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		<title>Tenants Claim Legal Victory Against East Harlem Landlord</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/20/tenants-claim-legal-victory-against-east-harlem-landlord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of tenants pursued what housing lawyers called an innovative lawsuit against the the Dawnay, Day Group, framing the actions as a violation of consumer rights as opposed to housing rights.]]></description>
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		<title>Hamilton Heights Tenants Sue Vantage Properties</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/16/hamilton-heights-tenants-sue-vantage-properties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Chun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Hamilton Heights residents are suing their management company, alleging that the landlord has harassed and intimidated them in order to make them vacate their apartments so that rent can be increased.]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Fashion Out of Africa</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/16/video-fashion-out-of-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Bertin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Africans have always been about elegance. However, despite the skills of their tailors, African fashion has not made it into the Western mainstream. A few African designers in Harlem could well make it happen — or so they hope.]]></description>
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		<title>Harlem Businesses Create Their Own Stimulus Package</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/16/harlem-businesses-create-their-own-stimulus-package/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Gallo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bookstore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[charities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harlem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rewards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, Harlem business owners and charities gathered with local bloggers at the Hue Man Bookstore to kick off a new program: “The Power of One” reward cards.  These cards give discounts with the sponsoring businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Lights Feel Economic Downturn</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/12/christmas-lights-feel-economic-downturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kethevane Gorjestani</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main commercial strips of Washington Heights are expected to shine bright with holiday lights this season. But 40 blocks north, in Inwood, the streets will stay dark. ]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Law Graduates To The Rescue</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/11/law-school-graduates-to-the-rescue/</link>
		<comments>http://northattan.org/2009/12/11/law-school-graduates-to-the-rescue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nusha Balyan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CUNY Law School Graduates are working even before being admitted to the Bar. They are helping low income Upper Manhattan residents facing eviction in a new program called the LaunchPad for Justice.]]></description>
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		<title>SLIDESHOW: Food Stamps at Farmers Markets</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/11/slideshow-food-stamps-at-farmers-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://northattan.org/2009/12/11/slideshow-food-stamps-at-farmers-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2006, the New York City Council has helped farmers markets sell their local products to people buying with food stamps. Are those using the food stamps the long-term poor, who were the group the city council's program was designed to help?]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Square Surviving in Bad Economy</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/10/columbus-square-surviving-in-bad-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://northattan.org/2009/12/10/columbus-square-surviving-in-bad-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kibkabe Araya</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[manhattan valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Columbus Square made a splash in the real estate market last July when developers opened the new luxury development project with five apartment buildings and an attached shopping center featuring Whole Foods supermarket.]]></description>
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		<title>Court Annuls Columbia&#8217;s Manhattanville Expansion Plans</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/12/03/breaking-news-court-annuls-columbias-manhattanville-expansion-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://northattan.org/2009/12/03/breaking-news-court-annuls-columbias-manhattanville-expansion-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Plummer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state court ruled against Columbia University’s effort to use eminent domain to develop 17 acres in Manhattanville. The move was an unexpected blow to the university’s plans to build a $6.3 billion satellite campus, but a win for local business owners fighting to stay in the neighborhood.]]></description>
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		<title>School Aides Cut Citywide; East Harlem Feels the Loss</title>
		<link>http://northattan.org/2009/11/21/school-aides-cut-citywide-east-harlem-feels-the-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://northattan.org/2009/11/21/school-aides-cut-citywide-east-harlem-feels-the-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Gallo &#38; Mary Plummer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget cuts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September, the city announced that it would cut more than 500 school aide positions to help absorb a 5 percent budget cut. The city and school aides’ union battled in court for weeks. But on Friday, time was up, and the jobs were cut. One school in East Harlem spent the week scrambling after it lost all five of its school aides.]]></description>
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