Lucy Brenner
2021-01-21T02:35:45.717Z
After Joe Biden was pronounced president-elect of the United States in November, crowds of students and community residents gathered in the streets outside Columbia’s gates to celebrate. Now, with Biden officially inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, local residents of Morningside Heights and West Harlem say they continue to look toward the future of Biden’s presidency with optimism.
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2020-12-01T04:21:08.111Z
In an almost unanimous decision, Community Board 9—a local advisory board for Morningside Heights, Manhattanville, West Harlem, and surrounding communities—adopted a resolution calling upon Columbia and other institutions within the district to preserve rent-regulated units of housing in their buildings during its November general board meeting.
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2020-11-17T08:45:03.957Z
The upcoming June 2021 New York City Council election has candidates vying for a spot in the District 7 City Council race. However, they have already received unprecedented amounts of monetary contributions to their campaigns, with many receiving unprecedented levels of support from those in real estate.
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2020-10-28T01:34:41.423Z
Amid a pandemic-induced economic recession, the financial struggles of nonprofits in Morningside Heights and West Harlem have impeded their efforts to provide much-needed relief to local residents.
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