Your New Home in NYC

While you eagerly await the email announcing your housing assignment, take some time to get to know the city that will be just outside your doorstep.

You may know about quite a few iconic NYC staples already—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square and Broadway, Central Park—but there will be quite a few things yet to discover.

Here are just a few things to get excited about: the High Line, the East River Ferry & Governors Island, the Frick Collection, and the Thursday/Sunday farmers' markets that happen beside the Lerner Hall student center.

Insure Your Belongings Before Arrival

Are your belongings insured through a parent or guardian’s homeowner’s policy? If not, we encourage you to insure them through your preferred vendor. The University assumes no responsibility for the loss or damage of students’ property while residing in Columbia Housing.

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Look Into Campus Refrigerator Rentals and Sales

Columbia Housing facilitates refrigerator-microwave combination unit rentals for students through MicroFridge, the only University-approved combination unit. Refrigerators that meet the size and energy requirements can also be purchased at the University Bookstore or at the EcoReps' Green Sale.

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Check for Your Housing Assignment Notification (6/30)

You will receive an email from Columbia Housing on Monday, June 30, with your housing assignment, roommate information (if applicable), mailbox assignment, and confirmation of your Dining Plan. This email will also contain a link to register for NSOP and select your move-in time block.

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Sign Your Housing Occupancy Agreement

When you receive your Housing Assignment Notification, you will be directed online to the Housing Portal to access and sign the Housing Occupancy Agreement. If you are under 18, a parent/guardian will need to sign.

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Learn About Laundry Facilities

Energy-efficient laundry facilities are available in each residence hall and accept payment from your Flex Account, accessed through your Columbia University ID card. You can check machine availability or cycle-time left from your computer or phone!

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Read Columbia's Guide to Living: Policies, Procedures, and Services

You have questions. The Guide to Living has answers. Created for students living in the undergraduate residence halls and brownstones, it addresses many things, including guest passes, maintenance requests, what happens over the break, and borrowing moving bins, to name just a few.

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Know Your Community Standards and Behavioral Expectations

Each member of the residential community shares responsibility in establishing and sustaining a living environment that balances individual and community needs. Please read carefully through the Policies section of the Guide to Living.

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Become Familiar with the Hartley Hospitality Desk

The Hospitality Desk, located in the lobby of Hartley Hall, is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with issues such as maintenance and custodial requests, moving bin rentals, keys and locks, and faxes.

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