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Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Arts and Leisure

Media Credit: esbnyc.com The Empire State Building

Students looking for an excuse to flee the Forest next week are in luck.

New Jersey Transit's Free Transit Week is coming up on Feb. 4 and will last until Feb. 10. That gives Drewids six days to explore the city that never sleeps without having to dish out some hard-earned dough. Prerequisites? NJ Transit requests that students bring along their student ID and a Free Ride coupon, available for download on their website.


New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

The New York Public Library's massive book collection and architecture is an impressive feat in and of itself.

The main attraction is their current exhibit, "Beatific Soul: On the Road with Jack Kerouac."

This curatorial masterpiece features the entire scroll of Jack Kerouac's original manuscript for his groundbreaking work, "On the Road."

"Beatific Soul" also features notes, diary entries, various other manuscripts and belongings of the legendary writer, as well as an enclave containing writings, photographs and drawings of select beat poets, such as Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Admission is free.


Empire State Building
Fifth Avenue at 34th Street

Probably the most integral building to the New York skyline, the Empire State Building is also the tallest building in Manhattan. As one of the best places to catch an entire view of New York City, visitors can climb, or take an elevator, to the 86th floor, where there is both an indoor and outdoor observation deck. They recently re-opened the 102nd floor deck, though the price is a tad bit steep at nearly 31 dollars, versus 16 for admission to the 86th floor deck. While it may no longer be billed as the eighth wonder of the world, the Empire State Building is a little slice of art deco history.


Housing Works
Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby Street

Housing Works Used Book Café can best be described in one word: Cheap. Housing Works offers a selection of 45,000 used, new and rare books in their downtown store. A college student's best kept secret, Housing Works often offers some books for a mere 25 cents and up. The best part is that 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to Housing Works, a non-profit organization that provides homeless New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS with housing, health care and job training.

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