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• Columbia University McCain, Obama To Appear At Columbia Forum On 9/11

  Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama will be in New York City on September 11, not only to remember those lost in the terrorist attacks, but to take part in a forum at Columbia University.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 4, 2008.

• Columbia University Columbia Holdout: Eminent Domain ‘Not Necessary or Appropriate’

  The last remaining major private landowner in the footprint of Columbia University's planned West Harlem expansion issued a lengthy critique of the state's use of eminent domain to acquire his property, laying the groundwork for a legal battle that will likely lie ahead.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

• Harlem Victim's fiancee: It was murder

  The fiance of an innocent man stabbed to death on a Harlem street said Wednesday his slaying was murder, not mistaken identity - and praised prosecutors for indicting his killer.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

• Columbia University Obama, McCain to attend 9/11 forum in NY

  Organizers say Columbia University will host a Sept. 11 community service forum featuring John McCain and Barack Obama.

  Published by Crain's New York Business on September 4, 2008.

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• Harlem Man Stabbed By Transit Worker Was Innocent Bystander

  Parks, a jujitsu-trained New York City subway worker, fought back during an attempted mugging and has been indicted on a murder charge on accusations of fatally stabbing Byas. Parks had just finished his late-night shift on Jan. 10 and was walking home to his Harlem apartment when a group of men intending to rob him attacked him from behind.

  Published by WNBC on September 3, 2008.

• Harlem Mugged NYC Subway Worker Denies Murder Charge

  Prosecutors said Parks was walking home in Harlem just before midnight when four males aged 15 to 22 attacked him.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 3, 2008.

• Morningside Heights Report: Job Growth Jumps in Outer-Boroughs, Wanes in Manhattan

  The 10027 zip code, located in West Harlem/Morningside Heights and covering a chunk of Columbia University, led all city zip codes in the number of new jobs, adding 21,987.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

• Harlem 3 die, 10 hurt in Harlem family van-flip horror

  A van jammed with 13 relatives driving from a party in Pennsylvania flipped on a highway, killing a married couple from Harlem and their 2-year-old cousin, officials said Tuesday.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 3, 2008.

• Harlem Outer boroughs lead NYC job growth

  The outer boroughs and dynamic Manhattan neighborhoods such as Harlem generated most of the city’s job growth, while the typical business center of lower Manhattan experienced severe losses.

  Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

• Harlem Mugged conductor stabbing was vengeful, say prosecutors

  Enraged and seeking vengeance after being mugged, a city subway conductor chased and fatally stabbed an innocent passerby on a Harlem street, prosecutors said Wednesday.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 3, 2008.

• Harlem Mugged man pleads not guilty to murder

  Maurice Parks pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in the Jan. 10 death of 28-year-old Flonarza Byas in Harlem.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 3, 2008.

• 10027 Outer boroughs lead NYC job growth

  Other parts of the city are taking up the slack by creating new jobs. Zip code 10027, which includes Morningside Heights and West Harlem, showed a 187% gain in jobs during the decade, and two other Harlem neighborhoods reported a doubling.

  Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

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• Harlem Should the Mayor Keep Control of the Public Schools?

  But it is backed by top City Hall and Education Department officials, for whom persuading Albany to extend mayoral control is the No. 1 goal for the school year that starts on Tuesday.

  Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

• Harlem RANGEL IS ON VACATION FROM CRITICS

  "It's totally unfactual and it will be proven," the Harlem lawmaker said of a Post report revealing that his financial-disclosure forms showed no income in 2006 and 2007 from a villa he owns at the Punta Cana hotel resort in the Dominican Republic.

  Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

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