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One dead, two hurt in Harlem shooting
New York City police are sorting out a triple shooting in a Harlem apartment building that has left one man dead and two others critically wounded. Police say the shooting around 6 a.m. Tuesday was in the lobby of a building in the Manhattanville Houses....Tags: Police, Lobbying
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City Living: Manhattanville
Special to amNewYorkAs fast as the pace of change is in New York, perhaps no other part of the city is seeing transformation as rapidly as Manhattanville, a post-industrial neighborhood sandwiched between Columbia University and the upper reaches of Harlem's west side....Tags: Government, Broadway, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Health and Safety at School, Columbia University
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NY'ers defend West Harlem against Columbia
dfreedlander@am-ny.comBackers of Columbia University's planned expansion into West Harlem contend that the neighborhood is comprised of little more than low-slung auto body shops and abandoned buildings. Preservationists, however, say look closer and youšll see spectacular...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Renzo Piano, New York, Colleges and Universities, Columbia University
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Q & A with Georgy Whitfield
Special to amNewYorkA chat with Georgy Whitfield, 40, a self-employed chef and Manhattanville resident for three months. What brought you to this neighborhood? I always lived in Harlem, but I moved to Queens for peace and quiet and wanted to come back. This is the only... -
Officials OK Columbia expansion plan
dfreedlander@am-ny.comColumbia University's controversial plan to expand into West Harlem got the go-ahead Monday during a raucous meeting before a crowd of hostile protesters. The City Planning Commission approved Columbia's construction of an arts, business and science...Tags: Henry Adams, Colleges and Universities, Columbia University, Demonstration
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Columbia expansion opposed in heated hearing
dfreedlander@am-ny.comOpponents and backers of Columbia's planned expansion into Manhattanville took their fight to City Hall Wednesday in a packed and tense public hearing. "We will be here for as long as it takes," said Tony Avella, chair of the City Council's Zoning...Tags: New York
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Council pushes through Columbia University expansion
dfreedlander@am-ny.comColumbia University's expansion into West Harlem cleared its largest hurdle Wednesday by sailing through the City Council despite accusations of backroom dealings and a rushed vote. "When is the City Council and the mayor going to realize they are...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Columbia University
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Harlem against Columbia's expansion
Cramped by its urban surroundings, Columbia University is seeking to expand into Harlem against a backdrop of protests from residents who say the Ivy League school's ambitious project would destroy their working-class, minority neighborhood. The plan...Tags: David Dinkins, Small Businesses, Government, NAACP, Christianity
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Southwest Harlem
Special to amNewYorkThe revival of Harlem is well known. But the area of Manhattan that was once the Dutch village of Nieuw Haarlem is a vast one, stretching from the Hudson River to the East Side. Of all the parts of Harlem, few are feeling the winds of change as much...Tags: Government, Sammy Davis Jr., Property, Crimes, Schools
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New Yorkers Remember V-E Day
Staff WriterHistory belongs not only to the heralded -- to the politically anointed, the generals, the admirals. It belongs no less to the everyday people, the common folk caught up in the events that determine our common destiny. A young woman who shared mass...Tags: Armed Forces, Joseph Heller, Prisons, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Prisoners and Detainees
Apr 15, 2008
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Aug 22, 2007
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Dec 5, 2007
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Nov 27, 2007
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Dec 13, 2007
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Dec 20, 2007
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Aug 1, 2007
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Apr 12, 2007
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Aug 11, 2003
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