[Zhang Fei]

[No park in New York City is nice or safe after dark. Because it is right across from the dorms, criminals probably know that the college kids go there after dark.]

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Columbia not only has unarmed security people watching the area, it’s got armed cops of its own. Given how compact the area is, it’s a wonder that they have any issues, coverage-wise. Then there’s the fact that NYPD’s 26th precinct headquarters are literally hundreds of yards away. This kind of stuff goes unsaid, but I’d think Columbia is higher priority than any of the nearby public housing projects, in terms of NYPD resources. Then again, maybe De Blasio’s NYC has changed things.

[mass55th]

It doesn’t matter how many armed or unarmed security guards they have, especially if they only stay on campus, and don’t, or aren’t allowed to make safety rounds off campus grounds in surrounding areas...like the park. I checked Barnard’s site, and they don’t have armed guards, and I also checked Columbia’s site, but they don’t provide info that they have armed guards...at least not that I could find. I see it’s only a three minute walk from Columbia to Barnard, but do we know if Columbia actually does any patrolling of Barnard’s campus?