New York University move-in checklist
Late August in NYC is hot and sticky — high 80s°F with brutal humidity, and you'll be hauling boxes through it. November turns sharp and windy, lows in the 30s°F by Thanksgiving, with the first real snow usually in December or January.
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Things NYU doesn't put in the brochure.
- No cars permitted on the Manhattan campus — don't rent a U-Haul or expect parking. Most students arrive by car service, taxi, or hire a moving company for one trip.
- Move-in is a required pre-booked 2-hour appointment per resident — show up outside your window and you wait.
- Packages cannot arrive before your check-in appointment — anything shipped early is returned to sender. Plan to mail boxes for the day-of, not in advance.
- After unloading, your driver must move the car or risk a ticket — NYU does not provide any parking and won't reimburse violations.
- All NYU residence halls are air-conditioned; Lafayette uses in-room window units while everything else is central — a fan is enough for most rooms.
- Pack like a New Yorker: NYU rooms are small and there's no garage to overflow into — every cubic foot counts.
Halls at NYU
35 Fifth Avenue; reopened Fall 2024 after a 15-month renovation with new central AC, noise-limiting windows, and new furniture.
17-story pre-war Gothic high-rise at 55 East 10th Street housing about 576 first-years.
5-11 University Place; the only pre-1980 building originally built as an NYU residence hall, with a two-level dining hall on-site.
26-story high-rise housing 700+ students; one of the largest and newest first-year halls.
110 East 14th Street at Union Square; suite-style rooms with shared kitchens and lounges.
On Washington Square Park; 700 first-years with traditional double rooms and shared bathrooms.
NYU's newest building; houses the Residential College at Paulson with apartment-style suites.
Apartment-style hall at 75 Third Avenue with full in-suite kitchens; mixes first-years and upperclassmen.
Banned at NYU
- Candles and incense
- Hot plates
- Toaster ovens (allowed only in suite kitchens)
- Halogen lamps
- Space heaters
- Window AC units
- Outside furniture
- Grills
- Hoverboards
- Weapons of any kind
- Pets (except fish in tanks under 10 gallons)