Morningside Heights

The combined enrollment of Columbia University and Barnard College is over 32,000, infusing this neighborhood with a youthful energy that gives residents the feeling of living in a college town in the middle of a city. Avenues are lined with businesses that cater to student lifestyles, with excellent eateries offering global cuisine at all hours. Green space abounds?Riverside Park on the west to Morningside Park on the east, and Sakura Park with over 2,000 cherry trees gifted from Japan. Much of the area is protected by historic landmark status, as it boasts a large concentration of neo-Gothic buildings, notably the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and its insta-famous resident peacocks.