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Harlem Protesters Kicked Out of Council

Harlem Protesters Kicked Out of Council

Here’s a shot of Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson seconds before Christine Quinn ordered the balcony cleared of the boisterous protesters who were yelling about the Harlem rezoning the Council was about to pass.

“Jackson you’re a snake. Jackson, you’re a sellout to your people,” one women yelled down from the balcony. Another man yelled out, “Uncle Tom!”

(It should be noted that the rezoning in question was actually a fairly significant compromise between the city and some Harlem preservationists. Forty-eight percent of the housing is be "affordable," with a mechanism to make it easier for people who are already residents to buy their homes.)

The balcony was eventually cleared without too much of a fuss, and without disturbing Kendall Stewart. More pictures here.

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Anonymous (not verified) says:

Why this biased reporting? Are you just regurgitating what the Council has told you? A good portion of the so-called affordable housing was already being planned, so it's smoke and mirrors and like most stupid reporters, you fall for it and shill for developers and hacks.

You are uninformed and biased.

Queen Latifah (not verified) says:

Harlem is too valuable of an area to just leave as an "outpost," if you will, for blacks just because of some misguided nostalgia.

Neighborhoods change in New York City. Get used to it. You're in Manhattan, start paying Manhattan prices.

Next stop, the Bronx.

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