Overview

Parking in the Morningside Heights campus area is a scarce resource.  The CUF Office of Residential Finance & Parking is responsible for managing the 24-hour and commuter parking spaces that are assigned by the University Parking Committee.  Residential Finance & Parking oversees parking applications, billing and policy enforcement for the University and manages parking facilities in the Morningside Heights campus area. 

The full text of the Morningside Heights Campus Parking Policy can be found on the University's Administrative Policy Library Web site or obtained from the CUF Office of Residential Finance and Parking.


Eligibility for University Parking

24-hour Parking
Morningside Garages
Fulll-time Columbia faculty and administrators Grade 14 and above who live north of West 96th Street and south of West 145th Street or who live in University housing in Manhattan outside those boundaries are eligible to apply for University 24-hour parking in the Morningside garages.  

Arbor Garage
All residents of the Arbor, including post-doctoral officers of research and graduate students, are eligible for parking in the Arbor Garage.

Commuter Parking 
Full-time Columbia faculty, adjunct Columbia faculty, and administrators Grade 14 and above who reside outside Manhattan are eligible to apply for University commuter parking.

Parking for Barnard, Teachers College and other Columbia Affiliates
Parking is not available for Barnard, Teachers College and other Columbia affiliates except Barnard faculty in Columbia housing.

Parking for Columbia Students
24-hour parking at the Arbor Garage is available for all residents of that building, including students.  Parking in Morningside garages is not available for Columbia students except those enrolled in evening and Saturday classes, who may park from 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 pm. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays on class days only.  A current class schedule must be provided.  For an application, click here.

For further eligibility requirements, click here .


Parking Applications

The Parking Committee meets the second Monday of every month to review 24-hour and commuter parking requests.  Applicants assigned parking spaces are notified within 3 business days of the meeting.  For more information about the parking assignment process, click here.  For an application, click here.

Adjunct faculty must apply for each semester.  For an application, click here.

 


Parking Alternatives

Parking is available in private (commercial) garages in the Morningside Heights campus vicinity.  For a list of garages, click here.

Metered and non-metered parking is available on New York City streets as directed by signs posted by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). 

For parking at the Medical Center campus, click here. 

 


Daily Parking

Daily and 24-hour parking for University visitors and affiliates is extremely limited particularly during the academic year.  Requests must be made at least two days in advance.  Parking options are as follows: