Coalition to Preserve Community

Occupy CU, residents protest M'ville jobs plan

The group of 50 protesters claimed that the University's promise of 6,000 jobs will not benefit current Harlemites because most will require a degree or will be contracted minimum wage jobs.

By Zara Castany | Dec 13 04:26 am ET

Occupy Harlem looks to energize uptown movement

“The University tries to isolate its students from the community. We are constantly being told to look in instead of out,” Daniel Alonso, CC ’12.

By Zara Castany | Dec 9 03:49 am ET

Residents, some students march for Columbia follow-up on jobs

In a recent Manhattanville update, the University has said that current employment opportunities are limited as the project is in it’s beginning phases.

By Emily Neil | Sep 26 01:55 am ET

Residents protest CU employment practices

Coalition to Preserve Community members say employment services are not being provided and allege that the University has failed to provide statistics on the number of referrals made by the office.

By Abby Mitchell | Dec 8 02:07 am ET

M’ville residents question CU job opportunities

Frustrations over the University’s job offers—and the opportunities, or lack thereof, coming from Columbia’s employment center at Broadway and 125th Street—were at the center of a Monday night meeting hosted by local activist group Coalition to Preserve Community.

By Abby Mitchell | Nov 23 03:49 am ET

Anti-gentrification festival draws small crowd

Organizers of the 24th annual Anti-Gentrification Community Awareness Festival, which was held on 124th Street between Broadway and Riverside, said that despite the low turnout, fighting rapid neighborhood change is seen as an important cause.

By Elaine Wang | Oct 11 01:40 am ET

M’ville opponents look to change approaches in protest

While University President Lee Bollinger said last week that Columbia is ready to begin Manhattanville, activists gathered Monday night to discuss different approaches to stopping the expansion.

By Abby Mitchell and Sammy Roth | Sep 28 03:00 am ET

Activists protest stimulus funds for Manhattanville

Protesters gathered on College Walk to rally against the possible allocation of federal stimulus funding to Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion project on Saturday.

By Maggie Astor | May 3 10:03 pm ET

Residents Call for Reopening of Health Center

Led by Sunday-school students carrying brightly-colored banners, approximately 30 people marched from St.

By Melissa Repko | Dec 3 02:19 am ET

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