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CPO &
Service Delivery
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Quality of life issues impacting residents and visitors to the area are a primary
focus of the CPO. Foremost has been crime and the CPO has fought for adequate
uniformed services to combat this problem. Meetings at One Police Plaza in 2000
resulted in a new initiative which brought an increase of officers to the neighborhood.
This initiative is on-going and its impact is being closely monitored.
Other issues and projects initiated or supported by the CPO have included:
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The CPO advocated for a supermarket that would maximize the site potential
at 145th Street between Edgecombe and Frederick Douglas Boulevard. Special interests
argued for a smaller facility, a type that is already over-represented in West
Harlem. The CPO mobilized the community to write, petition and lobby for a larger
supermarket. After several years of delays and continued community pressure, groundbreaking
took place in the summer of 2003 and the maximum-sized supermarket is slated to
be completed in 2004.
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The CPO has represented the community on issues at the Community Board, multiple
city agencies, and most recently for two projects overseen by City College and
the City College Architectural Center to improve the Broadway Malls and to develop
and publish a catalogue of the cultural resources of upper Manhattan. Periodically,
and as needed, the CPO coordinates community-wide meetings that address current
problems. The CPO has organized meetings concerning illegal drug dealing and other
crime issues, the proposed sanitation transfer station, and multiple meetings
during the approval process of the creation and extension of area historic districts.
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