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Features & Services

Reception Desk

Location: Near main entrance.

Access: Monday-Friday, 9am to 8pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am- 6pm. (Holiday hours may vary).

Telephone number: 212/995-3000

Desk services:

  • Information about the residence hall, procedures, services and activities.
  • Check in and check out.
  • Maintenance Requests.
  • Reserve and get keys for the music practice room, typing room, fitness center, game room and theater.
  • Check out pool table equipment.
  • Key return and problems.
  • Mail and package pick up.
  • Vacuum cleaners loans.

Safety and Security

Safety and security are everyone's responsibility (link to Students section: Staff Services Offered), but this residence also has specific building security procedures:

  • NYU Public Safety Services officers on duty 24 hours a day.
  • Protection telephone: 212/995-3005.
  • All residents must present their NYU ID cards on entry.
  • All guests must be signed in and out by their resident host and leave picture ID at the guard station.

Roommate Relations

We offer many tools and tips for how to best live with a roommate. Please check out the Student section of our website to find out more on roommate relations here (link to Students section: Staff Services Offered).

Dining Services

Dining room in the residence hall. May use all Dining Services meal facilities.

Maintenance Concerns

Report maintenance concerns to the residence hall reception desk. Service Requests should be submitted at the first sign of a problem. If there is damage in your room, do not repair it yourself. Skilled repair personnel will fix it for you. Preventative maintenance and routine repairs are done without charge, though you will be billed for any damage caused by your negligence or actions.

Emergency repairs include major leaks and flooding, inoperative door locks, and any problem that endangers safety or property. In case of an emergency, contact the reception desk or any member of the residence hall staff immediately.

Mail

Mailing Address format (do not include the residence hall name):

Student Name
75 Third Avenue, Box #
New York, NY   10003

Shipping packages before arrival: Do not send boxes or packages for arrival at your residence hall before you check in. You may pick up packages the same day a package notice is placed in your mail box.

Room Features

  • Apartment-style residence hall with bath, kitchen and dining area in each unit.
  • Air-conditioned.
  • Undergraduate residence
  • All floors coed; single sex in rooms, suites and apartments.

Building/Community Features

  • Study lounge, TV lounge, and courtyard, typing room, music practice room with piano, fitness center, game room, mini-theater and coffee house.
  • University computer lab in basement. Residents enter through the North Tower.
  • Coin and card operated laundry in basement.

Room and suite types

  • Double rooms for 2 persons
  • Two bedroom apartments with 2 persons per room.
  • Two bedroom apartments with 1 low cost double room and 1 regular rate single.
  • Three bedroom apartments with 2 double rooms and 1 single.
  • Three bedroom apartments with 2 persons per room.
  • Single rooms in the 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.
  • Special multi person program floors sharing common kitchen and activity areas.

Kitchen

  • Kitchen with refrigerator, stove, oven and sink.
  • Dining area with table and chairs.
  • Residents provide their own cookware, dishes and supplies.

Bath

Full bathroom with tub/shower in each suite.

Furnishings

  • Long (80 inch) twin beds, desk, dresser, and wastebasket for each resident.
  • Dining table and chairs in kitchen area.
  • Lounge chair and two-seat couch in common living area of suite.
  • Windows have blinds.
  • Hard floors in student rooms and suites.

Telephone

  • NYU telephone service is provided at no additional charge. This includes unlimited local calling, call waiting and caller-id. Free voice mail is provided upon request. Your telephone number is included with your room assignment, and the telephone service is available when you check in. There is one telephone jack per person sharing one telephone line in each bedroom. Residents provide their own telephones.
  • NYU long distance service information will be mailed to your home address before school begins or provided at check-in. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us by email at telephone.service@nyu.edu or by telephone at 212-998-3333, option 2. For further information about our services, please go to: www.nyu.edu/its/telephone/student.

Internet connections

Ethernet connections to NYUNet and the Internet for each resident are provided in each bedroom. Connection information will be mailed with your room assignment before you arrive, will be available at check-in, or may be accessed at www.nyu.edu/resnet. Residents provide their own computers with Ethernet cards, cables, and software. University computer lab in basement.

Cable TV

NYU Cable TV service is provided, with one cable connection per bedroom, for access to national cable networks and special programming. Residents provide their own televisions and connecting cables.

Cleaning

Housekeeping services are provided for common areas, such as corridors and lounges, only. It is each student's responsibility to maintain his/her individual room and all shared living spaces. Important: For safety reasons, residents are not permitted, and should not attempt, to clean residence hall windows from the outside. Exterior window cleaning is included as part of the University's routine building maintenance work.

Keys

Keys to rooms, suites, and mailboxes are issued to each resident during the check-in process. These keys must be returned when checking out of the residence hall. Residents will be charged to replace lost room or mailbox keys and to install matching locks. Residents are expected to carry room keys at all times. Room keys are not to be duplicated outside the University.

Laundry

Washers and dryers are located in each residence hall. Any questions or problems related to the operation of the laundry facilities should be directed to the residence hall front desk.

Elevators

Elevators in the University's residence halls are routinely serviced and inspected. The University contracts with several companies to provide these services and to make any necessary repairs. If an elevator malfunctions while you are in it, press the alarm button and wait for instructions from the Department of Public Safety or the elevator repair service. They will be contacted immediately when a problem has been reported. Do NOT try to pry open the elevator doors or crawl out of the elevator. If you notice any irregularity in the operation of an elevator, report it immediately to the residence hall front desk. Service elevators should be operated only by authorized employees.

Maintenance & Repairs

Report maintenance concerns to the residence hall front desk. For repair service, residents must fill out a Service Request form available at the front desk and/or in the residence hall office. Service Request forms should be submitted at the first sign of a problem.

If there is damage in your room, do not repair it yourself. Skilled University repair personnel will remedy the situation. If your neglect or actions have created the need for repair, you will be charged for the resulting costs. General preventative maintenance and routine repairs are performed without charge to residents. Emergency repairs include major leaks and flooding, inoperative door locks, and any problem that endangers property or safety. In case of an emergency, contact the front desk or any member of the residence hall staff immediately.

Please note: The Department of Housing and the Department of Residential Education reserve the right to enter student rooms for emergencies, health and safety inspections, and general maintenance purposes. Since NYU residence halls are in service 12 months of the year, it may be necessary for the facilities staff to do painting or other work in your room during your occupancy. Every effort will be made to notify residents of such work in advance.

Room Painting/Construction

Students are not permitted to paint their rooms. Individual rooms are painted by the Housing Facilities Department on a rotating basis. If a room is to be painted while occupied, the resident will be notified in advance. Lofts or other structural modifications to an assigned residence hall space are prohibited.

Storage

There is no storage space for students' use in public areas of the residence halls. Please do not bring more personal property than you can keep within your room. Students may not store belongings in the residence halls during the summer. Students who need or wish to store belongings during the summer are encouraged to use local commercial storage facilities. Information regarding commercial storage options will be made available in each residence hall prior to the end of the spring term.