The roof of the new sewage plant off West Harlem is being fashioned into a state park.
West Harlem is scheduled for a two-week city program intended to help clear the mounds of garbage on the street and in vacant lots.
But because West Harlem is divided among three city health districts, there are no studies that address it specifically.
The stench of garbage may soon return to West Harlem, but residents are trying to keep it at bay.
In the 1980's, West Harlem, along with much of Washington Heights, became the center for the city's drug trade.
According to the report, the zoning in West Harlem has not been changed since 1961.
Now both institutions are considered to be in West Harlem.
Other university officials said that once they sign a community benefits agreement with West Harlem, much of the opposition will dissipate.
The family moved to West Harlem, where Catsimatidis grew up.
The people of West Harlem are about to be repaid for putting up with a sewage treatment plant in their neighborhood.