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AirlinesIthaca, NY is hard to get to – it's a small airport served (fortunately) by 3 carriers, but ticket costs are higher than you might expect.  It's just 10 minutes from downtown so very convenient when you arrive, however. Look for flights via Philadelphia (US Airways/American), Newark (United), or Detroit (Delta).  Be ready for the last leg to be on a small plane – sometimes a prop plane. 
Alternative airports

Syracuse is a good 1 hour and 15 minute drive north and a little east of Ithaca. Airfares are sometimes moderately and sometimes dramatically cheaper to Syracuse, but you have to use a service such as the Ithaca Airline Limousine that costs $85 one way or $130 round trip, plus has limited trips per day. If you can coordinate your arrivals with others, options like Executive Limousine and Sedan or Superior Limousine may offer a discounted group rate, or renting a car is an option (though parking on Cornell's campus is about $10/day)

Elmira has surprisingly good air service (direct flights to/from Chicago) and is often cheaper than Ithaca for Delta flights. The same shuttle/limo options should apply

Binghamton may be worth investigating but is likely less of a deal; Rochester is more like a 2 hour drive, but you could rent a car

 
Campus2Campus busCornell operates a bus service 3 times a day from New York City, leaving Weill Cornell Medical College on the upper east side and the Cornell Club on E 44th street and connecting directly to the Ithaca campus in approximately 4 hours.  Rates are currently $90 each way or $180 for a round trip, and seats must be reserved in advance. Buses have wireless. 
HotelWe have reserved a block of 25 rooms (meeting name: VIVO) at $169/night at the downtown Hilton Garden Inn hotel – fall foliage season rates are unfortunately rather high. 
 RestaurantsThe Hilton Garden inn is very near the Moosewood Restaurant (an Ithaca landmark) as well as a variety of other options on Cayuga Street (Just a Taste Wine & Tapas Bar, Mahogany Grill, Viva Tacqueria, Mercato, Madeline's) 
EntertainmentCornell Events Calendar (note that it's Fall Break)