Finding the Fashion District is easy: it is right in the middle of Manhattan. If you can make it to Times Square, you’re just a few steps from the fashion capital of the world!

Generally, it’s between 34th and 42nd Streets, Fifth to Ninth Avenues. If you’re taking public transportation into the city, note that the district is conveniently located near Pennsylvania Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Grand Central Station is just a few blocks to the east. If you’re already in the City, just about every bus or subway will bring you here. Avoid taking a taxi here because the mid- town traffic will saddle you with a fare that can bust anyone’s budget. Save the money for another yard or two of fabric! For transportation specifics, check out the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website at http://mta.info/nyct/ subway and http://mta.info/nyct/bus. But if you don’t have time, these are the main bus and subway lines that will get you to stations at either 34th Street/Her- ald Square or 42nd Street/Times Square:

Bus: M4, M5, M6, M7, M10, M16 M20, M24, M27, M34, M42, and M104
Subway: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, A, C, D, E, F, N, Q, R, V and the shuttle between Grand Central and Times Square

There’s no excuse not to visit!

A few other notes on finding your way around the City:

• “Uptown” and “Downtown” are relative terms, meaning north and south.
• “Midtown”, a grid of numbered avenues and cross streets, refers to Manhattan between 14th and 59th Streets.
• 5th Avenue divides Midtown into East and West Sides (the Fashion District is on the West Side).
• Cross street addresses are numbered outward from 5th Avenue, going up by a hundred each block.
• Avenue addresses run from south to north.