Archive · 29 Sep 2026
City Hall Pushes Columbia University to Reopen Its Gates
Columbia University is considering reopening more of its gates.
City Hall is encouraging this effort.
Students currently line up at one entrance and show their IDs.
Visitors who are allowed to enter use another gate.
They present special QR codes for access.
These lines can become long when the campus is busy.
The university created an application system for people living nearby.
It has given out more than 1,200 passes, and students and faculty can also request visitor access.
City Hall is supporting efforts to reopen Columbia University’s gates.
Students queue at one entrance to show their identification.
Eligible visitors use a separate gate and present QR codes.
Lines frequently form during busy hours.
Columbia has issued more than 1,200 nearby-resident access passes in about a year.
- Who
- Columbia University, City Hall, students, faculty, nearby residents, and eligible visitors.
- What
- A push is underway to reopen Columbia University’s gates and manage campus access.
- When
- The access application system was introduced over roughly the past year.
- Where
- Columbia University.
- Student entry
- Students queue at one entrance and show their IDs.
- Visitor entry
- Eligible visitors use a separate gate and present QR codes.
- Access applications
- The university has created a special access application system.
- Resident passes
- More than 1,200 passes have been issued to nearby residents.
- Visitor sponsorship
- Students and faculty can apply for visitors to enter.
- Crowding
- Lines often form during busy hours.