Lindsey Fritz

When Fordham University sophomore Lindsey Fritz (above) first stepped into her Lincoln Center dorm room, she instantly felt at home. Fritz was moving into the freshman dorm McKeon Hall for the second year in a row — this time as a resident freshman advisor — but it was more than just the familiarity of place that made the 19-year-old feel so comfortable. Fritz lives in a single whose window offers a bird’s-eye view of Lincoln Center, a sight that she says fills her with hope and brings back fond memories of childhood trips to the ballet from her hometown of Cromwell, Conn.

“Looking at Lincoln Center is inspiring to me. It makes me want to do better, be better,” says Fritz, a communications and culture major. She often sits on her bed, forehead pressed flush against the tall windows, and watches the ballet students float in and out of classes below. She’s also seen American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland pass through its plaza from her perch.

McKeon Hall, which opened in 2014, is the newest addition to Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. The academic building is topped by 12 residential floors open to 450 first-year students whose lodging and meal plan run between $8,005 and $9,835 per semester. The residence hall features free laundry, many lounges and, perhaps most crucially to those new to New York winters, an underground tunnel that connects several campus buildings.

Fritz says she’ll often send photos of the view from her room to her parents in Connecticut, who are quick to send back a photo of suburban life with the note, “Same view here.” But of course, that isn’t true. TURN THE PAGE FOR MORE NYC DORMS WITH STELLAR VIEWS