Support for the Proposal
The University has held hundreds of meetings with community residents, elected officials, and civic leaders to initiate dialogue and solicit feedback.
Community organizations wrote numerous letters supporting Columbia's expansion in the old Manhattanville manufacturing zone. A sampling of them follows below in PDF form.
Borough President Scott Stringer
NAACP New York State Conference of Branches
The New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association
Partnership for New York City, Addressed to Manhattan Borough President
Partnership for New York City, Addressed to Planning Commission
American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter
United Missionary Baptist Association
Alumni Corner: The Need for Manhattanville
(This article originally appeared in the November/December 2007 issue of Columbia College Today. Reprinted with permission.)