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The day of reckoning

manhattanvilleRemember Manhattanville? The Renzo Piano campus Columbia is planning to drop onto a 17 acre swath of West Harlem? Well, the City Council vote, the final step in the relay race that is the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, (which will only decide the fate of the entire project) is rumored to be later today. The timing was a little sneaky -- the City Council technically has until January 15 to make its decision -- but the Community Benefits Agreement listing what Harlem gets out of the deal, is well on its way even if not everyone is agreeing. Traditionally CBAs are finalized just hours before the final vote. (Also see the Observer's speculations about some of the back room dealing.)

Even if you think today's a foregone conclusion (or that it won't actually happen), protest (or counter protest) on the steps of City Hall at 1:00 pm.


Posted by wirc: #1 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 6:13 AM
NYDN says it's gonna be $247M in stuff. Which is a lot.

Also, Renzo Piano only set the design guidelines and master plans.
Posted by wirc: #2 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 6:14 AM
err.. the observer...
Posted by 999: #3 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 7:46 AM
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Posted by OMIGOD: #4 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM
I really think it's time for Bwog to declare these multiple "carsplit" posts spam and delete them.
Posted by Daniel: #5 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 11:04 AM
As part of ULURP, wouldn't this next need to go the Mayor's office for approval?
Posted by Curious: #6 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 11:42 AM
are the Carsplit posts being automatically generated, or do ESC students have way too much time on their hands/their priorities not sorted?

If it's the former, props.
Posted by ARR: #7 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 11:48 AM
I feel like this post could have been greatly enhanced with by guest woodcut or two from Bwog artist-in-residence Albrecht Durer. So: [external link to www.columbia.edu]
Posted by Phew: #8 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Thanks, Bwog. We devoted comment-readers owe you one.
Posted by King Solomon: #9 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 12:11 PM
I SHALL SPLIT THIS CAR IN HALF!
Posted by mark: #10 (in reply to #9) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 1:45 PM
ahem, 'twain'
Posted by hey: #11 (in reply to #10) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 1:52 PM
Weren't you caught using steroids, CLEMENS?
Posted by (counter protest)?: #12 · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 2:25 PM
Bwog, who is counter-protest in parentheses? BIAS!
Posted by sammy: #13 (in reply to #11) · reply · track
December 19, 2007 at 3:39 PM
but not a corked bat, which was actually against the rules.
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