Columbia University owns and directly manages residential units in the immediate vicinity of the Morningside Heights campus. This housing is primarily used to house faculty, staff, and students from schools located at the Morningside Heights campus and is managed by University Apartment Housing (UAH) a division of Columbia University Facilities Residential and Commercial Operations.

Morningside Heights Campus

Most UAH apartments are located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood, within walking distance of the Columbia campus. The Columbia campus, with its main gate at 116th Street and Broadway, is the neighborhood's geographic center.

Morningside Heights is home to a unique constellation of institutions, most of which date back to the turn of the century. 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.

Four subway stations on Broadway at 103rd Street, 110th Street, 116th Street, and 125th Street, as well as numerous bus stops and the West Side Highway, provide Heights residents with access to the rest of New York City and the metropolitan area. Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue are the main commercial streets in the area, offering a variety of food markets, restaurants, shops, and bookstores.

Morningside Heights is one of the safest neighborhoods in New York. All University owned buildings are managed and operated by University employees and the University takes special measures to provide a secure living environment for all residents. The University’s Department of Public Safety instructs and oversees all building personnel on security and safety procedures. All buildings have superintendents residing either in or very near the building. Columbia University’s Department of Public Safety provides car and foot patrols for the entire UAH area. The Department also maintains strategically situated guard kiosks and provides emergency call boxes located throughout the area. The Morningside Area Alliance, a community service organization founded by the major institutions in the Heights, also provides security patrols. During the academic year, evening and night shuttle and escort services to locations throughout the neighborhood are available to all Columbia students.

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