Morningside Heights is where you'll find Columbia University. It's
a hilly area from Cathedral Parkway (West 110th Street) to 125th Street.
The university's main campus extends from 114th to 120th Streets.
Many of the apartment buildings in this neighborhood are pre-war and
are generally, in co-op buildings. Most residents in this area are either
students or the original New Yorkers who have lived in this neighborhood
for most of their lives. It's a comfortable and quiet neighborhood close
to mass transit and midtown.
Recently this neighborhood has also changed to become a more interesting
and and lively community. With a wide choice of restaurants, bars and
coffee shops bigger crowds are now bringis people and new businesses
to this extension of the Upper West Side.