The Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem makes a pilgrimage to Ethiopia. (Thanks for the tip!) [NYT]
The suit against the Pinnacle Group. [NYP]
More on the lawsuit. [NY1]
Op-ed on the housing crisis, including criticism of Columbia. [NYT]
Bollinger vs. Rev. Butts. [NYO]
The Apollo looks to get some Christmas business with “The Apollo Circus of Soul.” [NYP]
Claims of police abuse at a party in Harlem. [NYP]
Activist group 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement demand an investigation. [NY1]
An update on the residents of the unstable building on 150th St. [NY1]
A ditty on Gus Fernandez, a 17-year-old from Harlem…part of a series on the city’s 17-year-olds. [NYT]
Mystery behind Top Shelf Records’ “Top Shelf 8/8/88″ album. [NYT]
The seemingly endless debate — work, or family? [NYDN]
Clem Richardson writes about domestic violence. [NYDN]
A profile of Workforce1, who helped staff Harlem Lanes. [NYP]
Review of Walter Dean Myers’ book, Love on 145th Street. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
gocolumbia
September 17, 2007
Why are elected officials like Perkins who represent Harlem always complaining there are no jobs, or no education opportunities for the community and then…when Columbia has a plan offering the community an amazing opportunity for securing jobs and education, etc. he is against it?
The reason building affordable housing by eminent domain is not favorable is because affordable housing does not provide the amount of jobs, nor the amount of scientific research that will some day help cure cancer.
Does Perkins know that University funded Science Centers produce Great Scientist – like tomorrow’s Nobel Prize Winners. Scientists who actually may grow up in Harlem may receive scholarships from Columbia (which are offering more to the community in turn for building education centers in their expansion). Affordable housing is important, but lets put into perspective Columbia’s plan (which literally dislocates less than 200 people) and not ruin an opportunity from a world famous University reaching out to what has been one of the poorest and underserved communities in the country.