Posts with tag Columbia University

Rent President Barack Obama's Former Apartment in New York City

Want to live like a president? No, we're not suggesting you move into one of the many White House replicas around the country (also see this White House Replica and this gallery of even more White House replicas). We mean that you could be living where a president used to live -- specifically, President Barack... Continue Reading »

Obama's NYC Apartment: Cheap Enough for a College Kid

For just $1,900 a month you can live in the New York City one-bedroom apartment that President Obama and his then-roommate, Phil Boerner, squeezed into during their junior year at Columbia University. The pad, located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood, presumably rented for a lot less in the 1980s, and perhaps... Continue Reading »

Coyotes Move Into Manhattan Neighborhoods

Despite news that several New York state parks might be closing due to budget shortfalls, NYC's most famous park has found itself playing host to at least one new visitor: a coyote. In a scene straight out of apocalyptic film The Day After Tomorrow, the coyote was spotted charging back and forth across a frozen Central... Continue Reading »

Schools Flunk Expansion Test

You live in the city and your neighbor is a big, prestigious university. Is that great or what? Depends on whether you live in New York of Boston, now that mega-buck plans by Columbia and Harvard to expand beyond their existing campuses have gone awry. The two cases illustrate the benefits -- and, often, the drawbacks... Continue Reading »

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