Complete Navigation Guide: Ability Project and On-site Facilities

SUMMARY: Complete navigation guide for people with NYU cards and visitors from the lobby at 370 Jay St to the Ability Project and on-site facilities like Restrooms, Cafeteria and Vending Machines.

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Index

Get to the Ability Project
Studio
Classroom
Laboratory
Restrooms
Vending Machines
Cafeteria

GET TO THE ABILITY PROJECT

Entrance to the building

The main entrance is the Jay St. entryway. This entrance has three two-way traffic doors. The left door is an automatic sliding door. There are two standard doors on the right.

After passed the main entrance, at about 10 feet, there is another set of doors. The doors are an automatic sliding door on the left and two standard doors on the right.

The lobby

The lobby is an open space with the security desk at the front and to the left and followed by six automatic turnstiles. The first and sixth turnstiles are wheelchair accessible.

Once entering the building, walk straight ahead until you reach the security desk.

Security Entry

Each person must show their daily pass to the security guard.
Tap the NYU card on the right of the turnstile.

Visitors Meeting Area

Visitors can wait for their host by the green plant wall.
Once you pass the gate entrance, the plant wall is to the left, just behind the security desk.

Elevator Area

Once you pass the turnstiles and the security desk, walk straight ahead 60 feet, this is towards the elevators.
Before reaching the elevators there will be a wide entrance on the right and a doorway on the left. Pass these to reach the elevators.
The elevator area has 9 elevators, 4 to the right and 5 to the left.
On each side of the elevators there are 2 button panels for calling the elevators. One button panel is between the first and second elevators. The other panel is between the fourth and fifth elevators.
Each elevator beeps as it arrives and opens the doors.

The Ability Project is on the third floor.

Entrance to Third Floor

The third floor facility has a glass entrance with two standard pull doors and vertical handles.
If you encounter a push door, this is the Emergency Exit and you are moving in the opposite direction.

Tap NYU card

There is a card reader on the wall to the right of the entrance. To enter, tap your card on the card reader.
Doors can open either manually or automatically.
To the right of the card reader, there is a button that automatically opens the doors.

Entrance

Once passing the glass doors, there is a long reception table immediately in front of you.
Turn to the left and walk towards the Ability Project.

The Ability Project will be on the right side, 35 feet ahead. The entrance will be just passing a bench on the right.

The Ability Project has a wide glass entrance with automatic sliding doors in the center.

The reception area, also known as the Ability Project Studio, is just beyond the entrance.

There is a card reader on the right wall near the glass doors.

This wall also has a door to a storage closet. The card reader is right next to the door, near the handle.

You must tap your NYU card to enter. Doors should open automatically.

ABILITY PROJECT STUDIO

Once you enter, there is a sitting area to the left.

There are two sets of quarter-circle lounge couches with circular tables in front.

On the right of the Studio, there is a counter-cabinet that runs the length of the Studio.

This room connects the three rooms of the Ability Project.

With the entrance behind you, the laboratory and office are at the far end of the room.

The classroom is on the left side.

ABILITY PROJECT CLASSROOM

The classroom door is on the left, once you pass the lounge couches. The door should be open.

Entering the classroom, the student desks and chairs are located to the left of the space.

The whiteboard covers the right side wall.

The projector/screen are located straight ahead. It is at the right corner of the room, about 35 feet from the classroom entrance.

ABILITY PROJECT LABORATORY

After passing the lounge couches the Laboratory entrance is straight ahead. The laboratory door is to the left.

The laboratory and office doors usually remain open when someone is inside.

The Ability Project Laboratory is a rectangular multi-use space.

The tools are located at the long wall at the front of the entrance.

In the middle, there are two big multi-purpose tables and chairs where you can sit.

RESTROOMS

All-gender single occupancy restrooms, water fountain and bottle refill station are available on this floor.

From the Ability Project entrance, turn left to navigate the hallway.

Walk straight ahead about 70 feet.

Hallway

Keep to the right, as the hallway will become narrower.

The right wall is indented by wide glass windows. The windows have either wood or metal counters.

As you reach the first wooden counter, the single-occupancy restrooms and the water station are to the left.

In this area, there is the first restroom, followed by the drinking fountain/ bottle refill station and the second restroom.

Doors have lever handles.

Restroom Description

The toilets and sinks at the far end of the room.

The toilet is across from the sink.

The paper towel dispenser is on the wall, next to the sink.

The soap dispenser is above the sink.

All are touchless devices.

Restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

The second restroom has a changing table on the left wall.

Water Fountain and Bottle Refill Station

The water fountain/refill station is located between the two restrooms.

There are two water fountains, one lower than the other.

The water bottle refill station is above the lower fountain. The water bottle filler is touchless.

THIRD-FLOOR VENDING MACHINES

There is an open space that connects with the classroom area and vending machines. This is across from the Ability Project entrance.

Walk straight ahead about 20 feet, until you reach the sofa. Then, take the hallway on your left.

Once you reach this hallway, walk about 30 feet ahead.

The vending machines are on the right side of the hallway, in a shallow nook.

Vending Machines Description

There are two vending machines. Machines do not appear to have voice interaction.

The left machine is for beverages and the right is for snacks. Both machines have a touch screen interface. Payment options are on a panel to the right.

On the beverage machine, you can collect the bottle near the bottom of this panel.

On the snack machine, the collection tray is on the lower and middle area of the machine.

CAFETERIA

Cafeteria and eating areas are on the second floor.

The entrance are glass doors with two standard door pulls and vertical handles. Doors usually remain open.

Note: If you encounter a push door, this is the Emergency Exit and you are moving in the opposite direction.

Cafeteria Description

The Cafeteria is an open space with a long hallway to the right and an open space to the left.

Once passed the entrance, walk straight ahead about 20 feet, passing a black mural titled “Café 370”. When you reach the retractable belt barrier, the food ordering area is just to the right.

Note: Just after you pass the mural to the right, there is a glass wall that is about 4 feet wide.

The Cafeteria is a long area with a fridge on the right that contains refreshments and food items.

You order from the counter to the right of the fridge.

Eating utensils and napkins are on the extreme left of the counter.

Once you pass the cafeteria, the eating and sitting area is alongside the walls on either side.

The eating area is a long open space with multiple tables and booths.

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