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The University provides subsidized housing for Ph.D. students within a short walk from the laboratories in the pleasant and lively Columbia neighborhood, populated mainly by faculty, students, and University staff. Typical monthly rents are anywhere from $670-$900, with an average of $720 per month.
Morningside Heights is home to a unique collection of institutions, many of which relocated to the neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from previous locations in Manhattan.
Six institutions of higher learning--Bank Street College of Education, Barnard College, Jewish Theological Seminary, Manhattan School of Music, Teachers College, and Union Theological Seminary--are within a few blocks of the Columbia campus. Eight churches and synagogues, including the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Riverside Church, are located here, as is a major medical center, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital.
Subway stations at 110th Street, 116th Street, and 125th Street, as well as numerous public bus stops and the West Side Highway, provide Heights residents with access to the rest of New York City and the metropolitan area. Broadway, Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues, and 125th Street are the main commercial streets in the area, offering a variety of food markets, restaurants, cafes, shops, and bookstores.
Morningside Heights is one of the safest neighborhoods in New York. All Columbia-owned buildings are managed and operated by University employees, and the University takes special measures to provide a secure living environment for all its residents. University Apartment Housing's Director of Security Operations instructs and oversees all building personnel on security and safety procedures. All Columbia-owned buildings have superintendents residing either in or very near the building.
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