving Nassau, Suffolk and Queens. Contact the MTA as 516-228-4000 or on the Web at: www.mta.info/libus/index.html.
BY CAMPUS VAN SERVICE
- LIU Post provides free transportation to the Campus from the Hicksville train station during the Fall and Spring semesters only. The LIU Post Campus van, which is clearly marked, makes round-trip stops at the train station to pick up/drop off LIU Post students and visitors. Weekend and summer schedules vary. For a complete schedule contact the Hillwood Information Desk at 516-299-2611.
BY AMTRAK
- LIU Post is accessible through Amtrak, which goes directly into Pennsylvania Station in New York City. From Pennsylvania Station see directions above. Contact Amtrak at 800-USA-RAIL or on the Web at www.amtrak.com/.
BY PLANE
- Nearest airports to LIU Post are John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), (40 minutes from LIU Post); LaGuardia Airport (LGA), (35 minutes from LIU Post); and Islip-MacArthur, (ISP) (50 minutes from LIU Post).

Accommodation

Suffolk Hall
- Intensified study co-ed residence hall – 24 Hour Quiet Hours in effect 7 days a week
- Single-gender floors
- Single-gender double occupancy rooms only
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor
Nassau Hall
- Co-ed residence hall
- Single-gender floors
- Single-gender double occupancy rooms only
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor
- ONLY winter housing option. Please note there is an additional charge to reside during intersession
Kings Hall
- Co-ed residence hall
- Single-gender floors
- Single-gender double occupancy rooms only
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor
Riggs Hall
- Co-ed residence hall
- Single-gender single, double and triple occupancy rooms available
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor
Post Hall
- Co-ed residence hall
- Single-gender floors
- Single-gender double and triple occupancy rooms available
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor
- Honors College housing – traditional style single-gender double occupancy rooms
Brookville Hall
- The only temperature controlled residence hall where students have the ability to control heat and air conditioning within the room in accordance with state heating regulations
- Single-gender single, double and triple occupancy rooms available
- Single-gender shared common bathroom facilities on every floor