getting to know morningside heights.pptx

Getting to Know Morningside Heights

Siyu SongOffice of International Services (OIS)

Where is Morningside Heights?

East & North: HarlemWest: Hudson RiverSouth: Upper West Side

Stores and public facilities

New York Police Department (NYPD):• Precinct 26 (240 West 126th Street)• tel.:911/(212) 678-1311

Grocery store:• Westside Market/Morton Williams (comprehensive)• M2M (Asian grocery)• Met Foodmarket/C-town/Key Food (lower price)

Stores and public facilities

Pharmacy:• Hartley Chemists (1219 Amsterdam Ave, close to 120th)• Duane Reade/CVS/Rite Aid (various locations nearby)

Hardware store:• Clinton Supply Co (1256 Amsterdam Ave, close to 122nd)• University Hardware (2905 Broadway, close to 113th)

Stores and public facilities

Printing services:• The Village Copier (1181 Amsterdam Ave, close to 118th)• FedEx Office Ship Center (600 W 116th St, close to

Broadway)

New York Public Library (NYPL)• NYPL 115th Street Library (203 West 115th St)

Public Transportation – Campus Shuttle

• Teachers College Website:• http://www.tc.columbia.edu/student-handbook/city--c

ampus/transportation-in-new-york-city/

• Columbia University Website:• http://transportation.columbia.edu/intercampus

Public Transportation – Subway

• Nearest Subway Stations• 116 (1) local

transfer at 96 for 2&3• 125 (ABCD)

BC: localAD: express, go to 59

Public Transportation – Subway

• Buy a metrocard to save• My best choice?http://web.mta.info/nyct/fare/FaresatAGlance.htm• Subway services change on weekendsand late night• Pay attention to notification in station,especially weekends

Public Transportation – Bus

• More frequently than subways, but much slower• M4 – to several museums (Museum of the City of New York, the

Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art)• M5• M104• M11• M60 – LaGuardia airport (50 mins) buy ticket before boarding

Other Airport Transportation

• SupperShuttle (around $25)•http://www.supershuttle.com/•Door-to-door service •To and from NYC’s local airports•Cheaper when having a group

• Taxi• Other taxi Apps

Taxi Apps• Uber – $5 with uberPOOL during rush hours in Manhattan• Lyft – very much like Uber• Via – from $5+tax with pre-purchased credit. $3 for additional

party• Gett – $10 with gett deal below 110st. No pool but long wait

time

Public Transportation – Bike

•Zagster•http://bike.zagster.com/columbia/•Memberships: sign up with school email•Annual: $20; Monthly: $8; One-ride: $5•Within 1 hr: no cost beyond member fee•Additional: $3/hr, up to $30•Morningside campus locations: east wall outside of Lerner Hall, next to John Jay gates, and in Wien Courtyard

•Must return to Columbia stations•Citibike

•More expensive but for everyone, return to any station in town

Good Apps

• Citymapper: subway, bus, rail, fiery, citi bike• MyTransit NYC: subway, bus, rail• Google Map

Q&A

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Thank you!