The Morningside Heights Community Coalition is committed to advocating for our neighbors on the ground and in the press. Find the most important recent articles about our neighborhood and our work below.


“As a pressured MTA seeks to promote transit accessibility, community advocates push for greater say in local zoning” – Columbia Spectator (Mar. 31, 2022)

“Demographic shift shakes West Harlem amid a surge of luxury developments” – Columbia Spectator (Feb. 21, 2022)

“‘This community has lost a piece of its soul’: Community members weigh the impacts of Columbia’s expansion” – Columbia Spectator (Feb. 16, 2022)

“Community activists pressure Columbia for accessibility upgrades at 125th street subway station” – Columbia Spectator (Feb. 14, 2022)

“Community-led Morningside Heights Planning Study makes progress toward rezoning after 60 years” – Columbia Spectator (Jan. 19, 2022)

“Save McGiffert Hall” – Columbia Spectator, letter from MHCC Executive Committee member Robert Stern (Dec. 7, 2020)

“Opinion: Columbia Students, Please Don’t Love our Community to Death” – City Limits, op-ed by MHCC Executive Committee member Robert Stern (June 26, 2020)

“CityViews: ‘As of Right’ and Wrong as Developers Target Morningside Heights” – City Limits, op-ed by MHCC Executive Committee member Robert Stern (Feb. 8, 2017)

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