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Hotel 373 Fifth Avenue is a deluxe boutique hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The hotel is one of three Manhattan hotels that front the famed Fifth Avenue. The hotel is located across the street from the Empire State Building. We are in the midst of Manhattan's corporate corridor and adjacent to the Seventh Avenue Garment and Fashion Industry. The hotel is few blocks from Penn Station, Amtrak, Madison Square Garden and Macys - Herald Square. World class Fifth Avenue shopping is at our doorstep. Our 70 rooms boast a modern and functional design. The hotel features complimentary high-speed wireless internet access and guest room windows that open. We have a Starbucks in our Lobby for guest’s convenience.
Founded in 1831, New York University (NYU) is now one of the largest private universities in the United States. The University, which is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions, occupies five major centers in Manhattan and branch campuses and research programs in other parts of the US and study abroad programs in more than 25 countries. NYU is also one of the largest employers in NYC, with over 16,000 employees and has grown enrollment from a student body of 158 to 50,000-plus. Of the more than 3,000 colleges and universities in America, New York University is one of only 60 member institutions of the distinguished Association of American Universities.The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) has for 70-plus years provided professional and continuing education programs to three generations of working adult students in the New York City region. The hallmark of these programs is to provide learning that is immediately relevant to student’s jobs and career growth. These programs span more than 125 fields, 14 industry-focused Master’s degrees, nine-Bachelor degrees, and six Associate degree programs specifically designed for working adults. Today, students come from every state in the union and from 133 foreign countries. The faculty, which initially consisted of fourteen professors and lecturers (among them artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse), now totals over 3,100 full-time members and 2,500-plus adjunct faculty. For more information please go to the NYU of SCPS websiteswww.nyu.edu or www.scps.nyu.edu. 
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