Fordham expansion clears legal hurdle

A judge has upheld a permit change allowing Fordham University to expand its Lincoln Center campus, according to the Wall Street Journal, despite the objections of nearby residents. The planned expansion, which would include new student housing, library space, a theater and a new law school, among other academic buildings, is set to take place over the next 25 years. But while the school may be enthused over its development plan, residents at the Alfred Condominium, which sits amid the campus at 161 West 61st Street off Amsterdam Avenue, are not. The condo board’s suit attempting to block the development, which a judge rejected Monday, had claimed that the expansion violated the city’s standards on urban renewal. [WSJ]