And Then There Were Two
The New York Times is reporting this morning that Anne Whitman, who up until very recently was one of three Manhattanville landowners who refused to sell to Columbia, has decided to throw in the proverbial towel and has agreed to turn over her land to Columbia. In exchange for selling the property currently home to her moving storage company (now located on 129th/130th on B’Way), Whitman will receive a stretch of property in Washington Heights, which Bwog hears is quite lovely.
A few years ago, Whitman had the following to say when CU offered her $4 million: “‘No way Columbia is going to steal this property right out from underneath me. Remember that man who stood in front of the tank at Tiananmen Square? That’s me.’”
Which, of course, didn’t turn out to be quite true — probably-unintended anti-Communist implications non-withstanding.
Nonetheless, that leaves just Nick Sprayregen and a conspicuously unnamed family as the only two landowners resisting the charms (re: money) of PrezBo.
Tags: manhattanville, nick sprayregen, prezbo, washington heights
11 June 2008 @ 7:02 AM · 13 comments
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Can’t believe this woman is comparing herself to the man standing up against a tank. We all know she just wants more money and is hardly about an individual standing up for human rights. I sorta wish Columbia just used eminent domain
Give in, Nick! It is of no use to resist. It is your destiny.
that her moving company is the only preferred columbia vendor for moving and storage!
Columbia uses Despatch Moving and Storage, which is owned by her sister and brother-in-law. They got that deal last year, after they sold their property.
i hear washington heights is lovely, actually.
it has bodegas full of singing, dancing, tony-nominated ethnic people.
Yes, Sprayregen seems more than a little slimy. And transparently so.
Parts of Columbia (Student Affairs division, at a minimum) use Galil Moving and Storage (http://www.galil.com/), which is cheaper and better than the Manhattanville operators, from my experience.
that website says it’s a “a woman owned moving company”…
sexist bitch! i would never use her company!
hey bwog, i think that should be “i.e.”, not “re:”.
I concur.
just bring out the eminent domain
Also, I believe that the other owner, if they’re not counting the guy who owns the “Cotton Club,” is the owner of the gas station next to Floridita. I may be wrong.
Always knew she was full of hot air.