Residents irritated over NYU expansion plans

Greenwich Village residents are riled over possible expansion plans New York University is set to unveil in about three weeks, according to the New York Post. The construction would build near two undeveloped so-called “super blocks” north of Houston Street between Mercer Street and La Guardia Place, which had been set aside in the 1960s. Although the school has promised to preserve the space, residents are skeptical — so much so that Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has been acting as an intermediary between NYU and its neighbors. “NYU must co-exist with, not overrun, the Greenwich Village community,” Stringer said.