This room houses secrets

Whether you are genuinely interested in urban issues or hoping to affect an air of interest, consider checking out “Homes and Homelessness,” a discussion to be held on Thursday, February 25 (today!) at 7:30 pm. It will take place in 501 Schermerhorn Hall.  The biggest draw of the event is the main speaker, New York City Councilman Mark Levine. Levine represents the 7th District of the city, which includes Morningside Heights and West Harlem, so he’s pretty relevant as far as city councilmen go. The thing that might endear him most to Columbia students is his proposal to have bitcoin accepted for payment of city fines and fees, although this talk will have less of a deep-Internet vibe. Instead, the topics of discussion will include the affordable housing crisis, effects on the homeless population, and possible policy decisions.

Also in attendance will be former President of the Emergency Shelter Network Arthur Yorinks and Columbia Social Science and Urban Health researcher Angela Aidala. Let them help you avoid your paper, conquer the pronunciation of Schermerhorn, and start your weekend off right, with a not-so-lighthearted chat about homelessness and policy-making.

The 501 courtesy of Jennifer Solowski