Thea Raymond-Sidel

West Harlem school holds flea market to raise money for nationally successful chess team
Mon, May 6, 2013, 3:00am

Students from Hugo Newman College Preparatory School have found success at national chess tournaments, and parents have started a flea market to help fund the school's chess team.

Espaillat endorses Morgan for Harlem City Council seat
Tue, Apr 2, 2013, 2:16am

Candidate Vince Morgan is facing a formidable opponent in incumbent Inez Dickens—but an endorsement from political heavyweight State Senator Adriano Espaillat gave him a boost this weekend.

Morgan to challenge Dickens in Harlem City Council race
Wed, Feb 20, 2013, 2:32pm

City Council member Inez Dickens has an official challenger in Vince Morgan, SIPA ’06, a former congressional candidate and an outspoken critic of Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion.

Administration releases Manhattanville hiring statistics
Mon, Feb 11, 2013, 10:51pm

During the first three years of construction on Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion, more than two-thirds of the non-specialty work was done by minority-, women-, and locally owned firms, exceeding goals for the project.

University's Manhattanville hiring practices under review
Wed, Feb 6, 2013, 2:40am

Columbia has pledged to offer a certain percentage of contracts to businesses owned by minorities, women, or local residents—and the Empire State Development Corporation is seeing if the University is keeping up with its goal.

Floridita, symbol of Manhattanville conflict, reopens on 12th Avenue
Mon, Jan 28, 2013, 2:28pm

The well-known restaurant Floridita, a haven for lovers of Cuban food for 34 years, was forced to relocate by Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion. After two and a half years of closure, it had its grand reopening Sunday.

Construction for displaced Manhattanville residents to begin
Fri, Dec 7, 2012, 5:26am

Columbia is about to construct a new building in Hamilton Heights for displaced Manhattanville residents, though some question whether the development will drive up prices at neighboring businesses.

At P.S. 175, a gardening education
Thu, Nov 15, 2012, 4:07am

When Tony Hillery's limousine company started struggling during the financial crisis, he changed gears to gardening.

Firm renovates 113th Street building to appeal to students
Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 1:25am

The building at 1080 Amsterdam Ave., which mostly consists of studios and one-bedroom units, will be remodeled with new floors, kitchens, and bathrooms.

Jesse Jackson, Nation publisher talk race, faith
Fri, Oct 26, 2012, 7:03am

“The right wing wants to repeal the civilizing advances of the 20th century,” vanden Heuvel said. Jackson agreed, adding that the presidential debates did not address the right social issues.

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