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Board Approves ‘George Carlin Way’ in Harlem

Posted on October 19, 2012 by | 1 Comment

George Carlin may get his Way after all. After a contentious yearlong battle, the community board in Morningside Heights approved a compromise measure Thursday night to rename a section of the comedian’s childhood street after him. Continue reading →

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The Harlem Edge: Cultivating Connections Exhibition (video)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by | 1 Comment

The new video is for the Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) committee for an exhibition titled Harlem Edge: Cultivating Connections currently on view at the Center for Architecture. Continue reading →

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Manhattan Borough Board Endorses Speed Enforcement Cameras In Harlem

Posted on November 2, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Manhattan Borough Board passed a resolution last Thursday endorsing the use of automated cameras to catch speeding drivers. Continue reading →

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Renovation Of The 123rd Street Playground In Harlem

Posted on January 31, 2011 by | Leave a comment
The Friends of Morningside Park and Manhattan Community Board 9 are jointly sponsoring a community meeting on Wednesday evening. The Parks Department will be presenting their plans for the renovation of Playground 123 at the north end of the park.

This project has been a priority for the Friends for more than 10 years and has received allocations of public funds by Council Member Inez Dickens and Borough President Scott Stringer. Continue reading →

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‘Harlem Light It Up’ Holiday Campaign

Posted on November 27, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Check out the new campaign to communicate how important it is to have Lights in Harlem on 125th St. during the Holiday Season on December 7th, 2010. Continue reading →

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Community Planning Meeting For 135th Street Trash Station

Posted on May 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Manhattan Community Board 9 (CB 9) are partnering to develop a plan for the greening and redevelopment of the Marine Transfer Station (MTS) trash facility at 135th Street in the Hudson River on Saturday, May 8th from 9:30 am to 3 pm in the North Academic Center of City College, 160 Convent Avenue, in their Faculty Dining Hall on the 3rd Floor. Continue reading →

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Community Board 9 Opposes Columbia Agreement

Posted on May 5, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Community Board 9 voted unanimously for its delegates on the West Harlem Local Development Corporation to turn down Columbia’s community benefits agreement for Manhattanville.

At around $150 million, the benefits agreement has been developed over the past several years as part of the University’s campus expansion project into Manhattanville, and designates Columbia funding for affordable housing, building a public school, and other local programs. Drafted with neighborhood representatives who comprise a group called the West Harlem Local Development Corporation, the agreement’s release has been long anticipated.

The purpose of the CB9 executive board vote was to decide on a recommendation for how the two community board members who serve on the local development corporation should vote Tuesday night, when the LDC will vote on whether to accept the CBA. The LDC has 20 members, and a supermajority of 13 ayes is required to for the agreement to pass.

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