Press

MHCC is frequently referenced in neighborhood and city-wide news.  Our track record on community issues has helped us raise awareness through print, broadcast, and online coverage.

Please contact us if you’d like any background information on local events and trends. Find recent articles about our neighborhood and work below.  

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As People Find Homes in Morningside Heights, Birds Pay the Price

Columbia Journalism School

MHCC sends formal request for meeting with Shafik to discuss affordable housing support

Columbia Spectator

Opinion: Mea Culpa, Nostra Communitas: Lessons learned as an accidental housing advocate

Columbia Spectator

Columbia University Expansion in Morningside Heights (radio segment)

WKCR 89.9 FM

Community leaders express optimism for future University relations as Shafik administration enters second semester

Columbia Spectator

Morningside Heights Rallies Outside Columbia for Affordable Housing

The Indypendent

Community members and students rally for University accountability and preservation of affordable housing in West Harlem

Columbia Spectator

Opinion: What you can do for Morningside Heights

Columbia Spectator

Advocates Call for Columbia to Include Affordable Housing for Local Residents in its New Tower

West Side Rag

Columbia Policy Institute hosts discussion regarding University relationship with Morningside Heights

Columbia Spectator

As a pressured MTA seeks to promote transit accessibility, community advocates push for greater say in local zoning

Columbia Spectator

MHCC proposes Columbia maintain and promote affordable housing in the neighborhood in inconclusive meeting with University officials

Columbia Spectator

Advocates call on Columbia to provide affordable housing to its Morningside Heights neighbors

Gothamist

Demographic shift shakes West Harlem amid a surge of luxury developments

Columbia Spectator

This community has lost a piece of its soul: Community members weigh the impacts of Columbia’s expansion

Columbia Spectator

Community activists pressure Columbia for accessibility upgrades at 125th street subway station

Columbia Spectator

Community-led Morningside Heights Planning Study makes progress toward rezoning after 60 years

Columbia Spectator

Letter: Save McGiffert Hall

Columbia Spectator

Opinion: Columbia Students, Please Don’t Love our Community to Death

City Limits

Opinion: CityViews: ‘As of Right’ and Wrong as Developers Target Morningside Heights

City Limits