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Article: Taras Shevchenko Place in jeopardy as Cooper Union seeks to expand
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- The Ukrainian Weekly
- Article date:
- May 13, 2001
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Nynka, Andrew
Ukrainian Weekly, The
05-13-2001
Taras Shevchenko Place in jeopardy as Cooper Union seeks to expand
by Andrew Nynka
NEW YORK -- In conjunction with a renovation of its academic facilities,
The Cooper Union has asked the city of New York to de-map Taras Shevchenko
Place adjacent to St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church. The action has
angered and shocked the community of the East Village.
The local community has rallied around the issue of Taras Shevchenko Place
and fears that this is only the starting point of The Cooper Union's
extensive plan to overhaul the area extending from Fifth to Ninth streets
and from Lafayette Street to Taras Shevchenko Place. The school's latest
action has ...
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