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Report: Morningside Heights Empty Storefronts and Community Needs
An Executive Summary and Conclusion follow. Small businesses in New York City are shutting down at an alarming rate. Across the five boroughs, the citywide retail vacancy rate increased by 45% from 4.0% in 2007 to 5.8% in 2017. [1]. Rates of vacancies are higher in the outer boroughs than in Manhattan; however, the growth…
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Primary Sites in Morningside Heights Vulnerable to Overdevelopment
Purpose The purpose of this report is to draw urgent attention to the potential for overdevelopment of many “at risk” sites that threatens to change forever the face of Morningside Heights. From new apartments at the Enclave on the grounds of St. John the Divine on West 113th Street to the four former St. Luke’s…
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Crain’s Features MHCC Position Letter on UTS Tower
Community group: We’re realistic on development but won’t go down quietly To the editor: Union Theological Seminary’s initial announcement in 2016 of a $100 million deal to build a market-rate 42-story tower in Morningside Heights provoked strong opposition in a diverse community concerned about affordable housing, residential displacement and non-contextual development (“Seminary plans 42-story tower…