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Morningside Heights

The basics: Many buyers are affiliated with Columbia or St. Luke’s, or they’re families priced out of the downtown market who need the space,” says Barbara Good, Halstead Property senior vice-president. The area is also popular with first-time buyers, who come for the reasonably priced one-bedrooms: “A lot of Columbia students buy around here, or rather, their parents buy for them,” says Ann Guttman of Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy.

Boundaries: The area from about 106th Street to about 123rd Street between Morningside Park and Riverside Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The Union Theological Seminary with Teacher's College in the background.

(Photo courtesy of morningside-heights.net)

THE SCENE

Dining
107 West: The fried chicken beats its competition at almost all the southern-food meccas up here.
2787 Broadway, between 107th and 108th Sts.; 212-864-1555 or 107west.com

Kitchenette Uptown: Much roomier uptown spinoff of the venerable TriBeCa comfort-food cottage.
1272 Amsterdam Ave. between 122nd and 123rd Sts.; 212-531-7600

Max SoHa Old-school Italian .
1274 Amsterdam Ave., at 123rd St.; 212-531-2221

Toast: Popular Columbia hangout offers soups and salads to students and scholars.
3157 Broadway between Tiemann Place and LaSalle St.; 212-662-1144

Drinking
Ding Dong Lounge: If you're looking for some live punk.
929 Columbus Ave.; 212-663-2600

Smoke Jazz Club and Lounge: More like a living room than like a club, with intimate comfort and finest acoustics.
2751 Broadway; 212-864-6662 or smokejazz.com

SoHa: A dark, dusty lounge "South of Harlem" for casual gatherings and cheap drinks.
988 Amsterdam Ave.; 212-678-0098

The Abbey Pub: A quiet, relaxed and spacious retreat for Columbia students.
237 W. 105th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Aves.; 212-222-8713

Shopping
Bank Street Bookstore: A full-time, completely knowledgeable staff run this children's bookstore.
610 West 112th St.; 212-678-1654