Difference between revisions of "Manhattanville controversy"
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| − | * | + | * Expansion creates new job opportunities<ref>6,900 univeristy jobs [http://www.neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/faqs/index.html#N100E8 source]</ref> in the neighborhood |
| + | * Expansion leads to more commerce in the area and in New York City<ref>$11 Billion in commerce generated[http://www.neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/faqs/index.html#N10129 source]</ref> | ||
| + | * Plan includes community amenities including the creation of parkland and the creation of Columbia secondary school | ||
== Objections to the plan == | == Objections to the plan == | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 19 March 2007
Columbia plans on expanding into a Manhattanville, a blighted and largely depopulated area northwest of campus. The scandal is over alleged evictions brought on by Columbia's incursions and its threat to ask the state to use eminent domain to condemn properties in the area. Some of the objection surrounds the planned construction of a Bio Safety Level 3 laboratory on the campus.
The Student Coalition on Expansion and Gentrification is the main student group against expansion. The Coalition to Preserve Community is a neighborhood group dedicated to stopping the expansion.
Support of the plan
- Expansion creates new job opportunities[1] in the neighborhood
- Expansion leads to more commerce in the area and in New York City[2]
- Plan includes community amenities including the creation of parkland and the creation of Columbia secondary school
Objections to the plan
- The expansion would considerably change the character of the neighborhood
- The expansion would require residents in the neighborhood to relocate[3]
- The expansion would eliminate several business operating in the area
- The University has indicated it would use eminent domain if necessary
