Public Safety Escorts

Morningside Safety Escorts
Telephone: (212) 854-SAFE (7233)

During the school year, Columbia University Escort Service will send two specially trained students to accompany students to their door any time from 8 pm to 3 am, seven nights a week. Escorts carry two-way Columbia Public Safety radios. This service is available from West 108th Street to West 110th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Riverside Drive, and from West 111th Street to West 122nd Street between Morningside Drive and Riverside Drive.

When using this service, please allow escorts 5 to 15 minutes to arrive and ask them to show a Columbia Card. If you need an escort before 8 pm or after 3 am, call Public Safety at (212) 854-2798.


Medical Center
Telephone: (212) 305-8100

Columbia Public Safety officers will escort students door to door to or from any of the University buildings on the Medical Center campus or at private residences on Haven Avenue, Fort Washington Avenue, or Broadway from West 165th to West 178th Streets.

A shuttle service is also available during stated hours within the Morningside Heights area and between the Morningside and Medical Center campuses.