The Trump administration has stalled funding to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through numerous funding freezes and staffing cuts. In West Harlem, where public housing is abundant, some residents are fearful about potential impacts to housing accessibility.

In response to encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and confusion surrounding ICE’s recent actions and current protocols, some West Harlem residents have come together to inform community members about how to navigate the possibility of ICE raids in their neighborhoods.

Founded during the 1964-65 academic year, the Society of Afro-American Students at Columbia aimed to provide the handful of Black students at Columbia with the opportunity to become involved in political and community activism.

Facing financial struggles, First Grace Baptist Church, a “family-oriented” ministry in Harlem, was evicted in January from its original location. Still, members of the Harlem community hope to revitalize the church.

District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, and Community Board 9 Chair Victor Edwards called on Columbia to reopen its gates in a recent op-ed published in the New York Daily News on Jan. 15.

The New York City Housing Authority announced Thursday that 1,272 apartments within Manhattanville Houses have been officially financially closed for privatization.

Residents of the Manhattanville Houses, a group of six apartment buildings between West 129th and 133rd Street, received official legal notice of the termination of their public housing leases from New York City Housing Authority on Nov. 12—one of few communications the residents have directly received from NYCHA in the past few years, according to Paul Ortiz, a longtime Manhattanville Houses resident. Prior to this, all notices were provided to residents from ELH Management and Permanent Affordability Commitment Together.

As New York City’s Board of Elections hires poll workers throughout New York City ahead of election day, West Harlem community advocates say that finding poll workers has proven difficult.

When Crimilda Diaz opened her door in late September, she found a flyer posted to her door that read: “When you read this, don’t get scared.” The flyer was one of many posted to the doors of residents at Manhattanville apartments in what some residents say is part of a continuous attempt to pressure them to sign Section 8 leases.