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State Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell (D-Morningside Heights and West Harlem) filed a Freedom of Information Law request last week for documents related to the possible establishment of parts of Morningside Heights as a historic district, or landmarking of particular buildings in the area. The request followed several months of attempts to obtain the documents directly from Robert Tierney, chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

At Thursday night’s Community Board 9 meeting, the meaning of Winston Churchill’s line “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”—quoted by a speaker—seemed to hit close to home.

Reflecting on his four years as the chair of Community Board 9, Jordi Reyes-Montblanc likened himself to an orchestra conductor, leading area residents in a delicate West Side symphony.

Community Board 9 committee members voted to approve the Department of City Planning’s proposal to change the face of 125th Street at a public hearing Monday evening.

A recent upsurge in the white population of New York City, reflected in statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau, signifies what some analysts are calling the end of white flight.

Community Board 9 tackled local controversies and nominated officers for next year at its Thursday evening meeting.