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Sublets in Morningside Heights
Academic & calm
Columbia and Barnard set the rhythm here, which means bookshops, cheap lunch counters, and a neighborhood that empties out every summer. That churn is exactly why it is one of the easier places in the city to find a sublet.
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What's in Morningside Heights
Names a local would drop, and what each one actually is. Tap any to see it on a map.
culture
Columbia University
The campus the neighborhood is built around. Low Library's steps are the local square.
culture
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The largest cathedral in the world and still unfinished after 130 years. Peacocks live in the close.
park
Riverside Park
Four miles of Hudson waterfront down the western edge, with the 1 train running under part of it.
park
Morningside Park
A cliff, a waterfall and a pond, dropping sharply down to Harlem on the eastern side.
food
Tom's Restaurant
The diner from the outside shots in Seinfeld, and a genuine student canteen the rest of the time.
What Morningside Heights is like
Dining
Student-priced and dependable. Long-running diners and counters, plus a few places worth the trip.
Nightlife
Campus bars and quiet neighborhood spots. People head downtown for a real night out.
Green space
Riverside Park to the west, Morningside Park to the east, Central Park a few blocks south.
Getting around
- 1110th/116th St
- BC110th St-Cathedral Pkwy
3subway lines
Why people sublet here
- Columbia's campus and the bookshops around it
- Riverside Park and Morningside Park on either side
- The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Heavy summer sublet turnover because of the university calendar