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Points of Interest
  • Cathedral of St. John the Divine
  • The Empire State Building
  • Grand Central Station
  • Grant’s Tomb
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Modern Art Museum
  • Museum of Natural History

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According to Barnard students, there’s something for everyone in this city, but, in a city as big as NYC, you might have to search a little bit. New York City and the neighborhood of Morningside Heights really provides the best of both worlds for Barnard students. While there is world class entertainment, dining, and cultural events going on all the time all over the city, there is also a very small neighborhood, college-town feel to Morningside Heights. In the area surrounding Barnard, you can wander into shops or cafés and expect to see someone you know, which really fosters a sense of community that a person might be surprised to find in New York City.

There is something for everyone around the Barnard campus. Due to the close proximity of all these different groups of people, there is an energy that comes from the city that a person might not find in many other places while still being able to enjoy the familiarity of a small neighborhood. Of course, there are many other colleges around, such as Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Manhattan School of Music, and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Morningside Heights is pretty much a neighborhood of just college students and professors that live nearby. Because there is nothing you can’t find in the city, from Broadway to basketball to simple peace and quiet, Barnard is really located in a great city, and as New York asserts, it is “the greatest city in the world.”

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Local Atmosphere at Barnard College

kgreene

'15

Biological Sciences

5.0
A+

New York

There is also something to do, because you are right in Manhattan! Most everyone goes out into the city on the weekends.

Dec 23, 2011

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Local Atmosphere at Barnard College

michlap

'14

History

4.6
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Lots to Explore

Many shops and restaurants within a few blocks. Easy subway access to all of Manhattan.

Nov 10, 2011

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Local Atmosphere at Barnard College

campmemories

'13

Drama and Theatre Production

5.0
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Let's Hear It for New York!

Let's be honest here - nothing beats NYC! It is the greatest city in the world! Not only that, but Barnard has the benefit of having a nice campus as well as the urban atmosphere - you get the best of both worlds!

Aug 20, 2011

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Facts

Shopping Centers The Shops at Columbus Circle
Major Sports Teams
  • New York Jets: football
  • New York Mets: baseball
  • New York Rangers: hockey
  • New York Yankees: baseball
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: MA: 3 hours, 30 minutes
  • Philadelphia: PA: 2 hours
Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts about New York:
• Central Park, the biggest park in the city, is 843 acres.
• Broadway began as an Algonquin trade route called the Wiechquaekeck Trail.
• John Hertz, who founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
• Babe Ruth hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium in the first game ever played there.
• The world’s largest gothic cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and it’s still under construction. Its first stone was laid in 1892.

Famous People from New York:
Claire Danes, actress
Washington Irving, author
John Jay, jurist
Vince Lombardi, football coach
Christopher Reeve, actor
Norman Rockwell, painter
Barbra Streisand, singer-actress

Local Slang:
The City – How people refer to Manhattan.
Downtown – Any place south of your current location in Manhattan or referring to places south of Midtown.
Uptown – Any place north of your current location in Manhattan or places north of Midtown.

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Loews Cineplex 84th Street Theatre
2310 Broadway
Upper West Side
(800) 326-3264

Loews Cineplex Lincoln Square
1998 Broadway
Upper West Side
(800) 326-3264

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College Prowler guides are in the hands of students throughout the entire process. Because you can't make student-written guides without the students, we have students at each campus who write, edit, and survey their peers for every guide that we publish. Thanks to our most recent student author at Barnard

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Hometown: Ft. Worth, Texas

Major: Psychology

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