Support for the Proposal

People viewing renderings of Manhattanville 25 years in the future
 

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

New York Building Congress

American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter

Regional Plan Association

United Missionary Baptist Association

New York Daily News

Alumni Corner: The Need for Manhattanville
(This article originally appeared in the November/December 2007 issue of Columbia College Today. Reprinted with permission.)

 

Resources


We invite you to learn more about Columbia's proposal for a revitalized urban academic community in the old Manhattanville manufacturing area at the western edge of West Harlem and share your ideas, concerns, and questions with us. Please contact the Office of Government and Community Affairs by phone at (212) 854-2871, or by e-mail at campusplan@columbia.edu.