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The 47 Worth Street building is the official visitor entrance and sole entrance to all campus buildings after hours weekdays, all hours’ Saturdays and Sundays, holidays, and the days the law school is closed. The New York City Administrative Code requires all persons sign in during the times that are not the normal hours of operation. All faculty and staff will be required to sign in all hours’ Saturdays and Sundays, holidays, and the days the law school is closed. Faculty and staff are also reminded to alert the security officer at the 47 Worth Street security desk on those occasions they remain past the official building closing times so the officer will know to contact them if an emergency arises.
The 40 Worth Street (a.k.a. 220 Church Street) building is accessible the hours that the Mendik Library is open. Although access is permitted at 220 Church Street weekdays regular business hours, the 40 Worth Street entrance is open all hours, including weekends and holidays. During the 24-hour library study hall the Mendik Library will extend the hours of selected areas and close at 2:00A.M. Your NYLS photo-identification card is needed to access this building at all times.
Students may enter the law school campus buildings 24 hours/7 days a week (including holidays and the days the law school is closed). During the times the buildings are officially closed, students may enter at 47 Worth Street and access is restricted to the Stiefel Reading Room and the Broad Student Center (first floor and lower level, including the computer rooms). Student members of the Law Review journal and Moot Court may also access their office spaces. Your NYLS photo-identification card is needed to access this building at all times.
Accessible Entrance
 The accessible entrance for disabled persons with mobility restrictions is located at 234 Church Street. This entrance is open the same days and hours as the 47 Worth Street entrance doors. There is a sign posted at each building entrance that notes the address and direction to this entrance. Upon arrival to the entrance there is a sign which includes the address and the international symbol of accessibility.
To request access, a disabled person would press the intercom button to alert the officer at the 47 Worth Street security desk. The officer would speak to the person and then press a button which unlocks the door and activates the electric door opener. A second officer would meet the person to provide directional assistance.
40 Worth Street
The building management company has a security desk in the lobby where security and fire safety director personnel are positioned. The building entrances are open during regular business hours Monday through Friday 9:00A.M. - 5:00P.M. After hours and holiday access is through the 40 Worth Street entrance only. The 220 Church Street and 40 Worth Street entrances are accessible to disabled persons. The law school has security staff posted at the fourth, seventh, and fourteenth floors all hours that the Mendik Library is open.
Mendik Library
The Mendik Library has temporarily relocated to the fourth, seventh, and fourteenth floors of 40 Worth Street (a.k.a. 220 Church Street). With the exception of the seventh floor south reading and study area which is secured by a card access system, all other library spaces are secured by manual locking hardware.
Other offices
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations and Purchasing Offices are located in office 705 and 708 respectively. Access to each office area is controlled through the use of an electric door locking hardware and electronic keypad. The Institute for Information Law & Policy and the Center for New York City Law Library are located in office 706 and 708A respectively. These spaces are secured by manual locking hardware.
41 Worth Street
The Offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Human Resources are located at 41 Worth Street (a.k.a. 39 - 41 Worth Street). There is an electronic access system which controls the entrance doors. Staffs assigned to this office area are issued an access card. There is an entrance door release button at the receptionist desk.
Student Residence
There is an electronic access system which activates the main entrance door. Each resident has been issued an access card. The lobby security officer provides access to visitors. There is a security officer on duty 24 hours, seven days a week.
In addition to the access system, there is a video intercom panel in each residential unit. This intercom enables the resident to view and speak to a visitor at the exterior of the building. There are also video surveillance cameras installed in all common areas. These cameras are monitored by security staff at the lobby desk.
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