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NO MORE GARBAGE
Community residents and activists are protesting the reopening and expansion of the 135th Marine Transfer Station.  Residents say West Harlem/Northern Manhattan already carries more than its fair share of facilities that negatively impact the quality of life for those who live and work here: North River Sewage Treatment Plant processes waste water for the west side of Manhattan, Greenwich Village to Innwood, and is sited next to the MTS and six out of eight diesel bus depots in Manhattan ar
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NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTION IN DISTRICT 6
The Hamilton Heights Academy opened in fall 2002 with a kindergarten class a plan to develop into a small community school with interested and involved parents, excellent caring teachers, and a diverse community of children, months before Chancellor Klein touted these very virtues as the elements of a successful public school.
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FRIENDS OF DONNELLAN SQUARE
Finally, after almost three years of advocating for the upgrade of the park median at West 15oth between St Nicholas place and St Nicholas Avenue, former City Councilmember Michels and the New York City of Parks and Recreation answered the call of the CPO. Donnellan Square, once a concrete barren spot, has been transferred into an attractive, welcoming, green space with appropriate benches and lighting.  And, since its upgrade, seniors and families with children have returned to the park me
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GARBAGE POLITICS

City Council recently held Hearings on the New York City Solid Waste Plan which previously included the West  135th Garage Transfer Station. Last October, MAYOR BLOOMBERG announced that the W.135th Street Marine Transfer Station will not reopen. Now it's time for the City Council to support the Mayor's decision and vote to keep the garbage Station closed. WE ACT and members of the Northern Manhattan Environmental Justice Coalition testified at the hearings in support of the Mayor's decis
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FELLOW RIDERS OF THE A/C
Thank you for all you did to let the MTA know our demands that service be restored quickly on the A/C subway lines.  People I have spoken to who are close to the agency tell me that the countless calls and emails they received from outraged riders were heard loud and clear.   Thanks to this pressure--and some engineering feats by the MTA technical crews--the worst of the service disruptions are now behind us. 
 
Many questions remain.  Now that the original t
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UPGRADES PLANNED FOR ST NICHOLAS PARK

As you know, St. Nicholas Park has been awarded $1.2 Million from Councilmember Jackson's office to repair the staircase between 132nd St. and 133rd St (southernmost staircase). The money will cover Phase I of repairs, which will include staircase design, landscaping around the staircase, purchasing new stone and repairs.

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE

Dear Friends,

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is in peril.  Negotiations are underway with private developers and with Columbia University to bring massive for-profit construction onto the Cathedral Close, construction that would desecrate this magnificent, historic, sacred site.

The Morningside Heights Historic District Committee has nominated the Cathedral for inclusion on the National Trust's 2005 list of eleven most endangered historic places. Should the Cat
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OPEN HOUSE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT CENTER

Residents of Hamilton Heights and West Harlem are invited to an Open House for The Community Employment Information Programs Center at 3180 Broadway (between 125th & LaSalle Place)Columbia University on February 21st, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.   President Bollinger will attend. Please contact Larry Dais, 212-854-4469 to RSVP.

EARTH DAY FAIR
The Conservancy is hosting an Earth Day Fair on Saturday, April 23 (rain date Sunday, April 24) from 11:00am - 4:00pm on the Great Hill (106th Street at Central Park West).  The event is free and open to the public, and will feature live entertainment throughout the day, about 35 local environmental and youth organizations facilitating fun and educational activities, face painting and arts-and-crafts, potato sack races and other lawn games, and lots of picnic and play space!  Also, for
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ILLEGAL LOCKSMITH STICKERS
Hard to Remove Advertisements at your Front Door!

Hamilton Heights residents are not alone!  It appears some locksmiths have coordinated their advertising efforts across neighborhoods in the city.  Many Hamilton Heights residents have no doubt shared the same frustration at finding front doors and locks plastered with these orange stickers. The following news alert from Greenwich Village offers one solution.  Read on and take action!

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