Mark Levine’s candidacy for Manhattan borough president sparks debate among West Harlem residents
Mark Levine’s candidacy for Manhattan borough president sparks debate among West Harlem residents Rommel Nunez / Staff Photographer By Maya Lameche | March 31, 2021, 9:02 PM
Mark Levine, the Democratic City Council member representing New York City’s seventh district, is running for Manhattan borough president. Levine has represented the district, which encompasses Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights, and a section of the Upper West Side, since 2014.
The New York City Council is the city’s legislative body and has 51 members, each of whom represents a district of the city. Council members are elected for a four-year term, renewable only once. Beyond their legislative powers, they are responsible for approving the city’s budget, and they focus much of their attention on land use.
West Harlem residents were promised an equitable vaccination plan. There are no vaccination sites in their neighborhood
West Harlem residents were promised an equitable vaccination plan. There are no vaccination sites in their neighborhood Olivia Treynor / Senior Staff Photographer West Harlem residents have no access to vaccination sites within Community Board 9 despite Mayor De Blasio’s promise of vaccine equity.
In December, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to prioritize neighborhoods that had historically suffered from racial inequity, such as West Harlem, in the city’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Just over one month later, with the vaccine rollout underway, residents claim that the city has not made good on that pledge, as Manhattan Community Board 9 still does not have a single vaccination site.
Local residents welcome the Biden administration with both optimism and uncertainty amid the ongoing pandemic Local residents welcome the Biden administration with both optimism and uncertainty amid the ongoing pandemic Temi George / Columbia Daily Spectator Back in November, crowds of students and community residents gathered in the streets outside Columbia’s gates to celebrate Biden s win. Now, with Biden officially inaugurated, local residents of Morningside Heights and West Harlem say they continue to look toward the future of Biden’s presidency with optimism. By Lucy Brenner | January 20, 2021, 9:35 PM
After Joe Biden was pronounced president-elect of the United States in November, crowds of students and community residents gathered in the streets outside Columbia’s gates to celebrate. Now, with Biden officially inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, local residents of Morningside Heights and West Harlem say they continue to look toward the fu