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Article: Ukrainians among groups continuing opposition to Cooper Union plan
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- The Ukrainian Weekly
- Article date:
- March 10, 2002
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Nynka, Andres
Ukrainian Weekly, The
03-10-2002
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Although the New York City street named in honor of
Taras Shevchenko is seemingly no longer a potential target of The Cooper
Union, local community organizations, together with the Shevchenko
Preservation Committee acting on behalf of the East Village's Ukrainian
community, have stepped up their opposition to the school's development
plan in a Joint Task Force Position Statement.
Ukrainian residents of the Village, many of whom have lived in the
neighborhood for over 50 years, argue that much of the school's plan,
centered on increasing the retail and commercial space in order to ease
their financial difficulties, will create a ...