Morningside Heights Neighborhood Guide
Where Ivy League Meets Bodega
🧭Generally defined as the area: 110th Street up to 125th Street, between Morningside Park and the Hudson River, with Riverside Park hugging the west edge
📌Widely recognized as the place for: Columbia University's ivy covered campus and cafes full of dissertations, Tom's restaurant gatherings after finals
👕You can spot a Morningside Heights local by: Their ability to complain about undergrads while looking like one, their Gothic architecture appreciation
👍Move here for: Academic energy without NYU's trust fund density, cherry blossoms in Sakura Park
👎The downside to Morningside Heights is: Everything closes early because students have 8am classes, there are almost *too* many coffee shops
✨The overall feel is: Bookish but not boring
Pros & Cons of Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights strengths (top 5)
Morningside Heights tradeoffs (top 3)
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Morningside Heights Neighborhood DNA
Columbia and Barnard students and the professors who grade them
