On the same night of New York University’s neighborhood barbecue celebrating the
completion of its newest dorm, community activists are meeting to voice
their opposition to the school’s overall expansion plans. Andrew
Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for
Historic Preservation, said the goals of tonight’s meeting are to
educate the public about NYU’s plans, discuss how it will affect the
neighborhood and mobilize people to push the university to expand
outside of Greenwich Village. “The bottom line is we need to make NYU look outside of our neighborhood,” Berman said. “It cannot accommodate their growth.” [more]