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Obama library would add to revitalization taking place in West Harlem
In the West Harlem neighborhood where Columbia University would build the Obama presidential library, residents are accustomed to change. But they have not always welcomed it.
The proposed library would be a cornerstone of Columbia's massive expansion into the mostly poor and working-class neighborhood of Manhattanville, one subway stop north of the university's sprawling main campus in Morningside Heights. With views of the Hudson River to the west and a cluster of public housing high-rises to the east, the Obama library and museum would serve as a bridge between the old and the new.
As one of the four semifinalists for hosting the Obama library and museum, Columbia has...
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