A Stroll Through Shifting Shops: How Small Businesses in Morningside Heights Have Changed
From The Ear by The Columbia Daily Spectator
May 9, 2026 · 23 min
About this episode
The episode explores the changing commercial landscape of Morningside Heights through a walk with community advocate Dan McSweeney.
Reporter Alexander Miles, CC ’29, takes a walk through Morningside Heights with community advocate Dan McSweeney, SIPA ’07, to explore the neighborhood’s changing commercial landscape. Credits • Edited by Namya Manghnani, Melina Nath, and Eesha Ramanathan • Engineered by Alexander Miles • Music by Alexander Miles • Illustration by Sally Li Weitzner Follow us on Instagram @ColumbiaSpec and check out our other episodes !
People in this episode
Host: Alexander Miles
Guest: Dan McSweeney
Topics covered
- small businesses
- community advocacy
- commercial landscape
- Morningside Heights
- local change
Keywords
- Morningside Heights
- small businesses
- community advocate
- commercial change
- local economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Columbia Daily Spectator, ColumbiaSpec
Places: Morningside Heights
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