question for current Columbia students/residents

We have 9 visiting rotators this month and they are staying in every imanginable place it seems. Some are staying with siblings (nice if you have that opportunity of course!) while others are renting rooms in Bard Hall (1 block from Columbia). The only thing that I would be careful about is doing CraigsList since one of our students did this and it sounds like it might be a little bit sketchy.

For those of you not from NYC - the upper West side is a great place to stay and is easy to travel to the medical center without a car (the #1/9 subway takes you right to 168th street). The immediate area around the medical center (Bard Hall) is fine to stay and will definitely be more affordable if you don't have friends or family to help with housing.

Hope this helps --

wnl

I'd stay away from spanish harlem.

I was wondering the same - Where is a good safe, yet relatively inexpensive, neighborhood to live when rotating at Columbia Presby? Esp one that does not require a car?

Thank you in advance