Summer is the time for block parties, book festivals and street fairs. To faciliate easy travel through the area, the following dates of street events and sponsoring organizations are noted below:
06/30/07 The Children's Enhancement Committee W. 137th Street (bet. R/S/D & Bdway) 26th
07/01/07 Our Lady of Lourdes Church W. 142nd Street (bet. Amst. & Convent Ave.) 30th
07/04/07 Barbara Deas W. 146th
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West Harlem Community Group Opposes Columbia University Expansion, Keeps
On Monday, July 9th at 12:30 PM in front of the office of the New York City Planning Commission, located at 22 Reade Street, members of the West Harlem community will hold a press conference to continue their protest against Columbia University's proposed 17 acre expansion in West Harlem. Columbia will have its second presentation before the City Planning Commission (CPC) just weeks after the City agency approved the university’s re-zoning application for its Manhattanville expansion plan.
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Construction Notification: Columbia University Morningside Campus
Northwest Science Building, 3030 Broadway
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Columbia University May Expand to Manhattanville in West Harlem
Columbia University Selects Davis Brody Bond Aedas as the Architect of Record for Proposed Manhattanville Expansion. Columbia University today announced the selection of architectural firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas to work alongside design architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop to help create the first phase of Columbia's proposed expansion in the old manufacturing area of Manhattanville in West Harlem.
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Neutrality in Expansion at Columbia Is Questioned
By Anemona Hartocollis
Published: June 30, 2007, New York Times
A state judge has questioned the independence of a state agency that is working with
Columbia University to determine whether to condemn private property so that the university c
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The Community 197A Plan Wins a Unanimous Vote at a CB 9 Hearing
The community turned out in droves to support the 197A community plan on Monday night at a Community Board 9 ULURP Committee hearing and CB 9 members voted unanimously to support the plan at the end of the night. The land use process has begun an official voting process that will be taking place at meetings during the summer on both the 197A plan and Columbia 's expansion.
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Columbia Renounces (Some) Eminent Domain - (New York Observer 7/13/2007 article by Matthew Schuerman)
Columbia University announced today that it will not seek to take over people's homes through eminent domain, a huge step in addressing one of the most controversial aspects of
its expansion into West Harlem.
