tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post7759911861199209862..comments2023-09-30T12:31:41.525-04:00Comments on Harlem Hybrid: Manhattanvilleyojimbothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05184877040031801326noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-17290938193139410442009-02-01T13:31:00.000-05:002009-02-01T13:31:00.000-05:00The cynical Columbia secret bosses be messing with...The cynical Columbia secret bosses be messing with Obama the way they do with their cynical Bill of Rights and all their cynical superstition based initiatives. Every time something good be going on at Columbia they tried to stop it. This is why Columbia be needing to lose in Manhattanville just like they did in Morningside Park in 1968.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-35411742609072278392008-10-30T13:21:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:21:00.000-04:00Yep. I think that is what the article said.Yep. I think that is what the article said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-31351710245243108572008-10-30T09:37:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for all the feedback...UptownFlavor, that's...Thanks for all the feedback...UptownFlavor, that's an interesting spot for Dinosaur BBQ, I think it is a better location overall. From what I hear it will be 1 yr before they move though.yojimbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184877040031801326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-33770355270414862942008-10-29T23:24:00.000-04:002008-10-29T23:24:00.000-04:00Just posted a link to a Times article about how Co...Just posted a link to a Times article about how Columbia will be relocating Dinosaur as part of their big plan. An interesting addendum to your profile.uptownflavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709357493406094515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-28449668025014338722008-10-29T18:55:00.000-04:002008-10-29T18:55:00.000-04:00another great post, love that first picanother great post, love that first picKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-54192387086396767522008-10-28T16:28:00.000-04:002008-10-28T16:28:00.000-04:00Good development should build on what was already ...Good development should build on what was already in place thus preserving a sense of place that makes the area unique while upgrading and improving facilities for local inhabitants. Demolition of the existing fabric and replacing it with a canyon of generic Piano-designed glass giants is not the answer. The area needs site-specific design and competent urban planning. Its a delicate situation - without some sort of intervention, Manhattanville will flare up and fade away, but with too much the area will become grossly overdeveloped. At its current trajectory, Columbia will not be able to provide the area with the the balance of development and preservation that it so desperately needs.New Haarlemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914276686415099791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-16604717108207637232008-10-28T15:17:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:17:00.000-04:00Calling Manhattanville a "cultural mecca" is a bit...Calling Manhattanville a "cultural mecca" is a bit too much of a stretch, unless your idea of culture is heavily invested in self-storage.<BR/><BR/>aaron: No one here is saying we have to stand behind Columbia, but reflexive, unthinking opposition isn't going to help anyone.<BR/><BR/>First off, please acquaint us with someone -- anyone -- who is being displaced by the CU expansion and isn't getting an upgrade in their housing as part of the deal.<BR/><BR/>Second, what would you propose as an alternative? Do you want to keep the area in the state that it is in? Is your alternative truly better than the likely outcome of CU's investment if, as yojimbot suggests, the community holds them to account on their commitments?<BR/><BR/>Not everything Columbia does should be assumed to be evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-24201992736670329752008-10-28T15:08:00.000-04:002008-10-28T15:08:00.000-04:00Good points Aaron. I feel the gentrification blow...Good points Aaron. I feel the gentrification blow can be much softened by #4--adding 1000 units of affordable housing. Obviously this is something CB 9 and other groups need to keep a close eye on. Let me also add that the environmental degradation of this area cannot be underestimated. Cleaning up this heavily polluted site is a big community service (albeit a self-serving one).yojimbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184877040031801326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-24077249758828292502008-10-28T14:42:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:42:00.000-04:00"land grab" and "expansionist agenda" does not equ..."land grab" and "expansionist agenda" does not equal "5) Ensuring that Community relations stay positive and mutually beneficial by conserving the history and relevant architectural elements of this area."<BR/>yes...parts of this Harlem "hood" have fallen into "decrepitude" but does that mean that we must stand behind Columbia in what seems to be a clear and long expected move for broad gentrification.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964337348693461607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-32745424725979247872008-10-28T09:22:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:22:00.000-04:00Jason0s2, who is the "you" in that statement? Cri...Jason0s2, who is the "you" in that statement? Criticism is best received when specific and unemotional.yojimbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184877040031801326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027893461039962419.post-47270959724685514082008-10-28T00:39:00.000-04:002008-10-28T00:39:00.000-04:00seems what you are doing is forcing families from ...seems what you are doing is forcing families from what was once a cultural mecca, creating another cash cow like williamsburg. its really a sin, but no ones going to stop you, so enjoy.<BR/><BR/>just think about it during the holiday season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com