Repeals the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Plan.
The bill repeals the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Plan adopted by the Empire State Development Corporation on December 18, 2008. The project faced opposition from the community, who feared it would lead to displacement of historically settled Black residents and businesses. The repeal aims to address concerns about the project's lack of public benefit and its potential to exacerbate gentrification and displacement in West Harlem and Washington Heights.
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