Columbia University - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
4 - Very Good	kerin2 March 30 2012	Just don't go near Mt. Sinai Hospital, that area is sketchy. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	brandnew3773 November 20 2011	Nothing beats NYC! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	nondairycreamer November 19 2011	The neighborhood is awesome! It is super college-friendly, with plenty of restaurants, museums, etc. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	wrldtravlr September 05 2011	Upper West side of NYC. More residential, with lots of restaurants close by. Harlem is within walking distance, as is some parks. Subway station right there. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Kalookakoo July 12 2010	Safe area even though you would think otherwise in NYC. Our tour guide who was a student said she never felt unsafe, even downtown late at night. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	seiclan June 28 2010	Nice area/neighborhood around campus...has definitely gotten much nicer in the past 20 years. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	fogfog April 06 2010	Its NYC. So there are transitional areas. Sports complex is in bad area. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	abm915 December 05 2009	New York City. Enough said. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	nk9230 August 11 2009	Anywhere in NYC can be sketchy, but with common sense its not bad. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	shwhitin April 10 2009	Morningside Heights is basically an urban college town. Campus is very secluded and 'cozy,' but the subway lies right at the gates and, of course, NYC has so much to offer. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	skipsmom February 17 2009	Okay in one direction, not okay in another. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	McMath December 27 2008	Sure, it's NYC. Plenty of restaurants and women. But the cars make a ton of noise, which does leak into Columbia. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	ncaros December 04 2008	NYC [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Hatoyama December 01 2008	Please, it's New York City! Morningside Heights is a cute little neighborhood and all up and down Broadway are nice shops and cafés. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	fantastical July 07 2008	Many convenient shops and restaurants right across the street, good atmosphere. Columbia is close to Harlem, so nighttime out of campus might seem sketchy to people not used to the city. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	lolcats4 June 26 2008	Good places to eat abound. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	meadows23 June 03 2008	Nice buildings, didn't seem gritty at all. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	sagesser May 12 2008	New York City. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	rubybrett April 22 2008	A multitude of student-budget-friendly stores & restaurants were located on the surrounding streets, and a subway stop practically on campus. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	wmmk March 30 2008	The UWS was great. The prof. we talked to described it as more "neurotic" than the UES and midtown. You could feel the eccentric character, which stems from the academic institutions in the [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	livingtea August 31 2007	The school is surrounded by little stores, groceries, and cafes and everything is walking distance. If you ever get tired of campus food, a variety of food options is just a few minutes away. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	arachnophobia12 August 27 2007	There were museums, other colleges, stores, and other attractions either within walking distance of the campus or easily accessible by public transportation. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	lavieboheme August 21 2007	Lots of places to shop/eat. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	dubaiite August 19 2007	very,very open and clean unlike midtown and downtown manhattan. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	karen61990 July 29 2007	The area immediatly around campus is great. Normal college town atmosphere. Nice restaurants/bookstores/shops. Just don't go east across the park or above 125th and you're safe. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	skylandsmom July 11 2007	Seemed safe, clean, with a number of student-oriented stores (coffee shops, food, bookstores, etc.) Greek houses along 114th St. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	seempand June 26 2007	Morning Side Heights is a safe area of New York City with wonderful restaurants. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	MLeigh June 24 2007	We didn't see much, but what we did I liked. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	fruitloops89 June 14 2007	If you go uptown, it gets a little bit better. But, if you head downtown it gets worse. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	blondie625 June 13 2007	I didn't really have much time to look around, but it was mostly residential, and more laid back than Manhatten. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	advantagious February 24 2007	I thought it was pretty nice--didn't look rough or anything to me. But I'm not a New Yorker..I don't know what was lurking a block or two away! [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	LuckMC11 February 19 2007	its NYC..obv its great..great places to eat, watch broadway shows, everything basically [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	dolphins3636 November 29 2006	Morningside Heights is a nice neighborhood, just be careful. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Chet2006 September 22 2006	FOOD Everywhere! Always people walking around of course...its New York! [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	brand_182 August 29 2006	Nice area of NYC with a lot of little restaraunts. I came into contact with quite a few Columbia students in Morningside Heights so they are definitely spread out in the neighborhood. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	ubetteraccept_me August 16 2006	Well Columbia is right next to Harlem, so it was a little "ghetto," but it really didn't seem that unsafe--just the aura of Harlem (oh excuse me, Morningside Heights). [View Full Report]
3 - Good	senioritis42 August 13 2006	The area immediately surrounding the campus is sort of boring, but it's right next to a metro stop. There's a drugstore, the bookstore, a couple dives, but not so much else. But it's in a relatively safe part of NYC. Just beyond: go seve [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	dot_parker August 12 2006	It's a nice little neighborhood. It's relatively quiet and has a number of cute little shops and restaurants. [View Full Report]