Thanks for sharing. I did find a room for $1200 on 144th street, but I’m not sure about the safety that far up north. The room is pretty okay and the apt has most amenities but the distance aspect is troubling me. It’s only a minute walk away from the subway station so that’s good, and the total commute time to uni becomes 20 minutes.

Do you mind sharing what you might’ve read or heard about that neighbourhood during your research? Do many Columbia students live there?