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 West Harlem to Columbia University

& NY State's ESDC: Give Up the Land Grab!

Protest New York State & Columbia University's decision
to continue seeking eminent domain for its expansion, despite a
ruling by the Appellate Division blocking this & widely condemning
their actions

PROTEST AND DEMONSTRATION

Saturday, December 12, 2009

 
12 Noon - Participants gather at Floridita Restaurant, 129th & Broadway
(1 train to 125th st)
 
12:30 PM - March up Broadway, across Columbia's campus at 116th st, to Columbia
President Lee Bollinger's mansion on 116th & Morningside Drive
 
1PM - protest and speak-out at Bollinger's mansion, lasting about 45 minutes
Last week, New York State's Appellate Division declared the use of eminent domain to acquire
property for Columbia University's $7 billion expansion in West Harlem unconstitutional.
 
Columbia and state officials have decided to appeal this decision and continue seeking to
forcibly displace community residents and businesses.
 
Join community residents, business owners, and Columbia students in demanding that
Columbia NOT appeal this decision, and instead respect the demands of the community:

No forced displacement!

No hazardous research in Harlem!

No environmentally unsafe development!

Allow community visions for development to be shared with Columbia's expansion plans.


For more info, contact: (917) 969-0669 /  (646) 812-5188


    map of expansion area Columbia University wants to bulldoze 18 acres of West Harlem, displacing families and eliminating businesses and jobs, to develop a hazardous biotech research center, luxury housing and retail, and other facilities, in a cluster of high-rise buildings that it would exclusively control. All of Harlem, Washington Heights, Morningside Heights, and Hamilton Heights are at risk:

 

RISING RENTS across Upper Manhattan
HARASSMENT of Low-Income Tenants
LOSS OF COMMUNITY JOBS, businesses, and facilities
EROSION OF OUR DIVERSITY and neighborhood culture
PUBLIC HEALTH DANGER: hazardous research nearby

We stand united in opposition to this plan, and in support of healthy, community-minded development. Read below to learn about the issues, compare Columbia's plan to our grassroots vision for development, and learn how to join our efforts to preserve our community.

PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION OPPOSING THE PLACEMENT OF DANGEROUS BIOHAZARD LABORATORIES IN WEST HARLEM! 

 


   

Columbia's Plans Unveiled: Learn the Issues

   
         
 

Intro to the Plan
A basic comparison between Columbia's proposal and the community's plan

 

 
         
  Community Jobs Eliminated
A look at Manhattanville's existing jobs; critiquing Columbia's job creation myth

 

 
         
  Low-Income Homes Bulldozed
Hundreds of low-income families in the expansion area face removal

 

 
         
  Evictions Across Upper Manhattan
The impact of Columbia's plans on residents outside the expansion zone

 

 
         
  Biotech Hazard
The risks of doing dangerous research in a large residential area

 

 
         
  Columbia's History of Displacement
An overview of Columbia's 50 year campaign to remove its working-class neighbors

 

 
         
   

About our Neighborhoods & Our Struggle

   
         
 

About Our Communities
A view of our neighborhoods, and what we want to preserve, from a variety of community members

 

 
         
  Community Voices
Essays by community members on Columbia's proposed expansion

 

 
         
  What We Stand For
The values and guiding principles of the Coalition to Preserve Community

 

 
         
  Our Struggle & Resistance
A look at our past and ongoing efforts to fight against Columbia's eviction plan
 
         
  Get Involved!
We need your support! Learn how to join our effort

 

 
         
   

Resources:

   
         
 

Archives & Links
Three years of news articles, studies, documents, and links to other neighborhood groups

 

 
         
  Contact Us
Send a note to the Coalition to Preserve Community; join our email list

 

 
         
   

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