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Politics

Community members, elected officials escalate pressure on Columbia to reopen gates at sixth rally

By Miranda Lu

Politics

West Harlem voters weighed affordability, DSA in midterm election

By Anamika Changrani-Rastogi, Camille Lurie, Olivia Ta, and Lara Harmankaya

Politics

Darializa Avila Chevalier, CC ’16, ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ organizer, to represent Columbia in Congress

By Avital Sojcher

Health and Environment

Riverside Park Conservancy hosts third annual pup parade

BY Dawlat Simko and Arunima Chaudhary · OCT 28

Health and Environment

Riverside Park Conservancy hosts third annual pup parade

BY Dawlat Simko and Arunima Chaudhary · OCT 28

Health and Environment

State Sen. Cordell Cleare hosts ‘Harlem Farms’ event, connecting community-supported farming to urban landscape

BY Gabi Fabozzi · OCT 15

Health and Environment

Riverside Church, Climate School, Center for Earth Ethics, Al Gore kickstart Climate Week with event dedicated to mobilizing public climate action

BY Lara Harmankaya · SEP 30

Health and Environment

Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, leads renewed effort to ban horse-drawn carriages across New York City

BY Lara Harmankaya · AUG 11

Youth and Education

How nonprofit Avenues for Justice supports young New Yorkers in Harlem

BY Olivia Ta · OCT 29

Youth and Education

How nonprofit Avenues for Justice supports young New Yorkers in Harlem

BY Olivia Ta · OCT 29

Youth and Education

Mamdani’s free childcare program expands to Morningside Heights

BY Audrey Lin · OCT 21

Youth and Education

Behind the Book hosts annual ‘Book Bash’ for Harlem students

BY Thomas Stewart and Ivan Moreno · OCT 14

Youth and Education

Mamdani’s ‘Summer in NYC’ offers affordable programming for West Harlem residents

BY Parini Rao · JUN 30

Landmarks and Preservation

Community members push for return of farmers market in Montefiore Square Park

BY Aiyana St. Hilaire · OCT 6

Landmarks and Preservation

Community members push for return of farmers market in Montefiore Square Park

BY Aiyana St. Hilaire · OCT 6

Landmarks and Preservation

Community advocates call on Columbia for transparency amid West 113th Street playgarden renovations

BY Aissata Diallo · SEP 17

Landmarks and Preservation

From trash cleanups to algae research, Morningside Heights park events welcome University students

BY Anamika Changrani-Rastogi and Wanyi Li · AUG 27

Landmarks and Preservation

145th Street and Riverside Drive renamed Dr. Marilú Galván Way in tribute to late community leader and teacher

BY Lara Harmankaya · JUL 2

Crime and Policing

Morningside Heights memorializes 2 victims killed by drunk driver on 109th Street and Amsterdam

BY Aubrey Rogers · MAY 19

Crime and Policing

Morningside Heights memorializes 2 victims killed by drunk driver on 109th Street and Amsterdam

BY Aubrey Rogers · MAY 19

Crime and Policing

Over a year after a shooting near Hamilton Heights, a local leader said a town hall on community safety hasn’t materialized

BY Surina Venkat and Sita Vemuri · DEC 4, 2025

Crime and Policing

NYPD vehicle collides into patrons outside Tom’s Restaurant on 112th Street and Broadway, eyewitnesses say

BY Surina Venkat · MAY 29, 2025

Crime and Policing

Amid ongoing deportations in New York City, West Harlem residents are mobilizing to protect their communities

BY Aiyana St. Hilaire · MAR 5, 2025

Housing and Land Use

New West Harlem Arts Space partially fulfills Columbia’s community benefits to local artists

BY Wanyi Li · OCT 28

Housing and Land Use

New West Harlem Arts Space partially fulfills Columbia’s community benefits to local artists

BY Wanyi Li · OCT 28

Housing and Land Use

Manhattanville Houses transfer property management amid resident concerns about ongoing repairs

BY Aiyana St. Hilaire · OCT 21

Housing and Land Use

Columbia unveils campus Access Service Kiosk as neighbors, students question its purpose

BY Franka Etkin and Francesca Moreno · OCT 2