City Council Public Hearing
Rev. Reginald Williams, pastor of Charity Baptist Church, and former Mayor David Dinkins attend the City Council's Dec. 12 public hearing on Columbia's proposal.
Community members submitted testimony, both written and spoken, at the Dec. 12 City Council public hearing on the proposal. A sampling of the submissions follows (in PDF):
Deborah C. Wright, President and CEO, Carver Federal Savings Bank
Rafael Lantigua, Professor, Columbia University Medical Center; board member, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights
Cheryl McKissack, President, McKissack & McKissack
George Van Amson, Community Member
Robbie Cohen, Student, Columbia University Medical Center
David N. Dinkins, Former Mayor of New York City; Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs