125th St. rezoning

After plans to transform 125th Street passed with an overwhelming majority at City Hall on Wednesday, many council members lauded Inez Dickens (D-Harlem and Morningside Heights) for the dramatic revisions she made to the city’s initial proposal. But as development plans drew one step closer to being realized, not everyone was cheering.

On a blustery Wednesday morning, Harlem residents gathered at City College of New York to discuss the winds of change the city has planned for 125th Street.

Those opposing 125th Street rezoning have a new advocate. But even with civil rights attorney Norman Siegel at the helm, the Harlem-based Voice of the Everyday People still faces an uphill battle.