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Group handling M’ville money builds website, sets up office

Some locals say it's progress—but not enough for an organization charged with doling out $76 million.

By Jillian Kumagai | Jan 19 02:57 am ET

Dev. corporation takes heat for delayed start

West Harlem residents and leaders claim that the WHLDC has not done enough to distribute Columbia's money to benefit Manhattanville.

By Katie Bentivoglio | Nov 1 03:52 am ET

CB9 chair says he will stand by residents of 3333

English encouraged residents of the building complex to begin a grassroots campaign.

By Katie Bentivoglio | Feb 24 12:27 am ET

CB9 votes against resolution to support Floridita in injunction against Columbia

Ramon Diaz, longtime owner of Floridita, told members of CB9 that the Columbia-owned building he has moved into has a variety of problems.

By Abby Mitchell | Jan 25 04:17 am ET

New community board chair backs CU

As the University breaks ground in demolition near 125th Street, newly elected Community Board 9 Chair Larry English has spent the first few months of his job rethinking the way the board interacts with its institutional neighbor.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Nov 29 03:27 am ET

CB9 proposes new rezoning plan

Six years after Community Board 9 introduced its 197-a rezoning plan as an alternative to Columbia’s vision for its new Manhattanville campus, officials say aspects of the proposal are finally on the road to implementation.

By Maggie Astor | Oct 30 12:36 am ET

Marine transfer station primed for makeover

Community Board 9 continues to pursue a “green” redevelopment of the former marine transfer station on 135th Street, which has been vacant for years.

By Maggie Astor | Oct 2 12:57 am ET

Local stimulus funding in the works

Uncertainty, the banner for recession, looms in Harlem as plans formed seven weeks ago at the Upper Manhattan Economic Summit have yet to come to fruition.

By James Fleming | Apr 30 10:55 pm ET

Old Marine Station to Gain New, Green Life

In the latest step along a lengthy quest for green redevelopment of a former marine transfer station on West 135th Street, the Waterfront and Economic Development Committee of local Community Board 9 met Tuesday to finalize and approve planning recommendations to the board at large.

By Maggie Astor | Mar 4 02:15 am ET

Love, War, and Floridita

In the debate over the Manhattanville expansion, Columbia has clearly gotten the political powers that guide economic development on its side.

By Ben Totushek | Feb 6 12:40 am ET

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