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NY'ers defend West Harlem against Columbia

Backers of Columbia University's planned expansion into West Harlem contendthat the neighborhood is comprised of little more than low-slung auto bodyshops and abandoned buildings.

Preservationists, however, say look closer and you¹ll see spectaculararchitecture that holds a living link to the city¹s past.

"A city is not just its museums or its cathedrals," said Michael HenryAdams,...

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