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Starting Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, the Public Safety Evening Shuttle will extend its hours of operation to begin at 4:00 p.m. every day on its two routes. In addition, the two Public Safety guard booths on Morningside Drive, located at 116th Street and 122nd Street, are now staffed with Public Safety officers 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
As of November 2, 2019, the Mudd Building is accessible through the first floor/West 120th Street entrance on weekends during the building’s regular weekend hours.
Due to the anticipated opening of the new entrance to the Studebaker building on 131st Street, there will be changes to Columbia shuttle bus routes and schedules beginning on Monday, November 11. The following location and schedule changes will accommodate the new Studebaker entrance:
Columbia University Public Safety is partnering with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a safe disposal location for unused prescription medications in Upper Manhattan as part of the DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Public Safety continues to receive reports of Columbia affiliates, especially international students, being scammed by thieves calling from unknown phone numbers—often mirroring familiar phone numbers with the same area code.
The new guard booth near the southeast corner of Broadway and 120th Street was part of the site plan when the Northwest Corner Building was constructed.
Columbia University Public Safety is partnering with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a safe disposal location for unused prescription medications in Upper Manhattan as part of the DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Public Safety recently published its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2018.
In response to community feedback, Public Safety has created a new set of web forms that will enable you to more easily submit requests for some of our key services.
Mobile AED Units are the Latest New Measure to Improve Outcomes When Responding to On-Campus Medical Emergencies
Public Safety supervisors driving four Public Safety patrol vehicles – two at Morningside and one each at Manhattanville and the Irving Medical Center – are now equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help save lives on campus in the event of cardiac health emergencies. The deployment of the AED units – along with the expanded training to operate the units – are among the new initiatives Public Safety has undertaken to further enhance…